How do you make a website with a graphics program?

[php4life]

How do you make a website with a graphics program such as Photoshop or Paint.NET, for example. I really want to start my journey on better designing my websites. Any tips or answers?

 

[Connor L]

Well, generally you can't actually make the site with the graphics program, because that requires coding.

You have to design the website layout with a graphics editor.
Then you can cut the individual site pieces into images, which you can then reference in your CSS.

I can't really explain it. Sorry :/

 

[Patrick S.]

You can Design a site with say gimp but you can't make the site.
To make the site you would need to know HTML and CSS

 

[php4life]

I do know HTML and CSS....

What I'm looking for is a very simple, simple example of this in action.

 

[Patrick S.]

You can do gimp and slice the image.

 

[php4life]

If you don't know HTML or CSS try artister it designs and codes your site.

Did you not read my previous post? :/

 

[JamesD31]

You can't. Graphics Programs =/= IDE (Code Editing Programs).

All websites are designed inside of a graphics program (Usually Photoshop or GIMP) than is "sliced" into smaller images. These images are than used with CSS and HTML to display them onto the website, learn more @ http://www.w3schools.com

 

[php4life]

Thanks James. I've been using W3Schools to touch up on my CSS skills a bit. I wish Internet Explorer was banned, ugh...makes the job of a web designer 100x harder.

 

[kavin]

This might help you. 😀

http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/desig ... 93-part-i/

 

[php4life]

Thanks Kavin! 😀

 

[Tindris]

You could try downloading Adobe Muse...

 

[XcapeX]

Here is a video to watch and learn from:

http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/site- ... p-by-step/

 

[Ghost]

I myself use Photoshop for these sorts of things however using div and slices to make a website usually causes websites to load really slowly because its basically a bunch of images loading all at once. There are definitely more efficient ways to make websites however they require much more coding.

So try the slicing technique and have fun with it! It will give you some experience both graphically and hardcode-ily (nice word use right?)

 

[esprintguy]

You'd only be able to manage a website design on your software. The actual website and the interface needs to be coded by a professional or by you, if you know how to. Exactly what aspect of the website are you trying to create? Everything?<br /><br />-- 18 Apr 2012, 04:55 --<br /><br />You'd only be able to manage a website design on your software. The actual website and the interface needs to be coded by a professional or by you, if you know how to. Exactly what aspect of the website are you trying to create? Everything?