I want to be a good designer !!!

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by priyakochin, Apr 9, 2007.

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    I am a php programmer, but I am not a designer.
    Can anyone plz help me to start ???
     
    priyakochin, Apr 9, 2007 IP
  2. RobertMedia

    RobertMedia Active Member

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    For sure, have a look at pixel2life.com and you will learn alot :D :D

    - RobertMedia
     
    RobertMedia, Apr 9, 2007 IP
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    ninjashoes Well-Known Member

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    Best way is to always check the source of pages that you like so you can have a clue of what tecniques they use.
     
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    dmi Well-Known Member

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    w3schools.org is always a good start.
     
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    erotomania Banned

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    I suggest to gather some new Techniques of using Photoshop.
     
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  6. priyakochin

    priyakochin Banned

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    Since I have less creativity I think photoshop don't work with me !!!
     
    priyakochin, Apr 10, 2007 IP
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    The best experience is having a go for yourself and find out what puts you in a creative mood.
     
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  8. Felu

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  9. priyakochin

    priyakochin Banned

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    Can I have a look at ur designs ???
     
    priyakochin, Apr 10, 2007 IP
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    There are lots of Adobe photoshop and web design sites. Try tutorialized.com and tutorialoutpost.com
     
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    start out with little banner designs... a few colors, pictures and text would be fine... and don't forget to learn the power of pen tool... it is really helpful... :D
     
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    Learn the photoshop basics to get more familiar with the program, the start trying advance tutorials (www.good-tutorials.com) it takes time.. and a lot of practice.
     
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    start with dreamweaver, it might be a good start
     
    deques, Apr 10, 2007 IP
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    A lot of the art of designing is trial and error. You learn what works and what doesn't. You may want to get your hands on some free templates and dissect them to see how they work. Once you have the feel for how the CSS works for those deisgns, you can use them as a basis for your designs and then elaborate on them.

    Nobody is going to be a great designer right out of the box.
     
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    Start with photoshop then go with tutorials.
    It takes a lot of practice though. When you keep
    on designing, i believe you get better after each design.
     
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    Yes, I agree photoshop is the way to go but you may also want to experiment on some new softwares out there.
     
    Morrisey, Apr 11, 2007 IP
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    I Have the problem like U But not too much.
    So when I want to be a designer, I Write the idea on paper and forget all coding.Just Imagine.
     
    Texture2000, Apr 11, 2007 IP
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    webmonkey.com

    but also, everything that i look at, i ask myself why i like that, why i don't/what i would change.

    it helps me to formulate ideas a lot faster when working on a project.
     
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    You know what might help you... go to a graphics generator on the web and experiment (i.e. cooltext) and learn some of the techniques in graphics on other sites and just start copying with your own style that will build into your own unique artistic style.
     
    guide2myspace, Apr 11, 2007 IP