ChrisDaemon's Comments

I like this tutorial. Simple, stylish, elements stand out and on their own. NEAT, good work... much much better than the usual interface tuts.

No, aweful, aweful aweful. Is there no design TM can do right?! Look at it, and tell me what makes this layout unique. 2 days of work wasted on a design that doesn't stand out, other than through its blandiocity. I agree with the creator, think of marketability (revenue comes from good marketing.) But what do you see? Main menu, login, header, 2 ads, one hotspot, one featured member spot. You can find the news below the fold... how is that advanced? This is terrible.

Neat tutorial. Hands down, even if you don't like cars, this will show you some intermediate/advanced ideas that will definitely boost your graphical toolset.

I'd dispute the RETRO style (could you call it POST MODERN? or other nonsense) But name aside, it's a neat tutorial, albeit wasted on it's flash-video nature. I cringe when I see people estimating shapes that should make geometric sense, and Photoshop seems to have the tools to do it right... use the grid, use positioning tools (other than your mouse.) Overall, good looking result, but fails in name and delivery.

Exactly to the point. Compare to any Talkmania layout.

I do not see the expert or master designer in this article, hard to say without bio. Experienced? Yes. Qualified? Absolutely. The CORRESPONDENCE is necessary, but she should have noted that MARKETING SPEAK will NOT do. The Client's babble may as well talk about a high-rent outlet for Crock sandals. The rest is standard, what I would teach first class at Design for Money 101. To note, current/previous material is the most important step. Also cuts your time if you steal it, erm, repurpose it. Step 2., do NOT go to the computer and design away and write first, step 3. GO to the computer and skip sketching on paper. I would do it the other way around, but that's her preference.

Her portfolio is worth looking at -- if you can ignore the marketing hype. I would have liked the article to show/explain the process of the Kick line of marketing products, but the logo will do. As an expert, I sure hope the 13 designs on her site are not the only ones.

Here we are wasting our time. USER-AGENTS are next to useless, since you can change them. I recommend analyzing the user-agent string on the server side. Using Javascript for that adds to the complexity and introduces another point of FAIL. Conditional output/functionality depending on browser may sound intriguing, but it's the wrong approach. I would use such distinction if really necessary, say, for the XMLHttpRequest, or for embedding ActiveX vs working technology.

The Navigator object is by far not a modern way. It may be a tried way, but it's been around for years, and not part of the DOM.

If you are writing different sites for different browsers... you should google to find "Morons in Webspace"

The design looks good, the layout FAILED. There is just no distinction, no leading areas.

I like this tutorial. May be a bit heavy for begnners, but I'd print it and laminate it.

1 Million Noobs can't be wrong, PHP is great!

Preloaders are informative (and glitzy in the flash world.) What I really would like to see is a SKIP feature.