As many people have said "good artists borrow, great artists steal". Meaning don't necessarily look for a template, but look at the sites you actually use, and find one that has already solved the problem that you are working on and copy it. Not pixel for pixel of course, but this can be a great way to get started.
Kevin On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:59 AM, Paulo Diovani <[email protected]> wrote: > In most cases, is better to hire a designer, even for simple layouts. This > is what I usualy do. > > But if you insist in create simple pages for you own... Search for some > concepts like "color harmony" and "golden ratio", that may look attractive > for human eyes. > > __ > Paulo Diovani Gonçalves > http://diovani.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of justaguy > > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:51 AM > > To: Design the Web with CSS > > Subject: [Design with CSS 3160] How to create a single simple and > > elegant page? > > > > Hi, > > > > First of all, I'm not a designer though I know HTML code pretty well > > and have played with CSS a bit (not adequate). There are times I need > > to create a single page without all the fluffy stuff including ads > > etc... > > > > The simplest way to achieve it to google for a template or a similar > > page for close proximity. Too bad, couldn't find a single elegant > > page of zillions of pages... > > > > Do you have thoughts to share? To further explain my intent, please > > see the following page, http://tinyurl.com/33q6axf > > > > I'm not happy with its presentation, that is, yes simple but not > > elegant. I wouldn't add anything else except maybe a logo on the top. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > -- > > -- > > You received this because you are subscribed to the "Design the Web > > with CSS" at Google groups. > > To post: [email protected] > > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > > -- > -- > You received this because you are subscribed to the "Design the Web with > CSS" at Google groups. > To post: [email protected] > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > -- -- You received this because you are subscribed to the "Design the Web with CSS" at Google groups. To post: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected]
