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Web Design

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Tie Dye?

Hey guys, I've got a new client who is wanting a "Tie-Dye" themed site for their Tie Dye company. I've done a lot of research in trying to find some examples of an at least decent-looking website with that kind of theme to no avail. Has anyone seen any good-looking sites that incorporate tie-dye?

3 Comments
2024/12/05
22:18 UTC

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What is industry best practice for adding new content to a client's website?

The company I work for is in the middle of some updates to its website which may in its next phase include added content. The vendor we use for our website management recently built out new pages and put them live on our site without notifying the team members who have been working on edits with them directly - and may have deprioritized the edits we had submitted in order to build out this new content we did not review or approve.

This seems extraordinarily out of step with what I assume would be your industry best practices. Am I correct in this understanding, and are there any industry publications I could cite in potential discussions with the vendor about this acton on their part? I've had concerns about this vendor's quality of work for some time, but there is a personal connection between the company's owner and the vendor's owner which is why they currently have our business. Thank you very much.

3 Comments
2024/12/05
19:26 UTC

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Looking for a UX Designer to Collaborate on a School Timetable App

Hi, I’m Luca, a 17-year-old computer science student passionate about web development (HTML/CSS/JavaScript). I’m rebuilding an app I created to manage school subjects and class schedules easily and want to make it more accessible, intuitive, and user-friendly for everyone.

You can try the old version at this link (best on android)

I’m looking for a teammate who knows:

  • UX design principles
  • App accessibility
  • Psychology of human-app interaction
  • Good UI design practices (Figma experience is a bonus!)

This is a non-monetized, open-source project, so no one is getting paid, but your contributions will be fully credited in the app, making it a strong portfolio piece for us both.

If you're interested, comment below, and we’ll connect to discuss the project further. Communication will be in English.

Let’s build something great together!

0 Comments
2024/12/05
13:12 UTC

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What random website do you own?

I want to hear about them all

111 Comments
2024/12/05
03:13 UTC

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Is it possible to combine a community web site and a good looking web site ?

Hello there !
I'm working on a fictional project for a school project.
I want to create a web site where everybody can create some pages like Wikipedia but with a much more design-oriented approach to the site, I want it to look good and make you want to walk around it.

Is it possible to mix these two things and allow everyone to create beautiful pages without having a basic understanding of design?

Do you have any ideas or resources I could consult to help me achieve this?

Thanks in advance.

1 Comment
2024/12/05
00:08 UTC

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I want a beautiful hero on my webdesign but the client has no photos

So i'm making this design for a website but my client hasn’t any photos. I don’t want to use those illustrations of people that are overused. What do you do in this situation? I've tried creating abstract objects using AI. Any tips?

16 Comments
2024/12/04
19:22 UTC

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Hi guys, I'm really new to designing and I really appreciate how designing is important for communicate the idea to other, I want to share my idea using animation what is the fast way to build this kind of gif? I'm ready to learn animation.

13 Comments
2024/12/04
18:45 UTC

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Firefo Inspect Element: Is there any way to change this Scopes Block to "Showwatermark:false"?

Hey!

I'm trying to make a few edits on a whatsapp text generator but theres three watermarks on top, middle and bottom of the "screen".

If I delete them on inspect element they will just refresh back, but then I found what I believe to be the script on the main thread.

Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/9yu8VgL.png

Is there anyway to edit or change these? I mainly wanted to change showwatermark to false.

1 Comment
2024/12/04
18:24 UTC

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Help me choose a font for my medical website

I want to design a medical website. Can u guys help me choose a font ? I'm using Poppins as of now, do u think its alright for a medical site?

9 Comments
2024/12/04
04:33 UTC

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Is 5GB website storage standard for a site?

I'm managing a website for a fairly large nonprofit and I'm wondering if the amount of storage the creative agency is providing in the website contract will fall short of the nonprofit's needs.

Thanks!!

13 Comments
2024/12/03
16:10 UTC

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Random Button Creation

Ok so I made this app https://letsbutton.com where you can randomly make buttons of different css styles. Its kinda fun but in the long term I'm not sure how useful it is. Was wondering if folks had any suggestions about any additional functionality I could add.

24 Comments
2024/12/03
15:34 UTC

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How to choose sensible max width with docked sidebar?

10 Comments
2024/12/03
05:46 UTC

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How do I communicate what I need to a Web Designer on Upwork?

I'm having trouble communicating exactly what I need for a service based company I own. I currently have a website I made via Shopify but am looking to have a more professional one made, likely through WordPress. I have limited web design experience and really need someone to make a nice, clean website for my service business. They would be able to use a lot of the material on my current website but they need to clean it up and make it look pretty, not like some guy who has never made a website tried to design one.

Any tips on how to communicate this? What should I be looking for?

Generally speaking, if I need to add pages to the website in the future, is it easy enough to add one with the same format as existing pages or would it be best to hire another designer at that point (or rehire the one that built the initial site)?

Thank you!

15 Comments
2024/12/03
03:19 UTC

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What do You Need in a Quote Request?

Hi everyone,

I’m starting a small business aimed at building a community around tabletop roleplaying games. I’ve identified a niche where there’s a real opportunity to create something unique while making a decent amount of money. The project involves a mix of standard website features (a store, blog, events calendar, etc.) and some custom functionality—like a matchmaking tool for gaming groups that works kind of like OKCupid, and a learning management system similar to Udemy. I'm expecting that I can probably get most of this looking and working right with Wordpress Plugins/WooCommerce, but I haven't the first clue about how to go about doing the deep research.

I’ve been using ChatGPT to draft a Request for Quote and after three weeks of refining, I’ve ended up with about 10 pages of outlined details and vision. It’s all fairly well-organized, but before I move forward and start submitting it for bids, I’m feeling a little unsure about whether I’m going about this the right way.

So, I have a few questions for those of you in web design/development:

  • How much of the work do I need to do ahead of time to ensure there's a solution to the challenges I'm looking at for the site? Should I give my thoughts on what I think would be suitable plugins for instance? Do I need the nitty-gritty details? Do I need to provide the full bodies of text and graphics, or can I leave that for later down the line or up to the developer? Part of the issue is that I'm struggling to come up with answers to these kinds of things. I'm not particularly creative.

  • What are the key questions you ask off the bat?

  • Is this just silly and dumb to just say "I'd like a developer who loves tabletop gaming who can really put their own creativity and pride into the project. Go make something cool with these specific goals."?

  • Is a 10-page RFQ too much? Would that scare you off, or is having that level of detail (specificity) actually helpful? What exactly do you want to see in an RFQ to give yourself an accurate cost and time estimate?

  • I suspect that some custom programming will be needed (e.g., for the matchmaking tool), since I haven’t found any WordPress plugins that can handle all the tasks I want the site to perform. Does that significantly change how you approach the project or quote it?

  • What’s the process like after I submit the RFQ and accept a bid? What kind of follow-up steps should I expect, and what should I prepare on my end?

  • How do I evaluate whether a designer is the right fit? Are there specific questions or red flags I should watch for when choosing someone to work with?

  • Do you have any general advice as it relates to submitting quotes to a web designer to have the smoothest most positive experience?

  • I have a budget of around $7500. Is this practical? Can someone explain how site elements end up getting billed out? Are there good ways to help save time/money that often go ignored?

I’d really appreciate any advice or insights you can offer. This is a big project for me, and I want to make sure I’m not missing something critical before I start reaching out to potential developers and embarrassing myself because I'm "that guy".

Thanks in advance for your help!

7 Comments
2024/12/02
22:18 UTC

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Is it possible to have a website that has no need of Consent and Disclosures?

I am not a professional, but know how to do some development with WordPress. A minister asked me to develop a stand-alone ministry site. The site will host encouraging scriptures and advice, but will ask nothing of visitors in any way. In fact, it will offer viewers no possible way to enter data or even contact anyone. It will be stand-alone for information only. Other than a bare-bones visitor count, I will not design the site to intentionally harvest any other information from visitors.

What I want to know is, is the site is not harvesting data, and ask for no data or provides anyone for the users to even input any data, does the privacy laws still require have things like a Cookie Consent and a Privacy Disclaimer?

I obviously want to obey the law, I just think that having disclaimer popups about Cookies and Tracking will be give the wrong impression about the site's purpose. I mean, the purpose is to offer no-strings, hands-off, anonymous, encouragement and hope to people. Having a popup saying "We might be tracking you!" seems to counter the message the site is intended to send and is misleading, since that is not what I will design the site to do. I understand that there may be some tracking done by the hosting company and by google, but that is not something the site will be doing or have any control over.

Can it be done?

50 Comments
2024/12/02
21:55 UTC

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Beginner Help with Sitemaps

Hi, beginner here. Pardon me if I am in the wrong sub however, I have the following…

Sitemap Index A.

Within Sitemap Index A, I have Sitemap A that includes 5 pages for my website.

What do I put into Google Search Console?

Sitemap Index A?

Sitemap A?

Both?

3 Comments
2024/12/02
20:50 UTC

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Is there a way to automatically format the names listed in this xls spreadsheet with quotation marks and commas so it can be added to this html code?

2 Comments
2024/12/02
17:07 UTC

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Question regarding spacing between contentblocks and webdevelopers knowledge of graphic design

At work I'm an AD/Graphic designer, I've been sketching on a website on Figma. We later outsource the work building/coding the blocks in Wordpress to another company. And I wonder, how difficult is it to keep the spacing between blocks consistent? The spacing is varying from 80-130px and I wonder why?

Also my bodytexts size is 16px or 22px in Figma, but for some reason they've varied it from 14-20px?

I've built my sketch on the resolution 1280px wide so on a big screen the fontsize and spacing should be the same but it isn't.

For me this seems like basic understanding of design and consistency but this web-bureau seems incompetent so far.

How difficult is it to follow a sketch in Figma? Is it a common thing that webdevelopers don't understand basics of graphic design?

11 Comments
2024/12/02
15:54 UTC

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Roast my webpage!

EDIT: I need to fix the review cards on mobile! Will do soon

https://www.jarvepainting.com.au/

This is my house painting website, I made it myself after an ‘agency’s absolute pile of hot garbage!

I know it’s missing some probable ‘basic’ features, but it’s mostly a placeholder and somewhere to send clients to fill out contact form which is easier than me writing it down in a notepad in an unstructured way.

Also my landing page, this is for a particular service I want to target:

https://www.jarvepainting.com.au/render-refresh

Happy for the criticism to be harsh, but helpful if you can provide real advice/insights.

TIA

44 Comments
2024/12/02
08:10 UTC

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Website redirect question

I found an interesting web address that redirects to a large companies web page.

Would the large company know of, and remove the redirected address?

Not certain if this is the best Reddit, and not that tech savvy any info would be appreciated thanks

9 Comments
2024/12/02
04:54 UTC

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How can I restrict the horizontal space in the header?

Beginner design/developer here. Forgive me for not knowing the proper terminology. I'm using the Twenty Twenty-Five theme in WordPress and I'd like to restrict the space between these two elements in my header so they are aligned with the content in the body of the page. What is the best way of handling this for desktop without affecting mobile viewing? Thanks.

https://preview.redd.it/39icdjvrzb4e1.png?width=660&format=png&auto=webp&s=381af6582d9b25be4956f3fe4bce5ffe333d8541

3 Comments
2024/12/02
00:36 UTC

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Advice needed: Looking for a Freelancer to Build an AI-Powered LL.M.-Matching Website – What Should I Look For?

Hey everyone,

I'm currently planning a website that helps users find the perfect matching offer on my site. The idea is to provide general information on the landing page, and then users can input their preferences via an AI chatbot (the best example i can find is Fiverr Neo). Based on their answers, the bot will suggest matching offers from a database. The rest of the site will offer detailed information about the individual offers.

I've already set up a WordPress site on google cloud and have a rough idea of how this could work technically. Now, I’m looking to hire a freelancer to bring this project to life. Before I proceed, I need some advice as i have never worked with freelancer before.

What should I look for in a freelancer?

What skills should they have? (e.g., WordPress, Dialogflow/OpenAI API, database integration, UX/UI design)

Are there specific certifications or portfolios I should check?

Should I hire someone specialized in AI, or will a skilled web developer suffice?

Budget and Timeline:

What’s a realistic budget for a project like this?

How long would it typically take to build, assuming the requirements are clear?

Communication and Collaboration:

How can I ensure the freelancer understands my vision?

Should I prepare a detailed question catalog and database structure beforehand, or can they help me with that?

Technology and Maintenance:

What should I set up technically to ensure the site is easy to maintain in the long run?

Should I plan for ongoing collaboration with the freelancer for updates and maintenance?

How to stay safe and handle rules or password?

I plan to run the project on WordPress , hosted on google cloud and integrate the AI chatbot (Dialogflow or OpenAI API), but I’m open to better alternatives if suggested.

If anyone has experience working with freelancers for projects like this or can provide tips on how to approach it, I’d be super grateful!

5 Comments
2024/12/01
12:25 UTC

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Design Elements for Service & Service Area Pages (SEO & Conversions Focused)?

Hi there, our designer is currently working on new service pages and service area pages for our landscaping business website. We want to create a strong, reusable boilerplate template that:

1.	Maximizes conversions (leads, inquiries, etc.)
2.	Focuses on SEO (local and service-specific keywords)
3.	Maintains a visually appealing and professional design

What essential design elements or content sections would you recommend for: • Service pages (e.g., landscaping, irrigation, tree care) • Service area pages (targeting specific cities or neighborhoods)?

We’d love your input on what works well for both functionality and aesthetics. Bonus points for ideas that streamline the template while keeping it flexible for all services. Thanks in advance for your advice!

5 Comments
2024/12/01
11:21 UTC

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Looking for good examples of websites using AI generated images

On my company’s website we usually take images from Adobe Stock but I’ve been recently toying with idea of replacing them all with AI generated. For consistency we would need to replace all photos, otherwise it would look odd. At least in my head.

So, I’m looking for good examples of sites that only use AI generated images.

2 Comments
2024/12/01
09:14 UTC

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Cheap Webspace (data storage)

hey guys, im looking for cheap webspace, only for data storage from old backup files.

What is the cheapest and best hoster?

need around 250-500gb :_)

br

9 Comments
2024/11/30
21:18 UTC

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working for yourselves, do you use wordpress or start from the bottom?

When starting a side hustle building website's, do people use wordpress or do you ever build it from scratch?

I'm looking to get started while in university. i find wordpress is easy in comparison, i built a low level website for a landscaping company once using react *it was a hot mess under the hood* i need to familiarize myself more with linking databases and implementing security before i could offer it professionally on the from scratch side. so i am curious what people are using as enterpenuer's building websites, i'm not looking to get rich or anything, but i would like to alleviate some of my bills while i study in school. I have a lot of free time at the moment as recently unemployed and if i could get even 1000 a month within the next year i would be satisfied until i graduate.

26 Comments
2024/11/30
19:41 UTC

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