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[laser212]

hi im just finished my last website and im going to start a new one so if i want it to look profesional how can i do it withought having to learn css
if i do it in html its ugly and in php only looks nice with a css sheet any ideas ???

:pinguin:

[James.H]

use code snippets, dynamic drive is a good source.

[Cory Duchesne]

laser212 said:

hi im just finished my last website and im going to start a new one so if i want it to look profesional how can i do it withought having to learn css
if i do it in html its ugly and in php only looks nice with a css sheet any ideas ???

:pinguin:

I found css difficult to learn, but like anything, once you grasp it, it is pretty easy. There is a ton of free stuff out there on css, but it's hard to make any use of it until you really grasp the fundamentals.

The way I learned it was through this Lynda tutorial:

Tutorials & training: CSS for Designers with Molly E. Holzschlag and Andy Clarke

Can't say enough good things about these lessons. If you use the exercise files and follow along exactly as they do, you will understand. After that, it's just a matter of making use of all the free stuff out there on css.

The hardest thing I found to really get a strong handle on was making layouts. I'm still not very good at it, so I use the following css layout templates:

liquid layouts

And as for fixed css layouts, just do a search for them, there are plenty out there.

[toxifyshadow]

Learn css, it's fairly easy. Make a website and study on a schedule, every day that you study take what you learned and try to find a place for it in your website. And yea, learn frow w3schools.


If you really don't want to learn css (I learned most of it in a few months), then either become a graphic designer, or use the div tag for a layout, they're better than straight html.