Hello all, I have a few very nicely organized PSD templates made to become vBulletin Skins. I plan to finish 10 of them in the next month, and I need someone who can code them all in XHTML/CSS. Pay is $350/each. I plan to continue beyond 10 as well, so this will be very good money. I can make them as fast as you can code them. I need someone who is really a master of clean and valid code. Do not apply if cannot truly claim that you can do the following: 100% Valid XHTML Transitional. Smart code. Use of <ul> when necessary, no overuse of <div>s or id tags. Optimal code with smart slicing. Use of background-repeat images. PNG's not GIF's, etc. SEO smart code, proper use of <h1>-<h6> in all templates and proper image replacement for logos and image text. Please email me with your application explaining your qualifications and at least 3 links to a xhtml/css site or template you have completed that meets my requirements. Look forward to hearing from some smart people, thank you. Email: proph3t ([at]) gmail ^^dot^^ com No PM's please.
Hi check out my portfolio in signature i can do valid xhtml + css have no probs using pngs if that's what you wish but there will be transparency issues with ie6... Which can lead to problems with rounded corners with gradient backgrounds.
@!nd!an: Need PSD -> vBulletin Skin ($300-$350 is a good rate for this as well). @007c: 8-bit PNG's work exactly like GIF files and are more compressed. Also work in IE6. This was just an example of what I need, someone who truly understands web templates from top to bottom.
Portfolio: www.matthewrochow.com In regards to your 4 points: 100% Valid XHTML Transitional Yep, I usually use Strict, for VB Transitional is the way to go. Smart code. Use of <ul> when necessary, no overuse of <div>s or id tags. All markup is clean, semantic and optimised. For example: <ul id="menu"> <li><a href="#">Home</a></li> </ul> Not: <div id="menu"> <ul> <li><a href="#">Home</a></li> </ul> </div> VBulletin generates tables for the actual content section. To make it completely tableless involves editing all the source files using PHP, which makes $350 cheap rather than good (not sure if you want it completely tableless or not) Generally the wrapper, header and footer are tableless, and the content section is the VB generated stuff. If you want complete tableless, would be worth waiting for VB4. Here has some info. Optimal code with smart slicing. Use of background-repeat images. PNG's not GIF's, etc. I use 8bit PNG standard (only gif for tiny images (~100bytes) as they are smaller file size), extra compress them more than Photoshop and remove the cross-browser colour problem. Haven't seen many people at all that do it the way I do (if they use 8bit PNG they leave it as Photoshop does it, which is an absolute fail) SEO smart code, proper use of <h1>-<h6> in all templates and proper image replacement for logos and image text. Search Engine Friendly is standard. I use accessible image replacement - if images are disabled the text still shows - most use "text-indent:-9999px" or similar, which results in people with no images also have no text subsitute (and thus the site is ruined)
Well yes in a way they do their job, they work but, alpha transparency doesn't and creates small complications if not done right...
"An 8-bit PNG file supports up to 256 colours and can support index (1 colour) transparency" It isn't true alpha transparency, so back to my original point, it's not 8 bit if it uses alpha transparency.