New to CSS? Check out this post from Veerle!

I receive a lot of e-mail per day and some of them are from people who want my help on CSS or if I know why certain things don’t work or show up in IE 6 or 7 etc. If I could help fix their problem? In a lot of cases I need to e-mail back that the code they’re using is full of errors and that they’re using old school techniques (tables for layout), inline styling etc. So the first tip here is, learn about Web Standards and learn about coding with CSS for layout. There are a lot of good books out there to learn this from the start. This is the basis of good web design.

Starting with CSS and Bug Fixing Tips by Veerle Pieters

Projects vary in scope and size, and the challenges they entail vary likewise. As a lone web designer, the biggest job I am responsible for is FlashDen. Along with thousands of active members all chatting, uploading and buying, the site processes large amounts of money and large amounts of traffic.

7 Crucial Tips for Designing and Maintaining a Large Site from Nettuts

Web design-related forums are a place where you interact with other designers, exchange ideas or discuss your first drafts. When you have a problem, you can post the issue, and then receive feedback on possible design or coding solutions from community members. This interaction is a great way to establish contacts and build relationships. Forums are used for networking and marketing purposes. They are practical places to solve problems and can serve as a form of social diversion.

Professional Web Design Forums from Smashing Magazine

Anyway, design history and research of good design do confirm that truly good designers rarely just ornament but definitely focus on use and usability. And making a product useful and usable never meant that it doesn’t need to be appealing. This still is, and will always be, one of the key lessons the hordes of fresh, so-called designers need to learn.

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