The Secret to Better Looking Webpages
Posted by | Posted in design | Posted on 04-08-2009
If you know a little about web design, and have an eye for it but perhaps not the most up-to-date coding skills, you should consider the wide world of HTML templates.
No longer stuck in the 1997 frames-and-tables mode, you can now find a wealth of XHTML-compliant, beautifully CSS’ed templates all over the internet. Most recently I’ve been using some from ThemeForest, where you can find one for most any site design, including e-Commerce, for around $12.
The only downside is their stupid account refill system, which only lets you put in denominations of $20, $30, or $50, while most templates are not charged in multiples of $10. On the plus side, you can use your credit at any Envato site, which includes FlashDen, which has customizable Flash code and tools.
These days a template can be a great starting point for a design, and a lot of template designers will include original Photoshop files so you can customize to your heart’s content.
