For the next 30 minutes, I will answer any questions

sorry POV i had to step out.. but what Sassy ass said is about it.. there are tons of good websites about color schemes and marketing.. and what effect they have on the surfer. remember google is your friend

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...rketing+colors

Its the biggest sports event (Football) of the Year.





What is your favorite Chinese food dish?

in the vaguest form of question, what is the best method of getting sales. which "device" would u use? tgp avs, etc...

Again, I'm probably the worst person to ask such a thing of..... but if I had to pick one over the other, I'd probably go with TGP. Just seems much more adaptable/expandable than limiting yourself to such a baseline as galleries (which get submitted to TGPs) or AVS, where you rely on so many outside factors.

I hate chinese food.

any good book u recommend on learning the fundamentals of designing?

In the color scheming, use your head. there are plenty of color matching sites out there avail for free to assist you, but you gotta use your head in the end in choosing. There's no magic formula. Use colors that work, and experiment when you can, but when it counts, use what works.

have you ever cheated (sexually) on your current partner?

What are ten good tips to achieving an overall good design?

I never read a book, never took a college course (pertaining to design), I'm 100% self-schooled. Well.... not completely true. I invested in broadcasting school, which taught me alot. I never intended to go into broadcasting, but rather, applied what I learned toward the production aspect. And in that regard, I was top of my fucking class. Dennis Erectus (for those that recognize the name) gave me personal kudos, and that's something. I still have my project folder. He was disappointed in the fact that I wasn't applying it to radio, but was finally satisfied that I had a strategy and goal in mind, which was far more important than grabbing some $6 buck an hour job in North Carolina as a DJ.

As far as specific books, I would recomend books that get you in tune with yourself over any "design" book. Design comes from within. Read up on Tao Te Ching, Martial Way, maybe some Einstein, maybe some bio physics..... that's how I got here. In the words of Bruce Lee..... look inward.

Never. Crossed my mind a few times..... but no.

Do u think ur success can be duplicated in september 2003?

Amp... thanks for the advice. I'm gonna slap my designer with it ahora and lite a match under his ass. You're alright - no matter what Brad Shaw, Labret, Sex un-education and lil2gay4u say. I'll send you a bucket of snow come November.

Am I banned yet for being nice? Sorry.

That's not what you told me in Vegas!!!!!


just kidding...

(i know your better half reads this and I was just teasing you)

#1: THINK.

that means, take down all the details you possibly can about the job..... squeeze them for more than they know. And sit down and think. Watch TV. LISTEN to the radio. Don't just hear it... LISTEN. Listen to the commercials. Hear how they "sell" you...... the different effects, different music, voice inflections..... read magazines, read newspapers, look through your cupboards. See and hear everything. Advertising is your world...... know it. Start grabbing elements you see, hear, & like, that fit your project, and piecing them together. Draft out your project this way. Notice how the radio spots, the TV spots, the billboards..... notice how they all FLOW. That's your goal.

#2: Take into account the reputation or lack of reputation of your client. You need to do one of these: Maintain it, boost it, or build it.

#3: Know your environment. You build within limits. They may not be what you prefer, but they are what you gotta deal with. Don't get stupid creative when your client nor your target will appreciate it. Build within your limit.

#4: Lay down your header and your base pics first. Everything else will build off that. This is often disregarded by many.... but it is ESSENTIAL. You MUST lay the foundation, and build from there.

#5: Flow. Without going into unique trial stuff, fas a general rule, flow the site from upper left, straight across the header, hinting toward lower right. There you wanna put something extreme. Something eye grabbing. A burst, a hardcore pic, or text that promises something unheard of. Whatever.... this is your attention point. Your attention point is going to lead left again. And it needs to lead to another attention point. Not necessarily as drastic as the first, but still remarkable. From there, flow right and down.... more attention to the down on a much broader scope. Focus on the whole workspace if possible. This is your main content..... this is where you're leading them. And it needs to be good. Flow this down evenly through the rest of the page to your foot. Your foot should be dramatic, but not more than the head. Many people fail here. Make your foot work for you. Make it convincing. It should be louder than your center content, but not louder than your head.

#6: Cut your images WELL. No one respects badly cut images. Any fucking fool can do that. Cut that shit precise. Sometimes I spend 2 hours cutting one image. Do it fucking right. In the end, it's YOUR ass on the line. You either get labeled mediocre or prime. Which do you prefer?

#7: Know your plugins. Whether it's Photoshop of Fireworks... or both.... know your plugins, what you can do with them..... experiment.... and also know what you CAN'T do because you'll be labeled a hack newb defaulter.

#8: Learn HTML & CSS. Code your shit to be as out-of-the-can as possible. No one likes to pay good money for a site only to have to either code up all the html themselves or PAY someone else to code it up. Be a fucking pro from start to finish.

#9: If you ever have someone ask you to change something, DON'T take it personally. CHANGE IT. It's not your site. You can offer advice and opinions and insight.... but in the end, if they want a change.... you fucking change it, and you do it at no charge.

#10: Be flexible. If your client wants you to work with a programmer, or a scripter, or whoever..... do it. They want you to do something above and beyond what you thought.... do it. If there is ever a fucking problem, refund them without complaint. Be professional. If you operate like scum, or treat your clients as scum.... your career in the biz will be short lived. Proven time and again.





Afternotes: This was typed up assuming you were a designer. If you're a program owner or an independant, then some parts won't apply.

not sure what you mean..

Would you like to switch houses for a month?

it's not so much the house, as the location and the stuff inside it....

Thats some good shit amp...I am a newb designer and that will help me a bit...thanks.

What do you think of our new design http://www.intensecash.com

Thanks,
Mark

short on time here, but at first glance, it looks like a perfect cross between the old 2 Advanced site and the new Silvercash site....

gotta haul ass here..... I'll check it deeper later.

It will help you... a bit? He just gave you Dr. Jekel's formula and you hand him a paticipation ribon at the art exibit??? I vote to scratch this thread entirely. I already copied & read everything prevelant. It did say "for the next 30 minutes, I'll answer questions" as far as I'm concerned, anyone who was not following this thread and learning instead of fucking around should never see it. The idiots were off trying to make content deals for $5 with a snake oil salesman with a can of lube for your ass he's about to fuck. Thanks again AMP - this is the reason came to this board - to learn.