Help a PHP Dev design
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:33 pm
Well, the title says it all. In the past, I've worked in a company that has a design department, and a development department. As one might assume, the design did all the designing (CSS and whatnot), while I could enjoy focusing on the server side scripting (PHP, Coldfusion, etc.). However, I've taken on a number of personal projects, and unfortunately, I'm in a bit of a hole. I understand HTML pretty well, but I've been relying heavily upon Dreamweaver CS3 to get the designing over with. However, I do not know how to make CSS designs, and therefore, my design code is a mash of ungodly, sickening, tabular, and all around unclean html.
I hate designing, but having such a significant part of my site lacking so severely in standards complience makes me sick. <morpheus>It's like a splinter in my mind, driving me mad</morpheus>. So, I ask my fellow PHP devs. When you have to design, how do you do it? How did you learn to do so with CSS? Do you perhaps use a better WYSIWYG than Dreamweaver? Or do real PHP devs always have designers do the designing, while the devs do the PHP?
The obvious answer is "Pick up one of the million books about CSS design," but I thought I'd ask on here if any of you guys had any recommendations.
I hate designing, but having such a significant part of my site lacking so severely in standards complience makes me sick. <morpheus>It's like a splinter in my mind, driving me mad</morpheus>. So, I ask my fellow PHP devs. When you have to design, how do you do it? How did you learn to do so with CSS? Do you perhaps use a better WYSIWYG than Dreamweaver? Or do real PHP devs always have designers do the designing, while the devs do the PHP?
The obvious answer is "Pick up one of the million books about CSS design," but I thought I'd ask on here if any of you guys had any recommendations.