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[Zero-X]

Hi all...long time no see

So...i wanna design a simple but nice and clean homepage, but i dont have any ideas...can u ppl help me please?

Greets Zero

[saferwaters]

Get a piece of paper and draw lines and turn it into a website....nah but plan something on paper

[Tirus]

yep, its always a good idea to just draw on a piece of paper what ever comes to mind...seriously.

you could also just browse the web for cool sites and get inspired by them.
i usually just doodle on a paper until i get a general idea of what i want.

[coolaid]

trial and error is the way to go.

i don't bother with paper.. nothing i can do with a pencil and paper can relate to what i can do with a computer.

[saferwaters]

Tirus, on Nov 6 2005, 04:33 PM, said:

you could also just browse the web for cool sites and get inspired by them.
i usually just doodle on a paper until i get a general idea of what i want.

good point. Check P2L's Site of the Week, and other sites, browse like Clantemplates and templatemonster and get ideas off them.

[hobulus]

I find browsing the web a real help....

try www.favouritewebsiteawards.com
www.2advanced.com
www.ultrashock.com

[Lift]

Well there are a few things you can do ... depending on how much time you want to spend on this.

1. Surf till you drop: Just as it implies surf the web till you find something you think you like, or elements of a few sites you like ... combine, add own little twist to things and you got it

2. Surf template sites: Go to sites like TemplateMonster.com and similar to the first suggestion, but this way you are not aimlessly going here and there and end up on a funky flash site and end up spending a few hours there checking out flash toons like atomfilms.com This way you see what you want to see ... web designs that may inspire you

3. Combine Objects: This is one of my personal faves. Take 2 objects that you find neat. Like lets say an LCD display from a car system and uhmmm, a speaker. Now find a way to combine these to things, like maybe the general shape of the speaker and interface shape of the LCD frame, or buttons ... well you get the idea. This is a little more then most are willing to go, but all depends on what you are going for

Hope that helped

Edit: Step 3 involves recreating the specific object you want to use with Photoshop (or other 2D graphics programs) with effects, gradients and such Just in case you were lost on that one

Edited by Lift, 13 November 2005 - 03:15 AM.

[Zero-X]

Thx guys...helped me a lot...but theres one question left ^^...from where can i get pics like they use in the headers on TM...for example this one: http://www.templatem...lates/4278.html ?

greetz

[coolaid]

you'd have to.... make it yourself!

(it's called vector art)

[Zero-X]

thats not a vector graph...thats a pic of a house coloured in blue...hope u understand me

[coolaid]

you're talking about the header on this template right: http://images.templatemonster.com/screensh...4200/4278-b.jpg

cause that is vector art. it might be a house, but it was vectored.

[-Michael-]

Yeah, it's definately vectored.

[Zero-X]

ok... ^^...but i mean the pic of the house...where do i can get pics like this one from?

Greetz Zero

[coolaid]

google.com

[Jamie Huskisson]

generally I find free time helps me most with my ideas... get away from the comp, go on a long journy to a random place - instead of listening to an mp3 player on the bus, get a notepad out and start thinking..

we have so many day to day distractions that we block out free though and original ideas... and my advice to you is: free yourself from those distractions

[Zero-X]

Hi dude...the prob is, im a student (16yo) livin in spain...i could go down and have a walk on the beach, but going on a long journy is difficult
but thx for the tipp...next time when im in class and i cant think clearly, ill gonna ask my teacher if he lets me go to the beach ^^... no, just kiddin..

@coolaid...google.com the most pictures i can find with google are ©