Web Design Tips

[HabbDance]

In this thread, you can share your tips and secrets to designing sites and coding them.

I'll start:

Designing:
1. Try to use Photoshop if possible
2. Be as original as you can
3. Use gradients

Coding:
1. Do not use tables, use CSS
2. Do not use w3schools
3. Always validate your coding: http://www.validator.w3.org

[Excellent2]

Whats wrong with w3schools?

[Jackboy]

w3schools is fine for begginers

[kk.]

Whats wrong with w3schools?

my thoughts too :S

[lSnowie]

Why not use W3Schools, it is a very good website if you are a beginner and teaches you most things you need to know.

If you actually read it you may learn something from it, most people just skim over it and don't even look

W3 schools taught me quite alot.

[Iszak]

Like within 30 minutes ago I told him not to use w3schools and to validate his code and now he's using it as a tip.

lSnowie: Sure it's not that bad for beginners but it's best not to get in bad habits first here are the follow mistakes just briefly.

Syntax Errors in the example => http://www.w3schools.com/flash/flash_inhtml.asp

Complete Lies => http://www.w3schools.com/xhtml/xhtml_intro.asp

Can't get it even more wrong if tried => http://www.w3schools.com/css/pr_class_clear.asp

[HabbDance]

w3 has alot of errors and explains things horribly :eusa_wall
But go right ahead and use them if you want, and please don't flame because of this

[HabbDance]

Like within 30 minutes ago I told him not to use w3schools and to validate his code and now he's using it as a tip.

Iszak, now your being a little arrogant, alot of threads on this forum say things like that. Your not the only person on this forum.

EDIT: Can a mod please merge my double post, sorry :[

Edited by Meti (Forum Moderator): Please do not double post when you simply can edit your first post.

[Kaveri]

Validation means nothing, and you're replacing tables with CSS - :S.

You obviously don't know much so creating this sort of thread wasn't the best idea and w3 is an excellent resource.

[kk.]

Like within 30 minutes ago I told him not to use w3schools and to validate his code and now he's using it as a tip.

w3 has alot of errors and explains things horribly :eusa_wall
But go right ahead and use them if you want, and please don't flame because of this

so ur helping him and giving him tips.. that meakns u dont know how tro code properly and ur saying it has a lot of errors? how would u know?