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My 1st Website Creation

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macgfxdesigner

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So here it is, after about two days of work, I finished my first web site. I usually don't do any web design, (just print) but the client who I designed the logo for wanted a website, so I said sure I will do it. Broke out the CSS book and Google is your friend!! This is the final product....

Comments are welcomed and if you find any bugs please tell me! I do know about the site map, contact us, directions not working

"drum roll" CLICK HERE
 
macgfxdesigner said:
So here it is, after about two days of work, I finished my first web site. I usually don't do any web design, (just print) but the client who I designed the logo for wanted a website, so I said sure I will do it. Broke out the CSS book and Google is your friend!! This is the final product....

Comments are welcomed and if you find any bugs please tell me! I do know about the site map, contact us, directions not working

"drum roll" CLICK HERE
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can i have that 5 minutes of my life back now?
no JUST JOKING im no expert but i thought it was impressive
 
German cars but no Audi :confused: :p

Site looks good, applicable to the purpose and functional. "Contact Us" is not working but you already know that.
 
a456 said:
If you really did that in two days you deserve to be rich.
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That's a silly comment that adds no value.


Anyway, to the OP, great job. I can see that you're a print designer from your web design too - not a bad thing! It's very usable and I love large fonts.

My one constructive comment would be to redo the "CONTACT INFORMATION" in the right sidebar. I feel tha that information should be more prominent, especially hours than it currently is. And I'm not digging the separated blocks for that part.

For one thing, I didn't immediately realize that those were email links, b/c they didn't look as such. I still prefer underlined links or at least different colors so I can tell what's a link, even for something like email.
 
not to detract from the coolness of this site, but in the world of CSS, everything is stolen. though the correct word is "appropriated".


2 days is definitely not enough time to create a template like that from scratch and squash all browser bugs.

If you DID create it from a blank text document, kudos thats an awesome job.

Nonetheless, good site, good colors, good layout. Good start!
 
LOVE IT!! Fantastic job. The only note I have is that the logo for "30 years experience" is much more prominent than the actual logo/name of the shop....but it looks good how you have it, so I am not sure if it's worth changing (the 30 years graphic is the highlight of the design).
 
dswoodley said:
On the contrary, it was a compliment bar none. My first site that looked that good took a lot longer than 2 days.
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"You deserve to be rich" is a silly statement, regardless of whether or not it's a compliment. That was my point.

I'm sure if you factor in the fact that the OP had to learn CSS, it took more than 2 days. If he's already a print designer and has a good tech/web sense. That website is totally doable in 2 days.
 
jng said:
"You deserve to be rich" is a silly statement, regardless of whether or not it's a compliment. That was my point.

I'm sure if you factor in the fact that the OP had to learn CSS, it took more than 2 days. If he's already a print designer and has a good tech/web sense. That website is totally doable in 2 days.
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I think it was just hyberbole meant for fun. Silly? Yes. Wrong? Not really. anyway, it really doesn't matter. He did say it was a first website I believe...
 
Sdashiki said:
not to detract from the coolness of this site, but in the world of CSS, everything is stolen. though the correct word is "appropriated".


2 days is definitely not enough time to create a template like that from scratch and squash all browser bugs.

If you DID create it from a blank text document, kudos thats an awesome job.

Nonetheless, good site, good colors, good layout. Good start!
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Hmm, heard of Dreamweaver...? Extremely simple and could very easily create a website like this in two days, if not one day. "test in browser" in Dreamweaver is a great function and helps me "squash all browser bugs" quickly. Cut and paste HTML code is also helpful. ;)
 
Sdashiki said:
there you go, not created in 2 days from scratch.
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Bull.

I use dreamweaver. But I use its code view and I hand code all my pages. Does that mean it's not from scratch? No.

That page is great looking but it's doable in 2 days (including conception). All you need is someone with skill and a design eye. Get over it if that's not you.
 
jng said:
Bull.

I use dreamweaver. But I use its code view and I hand code all my pages. Does that mean it's not from scratch? No.

That page is great looking but it's doable in 2 days (including conception). All you need is someone with skill and a design eye. Get over it if that's not you.
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you said cut and paste.

i did not slam DW at all.

stop mis-reading my posts.
 
Sdashiki said:
not to detract from the coolness of this site, but in the world of CSS, everything is stolen. though the correct word is "appropriated".


2 days is definitely not enough time to create a template like that from scratch and squash all browser bugs.

If you DID create it from a blank text document, kudos thats an awesome job.

Nonetheless, good site, good colors, good layout. Good start!
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I disagree with you. Maybe for someone with no CSS knowledge, but I got a site I'm working on up and running in 2 days - killing most browser bugs - and writing all the code from scratch.

It just depends how motivated you are.
 
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