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Struggling for ideas on design

We would just like to learn what some of you choose to do to get creative and think of ideas for web site designs I struggle on this a lot, I’m more of the left brain programmer variety, but would really like to get into design. I like to see photography, and see how I can take a picture and change it into a banner for any site, and then let the form take off after that. A lot of people prefer to visit Template Enormous to view several different designs and gain inspiration from there. I’ve realised not to ever under-estimate Mind Roadmaps… one thought ends up in another. " Finaly there’s nothing new, almost everything we create is done before only in a very different way. " – Don’t always expect to set-up a revolutionaty layout concept etc. ie, All layouts are composed of grids consisting of columns and rows, it just depends the way you structure, define plus shape them. Go look into it your 5 most liked websites (in stipulations of design) exactly what makes them very good and why, then impliment some of the people ideas in your personal work. Nevertheless, just a start out. … Continue reading

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Learning the art of "graphic design"

Hi, I consider myself for being more of a web site developer. I’m not very great by using colours and layouts. If given a new design I’m extremely proficient at turning it suitable css/html layout. Therefore the question is: how likely could it be that somebody by using little artistic aptitude be capable to pick up a few design essentials I’ll get get around in photoshop plus graphic programs I simply have trouble identifying ideas. Is there some sort of book or any resource you’ll recommend to assist over come this kind of obstacle Thanks for virtually any input! Welcome to our world. Very few people (including myself) have become good at BOTH EQUALLY design and growth. That is why I have the graphic designer that provides me the layouts, graphics, and PDF rendering of the sites… and I do the very " coding"… making suitable XHTML/CSS site. Whatever the designer wants your website to look similar to, I make it render a similar in all browsers. WHEN I don’t do Illustrator, Flash, or Layouts… but I know the way they work. WHEN I leave the artistic creativity into the artist that appreciates nothing about XHTML, CSS or PHP. Thought … Continue reading

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