[thelist] starting a website

[Rachell Coe]

I usually start off by brainstorming with a pencil and sketch page, and 
then try the workable ideas out in CorelDraw or Illustrator and/or 
Photoshop to see how feasible they are.  (I found that for me, 
brainstorming with my computer was not a good way to get ideas.)

For my colors, if I, or the client don't have a clear idea of what colors 
to use, then I will turn to my color books ('The Designers Guide to Color 
Combination', 'Designers Guide to Color 5', and 'Color Harmony 2'), and see 
what color combo's will work best with the design.  Once I have several 
idea's mocked-up, I then put them up for the client to peruse and let them 
choose which one (or combination of several) they would like me to follow 
through with.

At 01:06 PM 7/10/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello fellow evolters. Got a semi-little-opinionated question for you.
>
>What do you do when you are first creating a design with a website?
>
>Do you just start with a raw html file and code away? Do you use dreamweaver
>and just start moving things around until it looks pretty? Something else?
>
>What about finding unique colors for a site?
>
>I'm just starting to look for a more optimal way of starting things off on
>my next project as I want things to go faster than usual.
>
>thanks for the suggestions
>
>-ted
>

Thank you!

Rachell Coe
<http://www.coeville.com/>www.coeville.com
<mailto:rachell at coeville.com>Rachell at coeville.com
(541) 434-8007