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Hello all,
I have recently completed my Diploma of Interactive Digital Media and have just launched my portfolio website this week: Aliesha Orth - Designer and Front End Developer. I would love to...

You might like to check out Republic of Code or maybe even Flash Monkey.

These sites will give you some basic tutorials on how to create Flash Banners using 'Action Script'. Personally I would be...

Thank you. I will definitely give all this a go :)

This is a great website. Very aesthetically pleasing. The colours give a sense of safety, like they know what they are talking about :)

I'm not sure if the logo is big enough. I mean you don't...

Hey there,

Im relatively new to web-design and I am about to go live with my portfolio site.

Before I do I really want to know the best tips for achieving good SEO (search engine...

I love the logo. Its very layed back which is what I like. But I too agree that the slider is too large and therefore the logo is getting lost.

Other than that the site is really crisp and clean....

Pesonally the fisrt thing I do is research the clients company Im designing the site for. This includes getting them to fill out a 'project questionaire' this will help provide you with some basic...

Here are a few of my favourite DONTS:-
- DONT use animated GIFs...they are tacky people!!
- If you can, avoid having a site that needs to scroll vertically and DEFINATELY DONT have a site that...

Fireworks will do everything you need it to do in probably the least amount of time and with a nice smooth compression.

Also considering you have already used this program before it will be much...

The colour scheme is fine. I would personally get rid of the dividing line under the navigational text and maybe even shrink it down a lil. Its just a little bit distracting.
Cheers Aliesha

For a simple website you should use XHTML for content along side CSS for design and layout.

If your website needs things like a member sign in/up area or a photo upload function you will need PHP...

Its a great design. Love the header graphics, but I agree it may be a lil to big, not a big deal though. The colours work well together also, fresh, clean and crisp.

However I have to admit I too...

Hi adrulz,

Personally I would use Adobe Illustrator and possibly Photoshop for some features. Illustrator is my favourite design and concept tool.

Adobe Illustrator is vector based and can be...

Wow.

Thats an awesome list... thanks guys :)

Hi blindwebguy,

The colours and layout of your site are quite pleasing. I agree with miles2152... I too prefer 2 column designs to 3 colums and I would move the resume and clients + employers...

Hi weblearner,
Your sites asthetics are nicely done. The colours are relevent and the layout is fairly easy to navigate.
However (this is more of a personal preference) it seems as though you have...

Hey,

I am relatively new to web design and I have a client that wishes to have a colour selection tool when ordering a product from her site.

What is the best way to achieve this in a colour...

Hey Justin,

As far as design I found the background dynamic and eye catching. However as a portfolio I find it a lil bit eratic.

Typography is a huge part of design and I dont beleive you've...