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Nov 7, 2003, 07:07 #1
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need advice for a design
I've been asked by my wife to re-design her professional organization's web site http://www.voiceteachersacademy.org/ and with my vast experience (one design) I need a little help especially in how to organize it. As this is gratis, I don't want anything elaborate or complicated. They want a list of all the members, their short bios, member publications and member activities. The current site seems, among other things, quite awkward and cumbersome. I would appreciate some suggestions.
Thanks
Jerry
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Nov 7, 2003, 07:17 #2
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I would consider a database based design, at least for the members. A single table holding their details would allow you to write a single page to display then (in PHP). Then you could also write a page to edit the table contents so that as members left and arrived they could be added/removed from the database by someone other than yourself.
This means you(or someone) wont have to write a new page every time a new member arrives.
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Originally Posted by BenANFA
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Nov 7, 2003, 07:51 #4
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Ewww... It does need a redesign, doesn't it!
If your last effort was a 2 column design - then stick with that for now - it'll be fine. Make sure that your navigation appears on every page (unlike the current site).
Use a flat background (lose the texture they now have) and go for a sans serif font (Arial or Verdana).
There's a few quick beginners tips!
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Nov 7, 2003, 08:09 #5
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Originally Posted by RockyShark
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Nov 7, 2003, 10:44 #6
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Originally Posted by jerrynyc
This would be a good opotunity to learn new skills if you were interested in doing that.
A fairly simple database structure could be used similar to this
Code:Member Table { ID - Number Name - String ShortBio - Long String } Publication Table { ID - Number MemberID - Number Type - enum Music or Article Description - Long String } Event Table { ID - Number MemberID - Number Type - enum Talk/Concert/etc Description - Long String }
You would then write a few pages that use PHP to extract the data from the database and display it in html format (i.e. the file would be mainly HTML with some bits of embedded PHP) and a few pages to allow the data in the tables to be edited.
The book I mentioned explains how to do all of this.
Ignoring PHP/MySql everything RockyShark says is good. In addition stop having all the links pop-up new windows. Anyone who has popups blocked may not be able to see the site and it is very annoying. If the user wants a new window they will create it otherwise show everything in the same window.
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Nov 7, 2003, 12:27 #7
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Thanks BenANFA for the info. As I have just learned html and css over the last 6 months or so, I'm not quite ready to jump into another language right away.
Jerry
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Nov 7, 2003, 17:04 #8
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Originally Posted by jerrynyc
I was going to suggest a flyout menu for your members, but then noticed about 35 of them - too many.
Try having a main navigation button/link that says something like "Members List" or "Members Bios" (Neither of those suggestions are perfect, but you get the idea) that links to a page with a bulleted list.
Code:<ul> <li>Member name 1</li> <li>Member name 2</li> <li>Member name 3</li> <li>Member name 4</li> </ul>
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