I officially declare...

[pom]

...that I'm starting to build my site. Actually, since our little project doesn't seem to take shape, I'm getting started on my own. But I'll need all the help I can get, especially for the design of the interface. If anyone of you would like to help me with that I'd be very grateful. :)

Cheers.

pom :asian:

[kirupa]

Good luck with that. I'd really like to help you out, but I'm barely finding enough time to breathe (gasp!). Do I smell a future SOTW coming from your domain name? =)

Cheers!
Kirupa :bandit:

[eilsoe]

if u need any png's or jpg's for your interface, I'd be happy to help...

all photoshop assistance.. :P

[lostinbeta]

I highly doubt I will be able to help (considering your greatness:) ), but if you need anything I will see what I can do.

[upuaut]

Ditto Pom.. anything you need.. you just ask.

[pom]

Thanks guys! I really appreciate it.

And since Lost and Upu have already built a site (waiting to see yours, Eilsoe), I was wondering if you could share how you planned it. Do you start with the design, or with the 'architecture' of the site?

Please help a newbie!!

pom :P

[lostinbeta]

I actually draw out the look/basic layout of my site on a piece of paper.

Also...sketching ideas I want and how I want to go about doing them.

After I get a layout Idea, I get a color scheme idea (sometimes my color scheme comes first then I get a layout).

I have yet to do a Flash site...... although I am working on one, but I keep scrapping it because I don't like them after a while. But you might be able to use this method in Flash (unless you are going for an HTML site).

I draw my layout with an HTML table using only background colors to define areas. Then I start to make the graphics that will fill those areas and create a layout for my text.

[eilsoe]

I don't know how i used to do my sites... when i started at html building about 4 months ago, I made one design after another (in photoshop that is...), but recently my brain seems to have switched off in the design area.. I just can't think of anything.. U all know it, it's called "Designers Block" :P Worst disease to hit a designer...

Anyway, I usually think of a design first, then the contents of the site.. then I just build away...!

WHEN my site comes up, I was planning on having some personal flash experiments... (almost a must), and some tuts on photoshop, mostly effects in PS7...

[Ryall]

when I do a fully flashed site... I usually draw it up using Flash, photoshop and illustrator... I put it all into flash and then start cutting up the sections, and seperate into diffferent swf's.... I do it this way because the "layout" graphic created in flash acts a template for me to easily modify and see the "whole picture" so to speak. I dunno, it works for me!

Peace

[Kitiara]

Well, if I can lend a hand to anyone...

[pom]

Well, I officially declare that I have no idea what to do...:( I'm desperately looking for something that hasn't been done 2000 times already. Help!!

[eilsoe]

Idea:

A site located within a sphere.. holes in the walls, light shining through... menu places are monitor devices hanging in the walls and transitions are camera movement from monitor to monitor... the main menu is one big monitor in the center...

waaaay cool... :P

All 3d vector animations of course! :)

[lostinbeta]

Ok, I am taking a guess here and I could be totally wrong, but here it goes. There are 2 sides to flash, design and code. Usually a person is stronger in one than the other. I have a strong feeling that Ilyas is stronger in the code department and is having trouble coming up with a site idea because he doesn't know quite how to create it.

Like I said, I could be totally wrong, I know I am having trouble making my flash site because I cannot draw for fiddlesticks in Flash so creating a decent unique layout is almost impossible for me. I am trying though.

[pom]

You couldn't be more right, Lost.

And Eilsoe, I guess I'd need a software that handles 3D vectors then... OK, I'll cheat in the contest to win Swift 3 then :P

[eilsoe]

Naa, I can make some 3d sheiz for'ya.. :P


And lost, right on, I suck at code, designing is more my kinda thing...

[Kitiara]

This is the problem - to come up with something that hasn't been done to death already. :)

I'm having similar problems with my site. Whenever I think of something cool, I turn round and find some other smart alec has already thought of it. Grrr.

[fadingblack]

Well, here comes my turn!! he, he...
You all know i'm really bad at coding, but i work as graphic designer fot tv, so this is my "good side".
I guess this is my chance to give back all i'm learning from you!!

So, if you want i can help. It'll be a reeeeaaalll pleasure!!!!!:P :P


The first thing you need to ask yourself is what you feel more confortable with. I mean, you like movies??? you like techno futuristic look?? you like drawing look?? magical?? gothic?? ... well, just make a choice and we'll see what comes up. Is just choosing your graphic line. This is the starting point.

For instance. My nick is fadingblack... my site should be in black and white full of fading in-out stuff. You know what i mean??

God, i hope i made myself understood. Sometimes knowing a lot of english in not enough! :-\ :P



Oh, and one last thing.

THERE IS NOTHING THAT HASN'T BEEN USED BEFORE!! You just have to make it look yours, and change things, make it personal. That's what makes the difference, because each one of us is the only original thing. I have learned this after a lot of years working at graphic design. To be different be yourself, put in your design what you like.

[lostinbeta]

I enjoy graphic design in Photoshop and can come up with layouts in HTML with images, but I just can not draw in Flash!

:crazy: This drives me nuts so it surely drives Ilyas nuts too:P

[fadingblack]

Well, this is the thing i do in flash!!! AS drives ME nuts!!! he, he...

So, if you need something, let me know!! When i have the time i'll work it out =)

[lostinbeta]

Well this thread is for Ilyas so you will have to wait for him to ask:) As for me, I am slowly coming up with something I like.....so if I can just keep it going without messing up I will be as good as done.

[fadingblack]

well, great you have found a way !! i know is not easy, so congratulations!!

=)

[lostinbeta]

Thank You!:) I know its not easy, I swear I came up with like 24 other layouts before I found one I liked.

[fadingblack]

he, he... i know.

The worst thing is when you have to come up with somethig nice almost everyday. You'll be astonished about the kind of **** some people consider nice, and the kind of terrible things you have to sell like fantastic when you know in your heart that are rubbish!

At least in our home and with our sites-designs we can do whatevet we want!! he, he...

[pom]

Humm... let's see: Ilike movies, yes, I don't like the techno futuristic look, I don't like the drawing look, neither the magical nor the gothic... In fact, now that I think of it, I need something really simple. To keep the focus on the contest, not the aesthetic.

Thanks for the advice, Fadinblack :)

pom :asian:

[fadingblack]

You're welcome!!

[Makaveli]

how about a site dedicated to the worship of our world dictator Phil *snickers* sorry i had to throw that in there =)

what happened...

storyboarding is good.......

[morse]

Lost, if I were you I wouldnt bother to draw much in Flash. I just make buttons in Flash. Everything else is images imported.

[reverendflash]

Pom:

If you need any help from a Web Designer's point of view, please ask.

Revhttp://www.aulman.com/rev.gif

[lostinbeta]

Psss.. Rev and Morse.

Mak is just trying to confuse members again by bumping old threads.

Last post in this thread other than today - 09-28-2002 03:07 PM

[Makaveli]

beta....why would i do something like that??? i mean what happend to playa was funny as hell and i doubt it could happen again but.........i'm not soe evil pyschopathic sociopath or something!!!!

anyways, what DID happen to poms site......thats why i bumped it......not to confuse people.......i'm not evil like that.......really im not!! ..........nope.........not me..........

[Guig0]

I´m late, and i see that you´re weel assisted in that project of yours.
but if you need my expertise in any way i can, i´ll be glad to help you.

cheers =)

[lostinbeta]

Originally posted by Makaveli
beta....why would i do something like that??? i mean what happend to playa was funny as hell and i doubt it could happen again but.........i'm not soe evil pyschopathic sociopath or something!!!!

anyways, what DID happen to poms site......thats why i bumped it......not to confuse people.......i'm not evil like that.......really im not!! ..........nope.........not me..........


You ARE evil like that. This is like the 4th time you bumped an incredibly old thread and had people respond to it as if it were new....lol.

Yes... it is funny though :beam:



Ilyas' site never happened. I wonder if he still thinks about making it.

[Guig0]

i´m sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooo... stupid :(

take that Guig0: :trout: