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There is only one REAL metallica, and thats during and before the days of 'A day in the life' was made. Since they cut their hair and learned to play, they got too soft... still a few good songs from them, but nothing like the old stuff ie: garrage days.

Your making me feel old now... if I even mention Metallica to my kid he asks me things like 'are they like one direction'... eeeem, noooooooooo! But they are my fav listening when working... either that or some old skool punk, and of course a little 'brick in the wall'

I like it! I think the textured background gave it just what it needed, and the previous work gallery images throws in some color and without loosing the minimalist look and feel. Finished product looks very well indeed nice job!

Hi 4li4s, Just a quick question, do you need people to register as a member, or are you planning on just giving people a common login (same user and pass for everyone)? Let me know and I will come up with something for you to work from. Cheers

Hi Chris, I'm a bit of a minimalist myself so I already like where your going with it, but I have to agree with Jack too. You need to do something to give it a bit of life. Maybe color your logo from black to something else... Its kind of hard to tell really until the the right column is filled, but on a whole, I like the minimalist look, but keep in mind that you want to show off your skills in your own site to potential clients, and what they can expect from your design services.

You could use css to set your column widths for spicific device/screen widths. /* All sizes up to 960px */ @media only screen and (max-width: 959px) { .left-column { width:80%; } .right-column { width:20%; } } /* Tablet Portrait to all sizes */ @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 959px) { .left-column { width:80%; } .right-column { width:20%; } } /* All mobiles? */ @media only screen and (max-width: 767px) { .left-column { width:80%; } .right-column { width:20%; } } /* Mobile landscape */ @media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px) { .left-column { width:100%; } .right-column { width:100%; } } /* Mobile Phones */ @media only screen and (max-width: 479px) { .left-column { width:100%; } .right-column { width:100%; } } Maybe something like that.

You know what I like most about this.. its simplicity! There are too many designers/developers who tend to go over-board, but you seem to have gotten it spot on.. The only thing I would change is the links in the footer, they look a bit thin or something, maybe center align them to give it the effect of taking up some of the blank space.. other than that, I't very nice. Eoin

Thats basicially it 2007rs, With WordPress you have the flexibility as well as the content management. You can also include a forum (there's a plugin for almost every situation) so you could still have that functionality as well. The only thing about WordPress is, you need to make sure you have the latest version (its very easy to update... click of a button actually) and keep the plugins up to date (again, just a click of a button to update them) Actually, using any open course script, you should always keep it updated with latest versions so you have the most up to date security patches etc. So, em, yeah, a vote for WordPress from me.

Browserbugs, I could have gone further with it and spelt it Eoghan and got a for more consonants too lol.

Thanks for the nice welcome. I will post as much as I can, and hopefully I will be able help a few lost souls out When I put together my first website 17 years ago, I had nowhere like this to turn for advice, so I know how important forums just like this are to beginners and pros alike.., so it will be a pleasure to be able to help people here. Thanks again Eoin (that the Irish spelling for Owen btw - pronounced the same too!)

I remember being exactly where you are now... and I did alot of what is being suggested by others here. But what I found was the best way for me was to use video tutorials (im more of a visual person). I found tons of videos on youtube, but by far the best (and helped me build my first CSM) was tutorials on developphp dot com (sorry cant post links, im too new here) Might be worth looking at. Cheers

Hey everyone, I'm new here so just saying a quick hello. I'm a developer from Ireland and hope to learn some new stuff here, and where I can help others too. I've had the privilege of finding things I have been stuck with in the past from the forums before I registered and I come across loads of useful posts that have helped me out, so thought it was time to register and hopefully be able to help others out a bit too. Cheers Eoin