Posted by Chaddy2222 on 03/09/07 00:08

On Mar 9, 6:26 am, Bergamot <berga...@visi.com> wrote:
> Chaddy2222 wrote:
> > On Mar 8, 11:41 pm, Jeff <dont_bug...@all.uk> wrote:
> >> Chaddy2222 wrote:
>
> >> >>I was wondering if I could get a bit of feedback / comment on the
> >> >>following layout.http://freewebdesign.cjb.cc/temp/testtemplate
>
> >> Too many color families. And they don't mix well!
>
> >> In all browsers I checked the widths are like a mismatched stack of
> >> boxes.
>
> > Umm did you not READ THE PREVIOUS POST!.
>
> Umm, I don't see where you responded to the general design issues that
> Jeff raised. You asked for feedback, and he mentioned the stuff that, to
> me, make your attempt look far less attractive than it could be.
>
> Regardless of browser, alignments and spacing are terrible, as is the
> use of color (unless you were *trying* for something garish ;) ).
> Consider getting a book on design, for example, "Design for
> non-designers" by Robin Williams.
>
> Learn something about things like balance, alignment, judicious use of
> white space and color, and your stuff will look a lot better.
>
> In the meantime, here are some suggestions...
>
> 1. Get rid of the rule: * {margin:0; padding:0}
>
> Set explicit margins and padding only on those elements that need
> something different than the defaults. In your case, that would be the
> navigation menu list elements, and possibly headings.
>
> 2. Have <div id="containter"> encase the whole page, not just the
> header. You can set it width:90% with margin:auto and get rid of the
> widths on all the other containers. That will result in nice even edges
> on the left and right sides of the page, which alone will make it look
> way better.
>
> HTH and HAND
>
Thanks mate.
Yes, I think by the time I read Jeff's post I had been looking at my
computer screen for to long.
Funally enough your suggestions worked, oh and I don't even need the
conditional comments for IE.
The question is though, as to why I did not just give the entire page
a container before, I believe I was / had planned to but was trying to
get the layout through other means. Hmmm, I probably need to be a bit
more switched on to those issues though.
Check it out at http://freewebedesign.cjb.cc/temp/testtemplate
--
Regards Chad. http://freewebdesign.cjb.cc

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