Design of the Day - April 17, 2008
Posted by Dan
I found this site on cssmania.com during my lunch break today. I love the overall design. It’s doing a weird side-scroll that I don’t think was intentional. Once that’s fixed, this will be awesome…
Web Designer
Posted by Dan
I have been so busy that I haven’t had time to sit back and realize that I am now an actual web designer. Well, I actually started in January, but I began with the basics of updating current sites. Now that I have actually had a few concepts approved and coded out a site, I feel official!
It is so awesome because I am not a natural. I developed an interest in web design while learning pc repair and networking. The interest turned into passion and I could literally spend all day online checking out websites. (And I have a few times). I am definitely in the development process myself. Thankfully, I have an awesome team leader to coach me along the way. I want to learn more and more about the psychology behind design and the backend coding which is a challenge for me. My interest is mostly visual, so I have focused on styles and layouts.
So, I plan to list some of the resources that I find along the way that help me design. First and foremost is iStockPhoto.com. For my skillset, iStockPhoto is the number one resource for web design. My design process is more of a coordination of design elements instead of true start-from-scratch design. So, I find wonderful items at iStock for cheap. $1 gets you some pretty amazing stuff. If you haven’t joined up, I’m attaching a link for you to check it out. (Yes, it’s an affiliate link)
StyleShout and SEOBilgi
Posted by Dan
It’s only right that my first post about web design is one about the designer of this theme. I have not taken the time to learn how to develop a Wordpress Theme, so I rely on awesome people like the Styleshout.com owner and SEOBilgi.
The Style Shout site is awesome! It is designed very well and is an excellent resource for css templates, wordpress themes and web design resources.
SEOBilgi seems to be the php guru that pimps out the Style Shout themes for people like me to use. If I ever turn a profit on a site, I will definitely be donating to these two…