Making galleries without design skills

GeorgeTH · 2005-04-27, 09:46 PM

I actually try my best to have CSS formatted text instead of all graphics on my galleries...
I think it works better with SEs, makes the page load faster, and can look just as neat.

Some graphics I simply copy from sponsor tours, some I make myself (in PaintShop) taking the sponsor tour as a guidance. But then it usually takes me some 2-3 hours to get a new template done (hence I don't have as many as I should have).

Only recently have I started to make my own thumbnails by hand (PaintShop again - I hate that Photoshop wants me to buy a new computer, where it works fine all day long without running PS) - and yes: great improvement, but again time consuming (~30 minutes incl. submission thumbs).

Mr. Blue · 2005-04-27, 10:04 PM

I notice some TGP's don't allow certain CSS, have you run into this? One of my favorites and most productive has a general simple html policy and I can't use any css there...so I've stopped using it.

Joe · 2005-04-27, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Blue

I notice some TGP's don't allow certain CSS, have you run into this? One of my favorites and most productive has a general simple html policy and I can't use any css there...so I've stopped using it.

I've been using simple CSS for fonts and backgrounds and never have been rejected.

Perhaps CSS with image overlays may be a problem.

Mr. Blue · 2005-04-27, 10:46 PM

I've only run into it on two tgps, but they happen to be two of the best ones for me...so I knuckled under and returned to old school html.

GeorgeTH · 2005-04-28, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Blue

I notice some TGP's don't allow certain CSS, have you run into this? One of my favorites and most productive has a general simple html policy and I can't use any css there...so I've stopped using it.

1. I never use an external CSS
2. I never use mouseovers (or similar things) in my CSS
3. you can try to include CSS-like formatting inside a font tag
sample:

Code:

<font style="{color: white; font-size:12px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; line-height: 75% }">text goes here</font>

4. I never had any problems with mine

2005-04-27, 09:46 PM	#1
GeorgeTH Don't let a programmer design your front-end pages! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: currently on the road in CA Posts: 781	I actually try my best to have CSS formatted text instead of all graphics on my galleries... I think it works better with SEs, makes the page load faster, and can look just as neat. Some graphics I simply copy from sponsor tours, some I make myself (in PaintShop) taking the sponsor tour as a guidance. But then it usually takes me some 2-3 hours to get a new template done (hence I don't have as many as I should have). Only recently have I started to make my own thumbnails by hand (PaintShop again - I hate that Photoshop wants me to buy a new computer, where it works fine all day long without running PS) - and yes: great improvement, but again time consuming (~30 minutes incl. submission thumbs). __________________ Have a nice day!

2005-04-27, 10:04 PM	#2
Mr. Blue Searching for Jimmy Hoffa Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 771	I notice some TGP's don't allow certain CSS, have you run into this? One of my favorites and most productive has a general simple html policy and I can't use any css there...so I've stopped using it.

2005-04-27, 10:46 PM	#4
Mr. Blue Searching for Jimmy Hoffa Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 771	I've only run into it on two tgps, but they happen to be two of the best ones for me...so I knuckled under and returned to old school html.