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Sep 17, 2003 | 12:14 PM

Bravo2zero_sps

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Trying to make use of my webspace and can do the basics in Frontpage and have the most basic of basic sites up at the moment, just a couple of pages with links on them and a few pics.

I want to make them look half decent and one of the issues I have got is where to get decent backgrounds from. I dont want to use full blown pics as they are just too full on, it seems the popular thing to use is very feint backgrounds, like a shoddowy effect where you know there is a pic there but its more outlines than anything.

Where do you get these sort of backgrounds from apart from making them yourself?

Any help much appreciated

Sep 17, 2003 | 01:47 PM

JackClark

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Only advice I can give is don't do it. Background images are a pain in the butt.

Sep 17, 2003 | 01:55 PM

Bravo2zero_sps

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So what do you recomend then for making the pages better than just having a plain white background?

Never done a website before so just trying to get some ideas really on what to do in terms of appearance.

Sep 17, 2003 | 04:13 PM

Soulgirl

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I think "watermarks" are quite fetching

You can download Templates (including many free ones) from the net. Look here: http://www.freewebtemplates.com/

DHTML menus are rather nice but if that's a bit beyond you (without being rude) then make some funky rollover images

I made and uploaded this page in under 10 mins using photoshop and dreamweaver (same as frontpage really).

http://www.thesoulgirl.com/html/bravo.htm

[Edited by Soulgirl - 9/17/2003 4:34:25 PM]