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Mocker · Nov 18th, 2007, 1:04 AM

If you plan to continue doing any sort of design work for other people, get used to them having very different ideas of what looks good. I am not saying your design isn't as good as you say, but opinions vary widely.

There are a number of nice designs at http://www.freecsstemplates.org/ . I like to browse them to get some ideas for layouts.
There are some nice clean css templates provided at http://andreasviklund.com/templates/ as well.

Panarchy · Nov 18th, 2007, 6:34 PM

^WOW!

I love the sites!

Especially the first one!

Thanks!

Yippie!

titaniumdecoy · Nov 18th, 2007, 6:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panarchy

Especially the first one!

That could refer to just about anything in this thread. Perhaps you could clarify what "the first one" refers to.

DaWei · Nov 18th, 2007, 6:45 PM

Despite the widely varying opinions about what constitutes "good looking", the things that count for sites that rely on commercial success are reachability, navigability, content, and readability. "Kewl", what ever that means, doesn't always (maybe not even often) result in the cash register going "ding".

Panarchy · Nov 19th, 2007, 2:49 AM

^Oh?

titaniumdecoy, what I mean was this site: http://www.freecsstemplates.org/

Darkhack · Nov 19th, 2007, 5:56 PM

I have a super-old screenshot of it. Try to image it with more content and images. This is the only screenshot I have of it though. All the newer development stuff was lost when the new staff (bunch of high school jocks thinking they were going to get off easy by taking the class) deleted the entire /public_html folder in their attempt at trying to make alterations to the site. Needless to say, their grade suffered.

Panarchy · Nov 19th, 2007, 7:04 PM

^That's a pretty nice site. Did the link get underlined or 'highlighted' when the cursor went over them?

Did you ever pic a better 'header'? Like with a logo, or a pic of the school?

Panarchy

Darkhack · Nov 20th, 2007, 12:30 PM

Yeah, a friend of mine is amazing with Photoshop and was able to get a really nice header. The links had mouse-overs and there were a lot more images as well as embedded flash videos.

Harakim · Nov 20th, 2007, 4:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DaWei

Lexus used to have the classiest site I ever saw, but they've trashed it up badly.

You can use the Wayback Machine to find it. I'd be interested to see a well-designed website for a car manufacturer.

Panarchy · Nov 20th, 2007, 8:19 PM

^Which date?

Nov 18th, 2007, 1:04 AM	#21
Mocker Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 214 Rep Power: 0	Re: What is the best designed website you have seen? If you plan to continue doing any sort of design work for other people, get used to them having very different ideas of what looks good. I am not saying your design isn't as good as you say, but opinions vary widely. There are a number of nice designs at http://www.freecsstemplates.org/ . I like to browse them to get some ideas for layouts. There are some nice clean css templates provided at http://andreasviklund.com/templates/ as well. __________________ #programmingforums relay - http://thegupstudio.com/cgi-bin/pforelay.cgi freelance scripts - http://ryanguthrie.com/index.html

Nov 18th, 2007, 6:34 PM	#22
Panarchy Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Re: What is the best designed website you have seen? ^WOW! I love the sites! Especially the first one! Thanks! Yippie!

Nov 18th, 2007, 6:45 PM	#24
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	Re: What is the best designed website you have seen? Despite the widely varying opinions about what constitutes "good looking", the things that count for sites that rely on commercial success are reachability, navigability, content, and readability. "Kewl", what ever that means, doesn't always (maybe not even often) result in the cash register going "ding". __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers

Nov 19th, 2007, 2:49 AM	#25
Panarchy Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Re: What is the best designed website you have seen? ^Oh? titaniumdecoy, what I mean was this site: http://www.freecsstemplates.org/

Nov 19th, 2007, 7:04 PM	#27
Panarchy Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Re: What is the best designed website you have seen? ^That's a pretty nice site. Did the link get underlined or 'highlighted' when the cursor went over them? Did you ever pic a better 'header'? Like with a logo, or a pic of the school? Panarchy

Nov 20th, 2007, 12:30 PM	#28
Darkhack Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas City Posts: 102 Rep Power: 3	Re: What is the best designed website you have seen? Yeah, a friend of mine is amazing with Photoshop and was able to get a really nice header. The links had mouse-overs and there were a lot more images as well as embedded flash videos.

Nov 20th, 2007, 8:19 PM	#30
Panarchy Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 7 Rep Power: 0	Re: What is the best designed website you have seen? ^Which date?

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