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  1. wetgravy

    design load faster

    you need to compress the image more, sometimes that could be as simple as bringing the quality down (for jpgs anyways ... finer details disappear though) or using a selective color palette (for gifs) ... but if that fails ... there are alot of open source jpg optimizers out there that can...
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    Problems with Inkscape

    inkscape is a vector program. if you want to save in raster image format, you can no longer edit them in vector format in inkscape. if you want them to be raster exports ... do just that. (file > export > etc) if you want a raster program look up Gimp. it's like photoshop but free.
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    Having a go again! (I like it!)

    i agree with zach on this one. first off, the black text on a gradient that goes to near black ... horrid for the eyes. i would drop the reflections, drop that purpleon the main background, resize your HUGE buttons, never use a cream colored glow on a purple background (or even use a glow...
  4. wetgravy

    Web Logo Design

    i have to agree with nitishkunal. the overall design of your logo is blasé and difficult to read. Also, going glossy button on a flat colored site (except for the nav bar ... i'll get to that) doesn't look interesting or match anything else. you have 2 different types of lizard on your...
  5. wetgravy

    Which lettertype is this?

    most of those types of fonts are hand made pixel by pixel to reduce any sort of edge blurring that you will get from a pre-made font. spend the time for superior results.
  6. wetgravy

    graphic designer hourly rate

    Your question is a little complicated. First off lets go over some of the basics of cost breakdown for a web designer. In-House Designer: no cost for overhead (because you supply that) no additional taxes (because you cover them) etc. ... basically a normal employee expect to pay...
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    Having trouble brainstorming!

    try the logo books at your local book store.
  8. wetgravy

    Introduction & Some Questions from a Fed-Up Insurance Salesman!

    the market sucks (right now), so expect alot of foot work and social marketing to make bank. Otherwise as long as the price is good and the work is clean and what they want ... no one cares what learning you have.
  9. wetgravy

    just finished my "painted" website

    hmm, interesting thought. i might play with a couple variations on that one later when i revise the site.
  10. wetgravy

    just finished my "painted" website

    http://atomicaxe.com/ I made a painted website, digitally cleaned it up and made a full css layout. Still have to add more to my portfolio but I'm all done, i even made my 3rd party sites (twitter, myspace, etc) reflect the style as well. Any thoughts, suggestions, etc. would be...
  11. wetgravy

    make video player skin/status bar/ controls bar disappear in FireFox

    I would look into how to make your own movie player in flash ... takes about 2 hours and after that you are all set to make them with or without sliders, volume, controls or you can brand as you see fit.
  12. wetgravy

    Can you make a good template using notepad and html?

    I use notepad almost exclusively for making websites. Programs like dreamweaver only help because they have fast option menu's and a preview screen ... but are just notepad with some bells and whistles for the most part. I would learn some CSS and some photoshop tricks for websites. Or at...
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    how was this template made?

    First off, the background isn't moving with alot of effort. They only made the graphic and applied some warps to make it sort of jiggle. Most of the site loading is coming from the complex mouse over transitions. But as it is ... just get flash and learn it if you want to make flash sites ...
  14. wetgravy

    Form so client can update website?

    if you're looking for a cms for your client (which there are hundreds ... literally) just goto http://www.cmsmatrix.org/ and do a search for the features you really want/need in the script. Also, if you were looking for simple ... zimplicit, movable type, and wordpress are always good for...
  15. wetgravy

    spray paint drips

    brushes from deviantart are rarely the way to go. If you want to look like any number of the 12 year olds who have access to photoshop then go for it. Spend 5 minutes and make your own, if you need spray paint drips your own work is a lot better than anything you can find elsewhere. Also...
  16. wetgravy

    What font does this look like?

    If anything i would say it looks close to: http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/wilton/pointe/regular/ but if you want to replicate a sumi style lettering .. why not just ... do it by hand. Computers can only replace so much of the design process.
  17. wetgravy

    Design for music portal

    I could help out for free, but i require a big "designed by" and my logo rather prominantly on the website.
  18. wetgravy

    Flash intros discussion

    That intro is alot of 3d animation (it's a fast way to render effects like that in lightwave or maya) and alot of the transitions and effects to the letters are done in after effects with alot of time spent on them. Then you bring it to flash by converting the output video file to a flv and...
  19. wetgravy

    HTML page vertical alignment help

    it wouldn't require any extensive hacking ... he has a class for his content area. class="whitecontentboxcenter" :-\ he would just have to do one tag in his styles and have padding-left:3px; padding-right:3px; then he won't have to remember to do </p> to stop his entire page from getting padded...
  20. wetgravy

    A "screened" forum

    The first reply is dead on. Look for an add on or for a forum that has that feature built in. It's a hard one to find since most forums only allow moderating of posts after they are posted.
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