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http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q.../Web/site1.jpg
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i like it. its really nice and simple.

I like the colors that you chooze. Its simple and stands out.

Thanks
Anyone else? coughunitnumber43cough

Looks great. You're really advancing, it's obvious you've been studying a lot of web 2.0 design. Great stuff. My only suggestion would be to put a white bounding box around some of the things, to give it more of the new, clean, trendy look (web 2.0). Oh yeah, and get rid of that typewriter font and use a sans-serif. Looks really good though, you should use this.

Duude, coming from you, that means a lot man.

I'm taking a web design class @ school, its kind of a joke, but i've learned a few things, and it's given me a chance to practice alot.
White bounding box would be like 2 px outline on some things?

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Duude, coming from you, that means a lot man.

I'm taking a web design class @ school, its kind of a joke, but i've learned a few things, and it's given me a chance to practice alot.
White bounding box would be like 2 px outline on some things?

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lol i have taken 3 web design classes over my high school years but the class i have taken this year has a crappy teacher. all she does is sit there and talk about fucking FBLA and shit. when u ask her a question she googles it and finds u the answer.. i m like wtf wats the point of u being there then? but other than that i have learned quite a bit too.

what program do u use? dreamweaver? i think thats the best one out there. but anyways i like ur design. its nice. i was also thinking about the white box thingy that unit mentioned.

In my web class we use dreamweaver, flash, and ps and i have it here but i think its MX, and its not installed.

And yeah, my teacher knows nothing about web design. She's pretty cool, but very unqualified.

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In my web class we use dreamweaver, flash, and ps and i have it here but i think its MX, and its not installed.

And yeah, my teacher knows nothing about web design. She's pretty cool, but very unqualified.

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we use the same but we dont have photoshop. i donno y. all three years they said they are going to get ps but they never do and we end up using fireworks (i hate fireworks lol). but we have studio 8 insted of MX.

that sucks!!!
we have studio 8 at school though
we have the whole adobe suite, illustrator and what not

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that sucks!!!
we have studio 8 at school though
we have the whole adobe suite, illustrator and what not

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:eek::eek::eek::eek: i envy ur school lol.

Yeah its fun to mess in ps while she's givin "lessons"

By bounding box I mean a box that the actual content sits over. extend it about 3px (in each direction) beyond the perfect fit size. Note, I mean using a box over each individual element, like each news entry, or each sidebar element. You could even do rounded corners and a drop shadow (tastefully!) if you wanted.

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I'm taking a web design class @ school, its kind of a joke, but i've learned a few things, and it's given me a chance to practice alot.

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In my web class we use dreamweaver, flash, and ps and i have it here but i think its MX, and its not installed.

And yeah, my teacher knows nothing about web design. She's pretty cool, but very unqualified.

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You sound EXACTLY like me. I'm finally done with my shitty ass teacher. She taught Web Design AND Digital Media (which deals more with Flash and PS) but those classes were such a joke. In my Web Design class, there was a kid who sat next to me who was the "reference." When someone asked my teacher a question she didn't know, she would say "Um, Matt, can you come show me how to do this?" (rofl, she's a dumbass.) And in my Digital Media class, I was that "reference." I actually TAUGHT the class how to use photoshop. Of course she knew stuff about it, I just knew a LOT more. She's going to have me come back this semester too and teach her other class...

Anyways, we used Studio 8 (Flash, Dreamweaver, ect.) but were stuck with PS 7. I've gotten use to PS7, but I'm still a CS fan. (Obviously.)

More on topic, I like your site. It's pretty damn good. The only thing I see that I don't like is that the pictures in your little side feed don't have borders. I kind of looks like really shitty layers. Like someone who doesn't know how to use layers, but I know that's not you... ;D


keep up the good work bro! :D

side note. let's step off the enflated-head-pat-yourself-on-the-back-i'm-so-cool-train. and take a look around. If you're on this forum, and can figure out how to post you're probably well above the "average" teacher.

It's not amazing that you know more than your teacher, stop talking about it like it is.

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side note. let's step off the enflated-head-pat-yourself-on-the-back-i'm-so-cool-train. and take a look around. If you're on this forum, and can figure out how to post you're probably well above the "average" teacher.

It's not amazing that you know more than your teacher, stop talking about it like it is.

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TORCHED!
And thanks.
Unit, can i get at you on MSN or aim or something?

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/8512/prevbu8.jpg
changed the buttons, and coded it.
how would i get a table over an image?
like how would i get text over those diaganol scan lines?

use layers.

AIM: unitnumber43

another update
everythings coded.
dead links though

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/1866/prevat4.jpg

layers layers layers.

http://adam.cavanaughclan.net

the css is at http://adam.cavanaughclan.net/style.css

check it out, and ask me if you have any questions about how to lay stuff out. it's pretty straight foward. think of layers as plates of glass that you're going to glue things onto. you can stack them on top of eachother, put them offset of eachother, but still see through them.

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layers layers layers.

http://adam.cavanaughclan.net

the css is at http://adam.cavanaughclan.net/style.css

check it out, and ask me if you have any questions about how to lay stuff out. it's pretty straight foward. think of layers as plates of glass that you're going to glue things onto. you can stack them on top of eachother, put them offset of eachother, but still see through them.

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some times browsers screw up layers and move them to where they are not supposed to be.. do u know how to make them stay where they are?

there's a couple causes for this. but usually it's because you didn't code it properly. get IRC and go into an css channel, they're are usually smart guys in there that can spot the problem right away.

thanks alot adam!
I'm gonna work on it more tonight.

It's lookin' good bro! :D


BUT, the real reason I'm posting this is to respond to Adam's comment. It's NOT normal that students know more than teachers. They are TEACHERS. They are supposed to TEACH us. Not have us teach them. If they aren't qualified to be a teacher, then they shouldn't teach.


Anyways, no harsh feelings, I just don't agree that it's "average" that I know more about my teacher.

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TORCHED!
And thanks.
Unit, can i get at you on MSN or aim or something?

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oh and Henry, you got TORCHED too. ;D

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It's lookin' good bro! :D


BUT, the real reason I'm posting this is to respond to Adam's comment. It's NOT normal that students know more than teachers. They are TEACHERS. They are supposed to TEACH us. Not have us teach them. If they aren't qualified to be a teacher, then they shouldn't teach.


Anyways, no harsh feelings, I just don't agree that it's "average" that I know more about my teacher.

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The you've obviously never heard the old axiom "Those who can't; teach". The job of the teacher is to open you to knew ideas and things, not to know more than you. A teacher is a swiss arm knife, able to do multiple things but certainly not a replacement for the real thing (you wouldn't use a swiss army knife to open a can of tuna if you've got an electric can opener right there).

Secondly, computer classes are still new to the system, they can't afford to pay a professional the same rates that they'd make just going into their career field. And as far as I know there isn't a Computer Science Teaching course at any college in the world. Most computer class instructors are English teachers or sport coaches that couldn't get another position, and knew a little bit about computers. If you go to MIT and know more than the professor, than that's impressive. But knowing more than your high school teacher (in ANY course) is not exciting or unusual.

If you want to continue this conversation, feel free to make a topic about it. Let's not addmore damage to this topic.


Henry,

www.w3cschool.org
www.cssvault.com
www.cssreboot.com
www.alistapart.com
www.bluerobot.com
and others (which can be found linked to those sites) are excellent resources for understanding and using layers succesfully.

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Secondly, computer classes are still new to the system, they can't afford to pay a professional the same rates that they'd make just going into their career field. And as far as I know there isn't a Computer Science Teaching course at any college in the world. Most computer class instructors are English teachers or sport coaches that couldn't get another position, and knew a little bit about computers. If you go to MIT and know more than the professor, than that's impressive. But knowing more than your high school teacher (in ANY course) is not exciting or unusual.

If you want to continue this conversation, feel free to make a topic about it. Let's not addmore damage to this topic.

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Exactly what i was thinking.

Adam, you are the man.
And when did i get torched?