Do you charge for the first conversation (consultation) you have with a client? I feel that every time I talk to prospective clients I give them valuable information that will help them even if they don't ask me to program their website for them. ...
Looking for some sort of tool that would allow me to layout my page visually using some sort of GUI, then generate the necessary CSS that would allow a web page to look like that. I am new to this sort of thing, so please tell me if this is even possible! ...
I just finished a medium sized web site and one thing I noticed about my css organization was that I have a lot of hard coded colour values throughout. This obviously isn't great for maintainability. Generally, when I design a site I pick 3-5 main colours for a theme. I end up setting some default values for paragraphs, links, etc... ...
Are .css files always needed? Or may I have a .css "basic" file and store other style items inside the HTML page? Does padding, borders and so on always have to be defined into a .css file stored separately, or may I use them normally into an HTML page? ...
I'm trying to get a sampling of what people think are the best sign-up forms. Good design, usability. Smart engineering. Helpful feedback. Etc. ...
As a programmer, I don't have the best design skills. I often find the need to have a single graphic or even an entire web site designed. What sites have you used to get the graphics you needed and would you use them again? ...
I know how to use the checkboxlist in ASP.NET to display options retrieved from a database. What I don't know how to do is to make this 2-dimensional. That is, I need a list of checkboxlists where I don't know how long the list is; both dimensions of the checkboxlist will be determined by list of people (pulled from database) list o...
Ok, so I work mainly on designing intranet applications in order to automate processes. Obviously the need for aesthetics isn't that great when you're working with business stuff, but I've been working on a publicly facing site on the side, and I realized that while my skills in creating the layout, css, java backend, etc are pretty good...
I want to build a site where the user can enter text and format it in Markdown. The reason I'd like a Javascript solution is because I want to display a live preview, just like on StackOverflow. My site is not targeted at developers, however, so an editor control would be ideal. I gather that on StackOverflow, the WMD editor is being u...
I am looking for a free tool to quickly create a screen design in a workshop with a customer (for a web application). The focus of the tool should be on a functional definition of screens and not on the design of them. Do you have any suggestions for an appropriate tool? ...
This question is about organizing the actual CSS directives themselves within a .css file. When developing a new page or set of pages, I usually just add directives by hand to the .css file, trying to refactor when I can. After some time, I have hundreds (or thousands) of lines and it can get difficult to find what I need when tweaking...
How important is it to make a website layout fit on 640 x 480 and 800 x 600 displays? For some time I have been designing with the assumption of at least 1024 x 768, but I haven't been doing it professionally (just on my site which is just a blog that only 10-15 friends read). Does anyone have any non-anecdotal statistics about the dis...
What books do you recommend for a programmer who wants to learn about design? Every programmer needs to evolve and learn things outside of his specialization. I would like to collect a list of the best material in the field of design for such programmers. Some guidelines: I'm interested both in graphic design (use of whitespace, fon...
Hi, I want to get into web development but that fact of the matter is I don't really enjoy doing the design work and IMHO CSS and the like seem overly complicated and not something I'd really feel like investing my time in, it simply does not capture my interest the same way the business logic side does. Can I get away without doing the...
Is there a utility that will generate html or css for blocks of code (.net c#) when you post it on a website? I have seen several websites with very nicely formatted code and I dont believe they do this manually. Thanks, Alex ...
Among other text and visual aids on a form submission, post-validation, I'm coloring my input boxes red to signify the interactive area needing attention. On Chrome (and for Google Toolbar users) the auto-fill feature re-colors my input forms yellow. Here's the complex issue: I want auto-complete allowed on my forms, as it speeds users ...
How do you incorporate web/graphic design tasks (template design, logo design, look-n-feel, etc...) into your agile process (XP/SCRUM)? How do you go about developer/designer pairing, designer stand-up meeting attendance? In the larger sense, can an agile process be applied to web/graphic design? ...
I have been programming windows applications for 3 years and am comfortable with programming. But when I try to develop a website, elements of design, color, and creativity are obstacles for me. How can a developer improve their design skills? What books or online resources can help? ...
Hi, Usually I'm fortunate enough to work with really good designers. They take care of the look and feel for all of the web applications / sites I build. In the past when I've done cheap or free work for people for projects I'm interested in, I've used a template from templatemonster or similar. I want to get involved with quite a la...
How does one go about establishing a CSS 'schema', or hierarchy, of general element styles, nested element styles, and classed element styles. For a rank novice like me, the amount of information in stylesheets I view is completely overwhelming. What process does one follow in creating a well factored stylesheet or sheets, compared to ...