Comments on: Auspicious Goats

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 03:45:07 +0000

hi,
I recommend reading zeldman.com, scripting.com, webmonkey.com, any of edward tufte's books. reading blogs done by people who are part of web culture (zeldman and dave winer's blog, scripting.com, are good examples) is also helpful.
two cardinal rules of web design come to mind:
1. know your audience.
2. keep it simple. this rule is stated in many different forms: don't use splash pages, don't misuse flash, don't use something just because you want to play around (e.g. blinking text, a horrible idea that is now thankfully not implemented in any of the decent browsers), etc.. but those are all examples of KIS.
good luck.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Mar 2002 01:55:10 +0000

Check out Jeffrey Zeldman's site (www.zeldman.com). HTML and XHTML – the definitive guide 4th ed. (O'Reilly) is a good dead tree reference. Homesite (by Macromedia) is an HTML editor that allows folks to code in the way that works best for them. Oh, and view source is your friend.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Mar 2002 22:42:23 +0000

I'll tell ya Chris, Jason's right. Your site has always been a good trend-setter for me. I always appreciate your “one-up technology” approach to things. It keeps me on my toes.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Mar 2002 20:12:24 +0000

Just plaster naked chicks all over the site. Then noone will give a crap about your design skillz man! LOL!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Mar 2002 16:04:46 +0000

I've found that the implementation (HTML, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript, ASP, etc) isn't really the hard part. It's that sense of “design” that can give trouble. Especially if you're intent on not just ripping off someone else's site. What are some tips for making a site that's pleasing to the eye?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Mar 2002 04:17:55 +0000

Over the past several years, I've taught myself web programing. The basic stuff, HTML, is very simple to learn and impliment in a nice, organized way. It sounds overwhelming at first, but it's really pretty simple…just find some good books. I like “The Complete Reference HTML 3rd Edition” by Thomas A. Powell. It's published by Osborne – McGraw Hill. That's the best book I've found so far. It covers the latest HTML, XTML and CSS standards, as well as stuff like .asp, .php and other server side scripting and the like. It goes from basic to advanced. Check it out. :-)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Mar 2002 03:52:41 +0000

I learned from just looking at other peoples sites.