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Sat Feb-07-04 10:46 PM
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Quick question for web designers: |
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I want some professional-looking buttons for my site. Any suggestions for sites that have them? I do google-searches, but so much crap comes up!
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:50 PM
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:54 PM
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But I barely know how to use it. I'm looking for some pre-made stuff. (Stock material) Buttons for: Email, Bookmark this page, Photos, Archives.
Here's my site. Look toward the bottom to see where I plan to put the buttons. (Note that I'm experimenting a bit down there.)
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:52 PM
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2. Great website tips at this site: |
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:56 PM
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Sat Feb-07-04 10:58 PM
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5. the best episode is the interview |
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I watched it during my physics class over the fall semester in 2002 and broke up laughing right in the middle of a lesson
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:08 PM
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I can recall it without even revisiting the site. :)
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:18 PM
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10. I can't find "The Interview" |
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:07 PM
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6. Be sure to click on the example web page. |
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It's at the end of the flash animation! Such a classic!
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:12 PM
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8. Thanks...I nearly missed that! |
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But I'm STILL looing for stock buttons!
My site is nothing like Strongbad's site.
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:17 PM
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9. don't know about custom buttons |
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but unless you could get them in a 'set' it would just dilute the overall 'look' of the site with competiting design elements.
my suggestion would be a simple navigation bar incorporating the colors and 'squiggle' graphic.
it could then be included on the sub-pages (would have to add a 'home' button), increasing the consistent look at function of the overall site...
my $.02, free of charge.
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:21 PM
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11. I agree, I am looking for a 'set' |
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I don't like complex-looking site with to much clutter. I pride myself on simple, functional design. I'm experimenting tonight with various buttons for the bottom of the front page. Ideally I want to find a set I can use.
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Sat Feb-07-04 11:30 PM
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12. "simple, functional design" |
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agreed 100%. context should not overpower content.
a thin, horizontal navigation bar, under the logo/banner of each page would really make it easiest on your users. (this is a cinch to create with photoshop/dreamweaver and you can have nice--but not flashy-- 'mouseover' effects very simply)
good luck! let me know if you want help.
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Sun Feb-08-04 03:50 AM
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I've designed one or two websites for a class, and spent hours looking for buttons. I can't remember any specific sites, but if you use google and put in something like buttons web or whatever, it will pull up mucho sites. Personally I would really like to learn to just make them on photoshop. I think they would have to be a certain size in imageready and seems not too difficult. But I've never actually made any. Yet, anyway. I have seen a bunch of freeware or software called buttonmaker, etc. But how nice to just do it, and then be able to get exact specs.
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