Redesigning my website? Anyone fancy having a play?

Feek · 28-01-2008, 13:38

I have a rubbish website which doesn't get updated very often (over a year since the last one) because to be blunt, nothing has changed which needs reporting.

However, it's crap. It uses frames and tables and stuff and java for buttons and is just terribly dated now.

There's not a lot to it, but I'm really not a designing sort of person. Would anyone fancy having a pop at redesigning it so that it's a bit more modern and less stodgy? It doesn't need to be anything fancy or especially pretty, just a basic site with a few pages.

It's at http://www.mb7uiv.co.uk and is [currently] hosted at home so it won't be the fastest thing to load.

Anyone feel like having a play and being more creative than I could ever be?

Joe 90 · 28-01-2008, 14:12

i'll have a quick look

BBx · 28-01-2008, 14:45

Crashed IE7

BB x

Mark · 28-01-2008, 14:48

Most likely you have a dodgy/old version of Java, rather than a problem with the browser itself. IE7 (Java disabled) works here. The reason I had Java disabled is because it looks like the version Dell supplied is a bit of a dodgy one (going to re-install it).

Feek · 28-01-2008, 16:03

Aye, BB - That's part of the problem and very probably, Mark - It was put together in 2000!

Joe 90 · 28-01-2008, 16:41

its nasty. really nasty.

LeperousDust · 28-01-2008, 16:54

Haha, not great Feekles, i guess you know what i'm going to say. But anyway, work out what content you want on the site, how you want it arranged, then look into XHTML & CSS for starters

You can throw together pretty nice generic CSS templates pretty easy nowadays, loads of tutorials on the net...

Joe 90 · 28-01-2008, 17:04

aye, i tried to throw the content into a simple css sheet earlier and its just bloody awkward.

Dymetrie · 28-01-2008, 19:10

Feek here at Dym's..

Does it need CSS and XHTML (never heard of that one before) as it's effectively so simple? It doesn't need to be fancy, just a FrontPage* with a few pages off it.

*guess what I used to make it originally?

MarcLister · 28-01-2008, 21:21

Yeah XHTML and CSS would be worth it. It wouldn't really that long once you've mastered the basics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xhtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Css
http://www.cssplay.co.uk/

Take a look at them sites and give Notepad++ a try. You'll need a document type, that is something to tell the browser what kind of HTML to be expecting. There are some examples on the Wiki XHTML page.

I think a basic layout of:

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" 
	"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en">
<head>
<title>Page name here</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="default.css" />
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" 
	content="text/html;charset=utf-8"/>
</head>
<body>
Actual page contents in 'ere.
</body>
</html>

Course Alex and others may disagree with me but that is what I use.

28-01-2008, 13:38	#1
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Redesigning my website? Anyone fancy having a play? I have a rubbish website which doesn't get updated very often (over a year since the last one) because to be blunt, nothing has changed which needs reporting. However, it's crap. It uses frames and tables and stuff and java for buttons and is just terribly dated now. There's not a lot to it, but I'm really not a designing sort of person. Would anyone fancy having a pop at redesigning it so that it's a bit more modern and less stodgy? It doesn't need to be anything fancy or especially pretty, just a basic site with a few pages. It's at http://www.mb7uiv.co.uk and is [currently] hosted at home so it won't be the fastest thing to load. Anyone feel like having a play and being more creative than I could ever be? __________________

28-01-2008, 14:12	#2
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	i'll have a quick look __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

28-01-2008, 16:03	#5
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Aye, BB - That's part of the problem and very probably, Mark - It was put together in 2000! __________________

28-01-2008, 16:41	#6
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	its nasty. really nasty. __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

28-01-2008, 16:54	#7
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Haha, not great Feekles, i guess you know what i'm going to say. But anyway, work out what content you want on the site, how you want it arranged, then look into XHTML & CSS for starters You can throw together pretty nice generic CSS templates pretty easy nowadays, loads of tutorials on the net... __________________

28-01-2008, 14:45	#3
BBx Reverse SuBo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: London Posts: 8,673	Crashed IE7 BB x

28-01-2008, 14:48	#4
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Most likely you have a dodgy/old version of Java, rather than a problem with the browser itself. IE7 (Java disabled) works here. The reason I had Java disabled is because it looks like the version Dell supplied is a bit of a dodgy one (going to re-install it).

28-01-2008, 17:04	#8
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	aye, i tried to throw the content into a simple css sheet earlier and its just bloody awkward. __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

28-01-2008, 19:10	#9
Dymetrie A large glass of Merlot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Letchworth with a Lightsaber Posts: 5,819	Feek here at Dym's.. Does it need CSS and XHTML (never heard of that one before) as it's effectively so simple? It doesn't need to be fancy, just a FrontPage* with a few pages off it. *guess what I used to make it originally? __________________ Khef, Ka and Ka-Tet....

28-01-2008, 21:21	#10
MarcLister Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Leighton Buzzard Posts: 1,282	Yeah XHTML and CSS would be worth it. It wouldn't really that long once you've mastered the basics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xhtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Css http://www.cssplay.co.uk/ Take a look at them sites and give Notepad++ a try. You'll need a document type, that is something to tell the browser what kind of HTML to be expecting. There are some examples on the Wiki XHTML page. I think a basic layout of: Code: <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en"> <head> <title>Page name here</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="default.css" /> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8"/> </head> <body> Actual page contents in 'ere. </body> </html> Course Alex and others may disagree with me but that is what I use.