October 9, 201114 yr Hi, i'm newbie in web design, and i cant find anywhere information on basic things like - how should final psd look like when delivering for coding? how should layers be managed ? Blending modes? . Also i designed home page and second page which will be template for all other pages. So Do i need two psd for two pages? or how do i stack them in photoshop? And one more - i have Lorem ipsum everywhere, and sample photos(in testimonials for example) , articles. Will client be changing all this himself when he have CMS ? or coding firm will make all that? If you could answer these questions or guide me to place where i can find answers, i would be very thankful!
October 10, 201114 yr Author Read the Photoshop Etiquette Manifesto for Web Designers. Thanks for link! How about other things? Is my job just to make just design and don't worry about content (photos, footer info for example)? in this case i just have few sample photos for testimonials, and client will use other photos for it i believe? Thanks!
October 10, 201114 yr That depends on what the client wants. Some clients will have the content ready for you to use an some will expect you to provide stock imagery. If the client wants you to source the stock imagery for them then don't forget to charge accordingly. Edited October 10, 201114 yr by MikeChipshop
October 10, 201114 yr Mike, it looks like Chris is catching you up and soon to overtake you on the rep points. Clearly you are not working hard enough.
October 10, 201114 yr Author i guess stupid question- do i need to use web safe colors? what are they for? thanks..
October 10, 201114 yr Nah, the amount of users stuck using web safe colours is almost un-countable now days.
October 10, 201114 yr Author Nah, the amount of users stuck using web safe colours is almost un-countable now days. Sorry i sometimes don't get it, do you mean "NO" or "YES,STUPID" ?
October 10, 201114 yr Mike, it looks like Chris is catching you up and soon to overtake you on the rep points. Clearly you are not working hard enough. Ah no. That would be because I'm not working hard enough - if I was, I'd never be on here at all. Edited October 10, 201114 yr by Renaissance-Design
October 10, 201114 yr Ahhh noooo i missed that. I must be working TO hard! I have been neglecting my extra-curricular duties as of late. It's when he catches zed up we have to worry. Edited October 10, 201114 yr by MikeChipshop
October 10, 201114 yr Author Thanks for all the info! Damn, i have still to learn many of things.. Maybe you know resources , sites where i can learn about web design principles? whenever i'm searching for it i just find info on coding part or web design photoshop tutorials or something else ... for example - How to choose best resolution (width) , what is common font sizes for different parts, why to flatten some effects.. this examples, to better understand what i need. I was looking for books, and i dont know which to choose, can you recommend any? or can tell anything about these http://www.sitepoint.com/books/sexy1/ http://www.sitepoint.com/books/photoshop1/ + maybe "designers idea book" (vol.1 vol.2) ?
October 10, 201114 yr Thanks for all the info! Damn, i have still to learn many of things.. Maybe you know resources , sites where i can learn about web design principles? whenever i'm searching for it i just find info on coding part or web design photoshop tutorials or something else ... Just ask here How to choose best resolution (width) Currently there's a big drive to get everything flexible or responsive. This means to change size depending on the device viewing it and to expand or shrink (or change) to fit thus device. If you're going for a fixed size layout then no more than 960 px wide is good. what is common font sizes for different parts Really depends on the design and the style of site. As a basic rule i start off with 11-12px for body and then go up in increments of 2px for the headers tags (H4, H3, H2, H1). For main navigation, i try to keep it a couple of pixels larger than body text but again none of this is a hard or fast rule and it would differ greatly between different designs and target user groups. why to flatten some effects.. I don't like it when the designer flattens the effect, as i may need to adjust it or remove certain effects that i may be able to accomplish with code.
October 10, 201114 yr If you're going for a fixed size layout then no more than 960 px wide is good. 978px is fairly safe. I like to use 12 columns at 54px with 30px gutters - fits better with modern text sizes (14px+).
October 10, 201114 yr Author Just ask here Ok, next question then- What is difference between fixed size layout and not fixed?
October 10, 201114 yr 978px is fairly safe. I like to use 12 columns at 54px with 30px gutters - fits better with modern text sizes (14px+). Very true and to be honest i rarely use 960px, but i feel for a beginner it just gives that little extra leeway. Ok, next question then- What is difference between fixed size layout and not fixed? Fixed stays put at what ever size you tell it too. Not fixed (known as 'Fluid') expands or shrinks to fit the browser window.
October 10, 201114 yr Thanks for link! How about other things? Is my job just to make just design and don't worry about content (photos, footer info for example)? in this case i just have few sample photos for testimonials, and client will use other photos for it i believe? Thanks! The "design" is the content, photos, footer etc etc
October 10, 201114 yr Author The "design" is the content, photos, footer etc etc Yes. but this is what i mean-for example- i designed website, with stock images for testimonials. I believe client will want to change these with photos of his clients, so he will have this possibility in CMS or other ways with web developer/coding partner ? same with footer - let's say now it's just lorem ipsum for contact info. Do i need to ask him for true info, or this won't be hard to make without me (with coding partner etc.) I believe this kind of questions sounds stupid for you, but i don't know where to start looking for this knowledge..
October 10, 201114 yr Whatever you put in as a place holder can be replaced in the building stage, you still need to design that elements with or without true content. However as you will learn over time your average client is not all there in the head and you can show them the same design Design A All body content Design B (exactly the same as above) but all the content is clients copy They will pick B time and time again as its more "real" for them. You need to judge it based on your clients IQ I've even had a few asking me to send the fonts to them so they can unlock the lorem text to read it...
October 10, 201114 yr Author Whatever you put in as a place holder can be replaced in the building stage, you still need to design that elements with or without true content. However as you will learn over time your average client is not all there in the head and you can show them the same design Design A All body content Design B (exactly the same as above) but all the content is clients copy They will pick B time and time again as its more "real" for them. You need to judge it based on your clients IQ I've even had a few asking me to send the fonts to them so they can unlock the lorem text to read it... Thanks for sharing
October 11, 201114 yr Author Ok, next question then- What is difference between fixed size layout and not fixed? Hi , design i need to provide for client is actually 890px wide and the artboard 1124 (dont' know if it's matters for artboard) , should i expand it to 978 or 960 (like pandadoodle recommended) ? Don't remember how it happened, i thought i have 960 width:) What would be the problem if i sent 890? THANKS!
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