A friend recently purchased her own domain. She's a graphic designer, familiar with print design and article layout, who wants to create a website that might be used for self-promotion, learning web design, etc. She needs advice on hosting, and tools, and resources. I know this is a big, wide open subject, but the Hivemind is good at this sort of thing. [more inside]
posted on Jul 2, 2008 - 17 answers

My education website is in major need of an overhaul. However, I can't afford to pay developers the cost price for it. How can I get funding or assistance for this project? [more inside]
posted on Jun 6, 2008 - 6 answers

Please recommend resources for learning more about and staying current on user experience design and information architecture. [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2008 - 9 answers

What's causing these unruly line heights in my web page and how do I solve it? [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2008 - 10 answers

Where do I find FLASH programmers, preferably offshore (AKA cheaper)? [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 6 answers

Does a website that has had the full SEO treatment have to suck? [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 20 answers

I'm looking into starting a co-op based model of a social network site. Any tips? Organization, legal incorporation, possible code-base to start from, how much would hosting/coding such a site cost? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2008 - 2 answers

Name that pattern! I've seen some really nice designs lately that feature a stylised floral pattern running in a repeating, seamless motif. [more inside]
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 15 answers

i'm a freelance writer and want to create a simple website with an online portfolio for my work. [more inside]
posted on Jan 18, 2008 - 9 answers

Other than Metafilter, what are some examples of cross-domain branding, where one company with several divisions (or a parent company and its child companies) have multiple sites that are the same, but different? ( I'm looking for something more substantial than slashdot's differing color schemes.) Or, what are some design elements that I can exploit in this project to unify two websites? [more inside]
posted on Jan 7, 2008 - 15 answers

What look to give a website for a creative but commercial/professional small business? [more inside]
posted on Dec 1, 2007 - 9 answers

Help me find a well-designed financial services site that is not stuffy! [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 3 answers

I am looking for real-life documents surrounding the development of a website. My organization is quite inexperienced in building a website from scratch and we are looking for some documents to get us started. Can anyone point us to some actual specifications, wireframes, test scripts, and project plans for website design and development?
posted on Oct 9, 2007 - 7 answers

Are website designs copyrighted? [more inside]
posted on Sep 9, 2007 - 10 answers

Could someone recommend options for very cheap website design for a Non-Profit/NGO? [more inside]
posted on Aug 28, 2007 - 6 answers

I am interested in gaining the skills needed to build great looking websites, so I could eventually design them on a freelance basis, and on a more short-term basis, incorporate them into my grad school work (I am about to start an MA in Communications/Cultural studies, hopefully focusing on media ownership and the emergence of new media) and professional work eventually. My academic background is in social sciences and visual arts (drawing). [more inside]
posted on Aug 27, 2007 - 9 answers

Help me find books/sites to help me learn how to make good-looking websites! [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2007 - 6 answers

Your a small restaurant, say ~$2M in sales/year, you want a web site, what's it worth? [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2007 - 38 answers

Who do you recommend for website design in the Orlando, Tampa, Lakeland, FL area? [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2007 - 4 answers

Who do you recommend for website design in the Los Angeles area? [more inside]
posted on May 27, 2007 - 6 answers

I need a basic website with paypal checkout. I'd like to use something like a template from template monster (haven't seen any from them that have paypal) with paypal integrated as the checkout. My main concerns are that it be easy to use, safe, and not a cheesy design. Does anyone know of a good option? thanks
posted on May 3, 2007 - 3 answers

In making a gallery page for a website, what is the easiest way to have a scrolling area for clickable thumbnails that bring up a larger image, as well as some information about the image, in a table cell above? Specifics, examples, many self links, and my (mangled) code so far available inside. [more inside]
posted on Apr 22, 2007 - 5 answers

Given that I'm somewhat proficient in website coding (php, CSS, xhtml and so on) how can I constructively educate myself on actual design? What resources exist that will make me a better designer? [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2007 - 17 answers

An 800 item database driven site in PHP and MySQL? Am I crazy? [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2007 - 21 answers

I work for the government of a small developing country, and we are looking at making all of our legislation freely available on the internet. We hope to be able to obtain the services of a virtual volunteer to do the web design and setup for us for free, but I need help in getting clear in my own mind exactly what it is we will be asking our volunteer to do for us. [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2007 - 8 answers

Help me update my group's website without pulling my hair out... [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2007 - 5 answers

A couple of years ago I bought two bizarre T-shirts from an obscure, Japanese website. See them here. Does anyone know where I can find this site again? [more inside]
posted on Jan 20, 2007 - 9 answers

PortfolioWebsiteFilter: I need some examples of aesthetically pleasing websites! [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2007 - 13 answers

How can I view the contents of a website or link to individual pages without using frames? I HATE frames!!! [more inside]
posted on Nov 30, 2006 - 5 answers

I'd like to hire graphic designers for simple sketches and illustrations. I'm looking for decent quality work and I'm willing to pay fairly. How would one go about this? What should I budget? [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2006 - 9 answers

How to charge for website design and can you recommend a few things in that area? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2006 - 13 answers

Help on starting a community service website? [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2006 - 3 answers

Help me remember this website! Small website consulting company. It had two words, most likely starting with "web____". It was award winning, made with flash, punchy animations and a distinctive tango-like soundtrack.
posted on May 16, 2006 - 4 answers

I am beginning to experience a small amount of success as a freelance writer, and want to put together a professional website so that folks may hire me/contact me if they desire. [more inside]
posted on Apr 24, 2006 - 4 answers

Am I getting ripped off by my web designer? (and also, how much should a website (non-commerce) cost to design?) [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2006 - 24 answers

What is the process for redesigning a website? More specific: a higher-ed institution's website. [more inside]
posted on Mar 17, 2006 - 12 answers

What is the best and/or most efficient website design software these days? [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2006 - 11 answers

Looking for examples of GREAT product detail pages on ecommerce sites... [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2006 - 8 answers

I need to create an online portfolio for my small business. What are my do-it-myself options? [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2005 - 10 answers

I am making hot dog review website and trying to find some plain hot dog public clip art to use in my design? I have searched in vain and found only lo quality stuff. Thanks ladies and gentlemen
posted on Nov 20, 2005 - 12 answers

How do I charge for web development work? [more inside]
posted on Sep 13, 2005 - 11 answers

I have a 10 year high school reunion in 5 years. I am wanting to create a full service website that'll link everyone up together with information, email, pictures, etc. Has anyone put together a portal together where people can create profiles and share in discussion? What are the costs and technical challenges? [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2005 - 5 answers

I am building a website using css. I have it setup so that it automatically places a border around my images. How can I make one image ignore this css tag?
posted on Jan 12, 2005 - 10 answers

As part of an upcoming site redesign my office is considering the pros and cons of allowing visitors to customize content. Without going into too much detail such as what kind of content will be customizable and how, can folks recommend sites that they think do customization well?
posted on Sep 10, 2004 - 4 answers

What URL comes to mind when you think of the phrase 'beautiful website'?
posted on Aug 31, 2004 - 13 answers

A friend of mine has a philosophy PhD paper that takes the form of 100s of short aphorisms. There are several different narrative "paths" through these. He wants to put them on the web and allow people to choose their paths through. What's the best way to do it? each aphorism as an xml record, each with a "tag" for "next aphorism in path A", "next for path B.." etc? Bonus Guinness for suggestions on how web users can set up and save their own "paths" thru for others to follow.
posted on Jul 23, 2004 - 11 answers

Is there a blackletter typeface in default Windows installations? – or at least a fairly common one? I've got an idea for a website with blackletter drop caps and the occasional heading. I'd rather not resort to images since it's otherwise all C.S.S.
posted on Feb 7, 2004 - 3 answers