What do you use to design your web pages?

[JJ]

I asked this question before, but I suspect that I worded it badly.

Its time to update my software, so I am wondering what others use to design
the 'look' of their web pages (i.e. prior to coding in visual studio).
I can't imagine many actually do it from scratch in Visual Studio....do
they?

Thanks,
JJ

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message
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I can't imagine many actually do it from scratch in Visual Studio....do
they?

I certainly do...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

[JJ]

I am used to a more 'graphical' method of design. Have you tried the
expression studio yet?
I am wondering how much of this will be built into the next version of
Visual Studio. Perhaps I should wait until thats released (which is when?)..

Thanks,
JJ

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"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message
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>I can't imagine many actually do it from scratch in Visual Studio....do
they?

I certainly do...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello JJ,

We use designers :) because they knows better how it should look like :)

I prefer to prototype in Web Expression (used dreamweaver before)

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[Mark Rae [MVP]]

"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message
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Have you tried the expression studio yet?

I haven't, unfortunately... It's on my to-do list... :-)
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ASP.NET MVP
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[Aidy]

Our designs are done by designers in Photoshop, but turning the resulting
flat image into working html is just done by us in Visual Studio.

"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message
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>I asked this question before, but I suspect that I worded it badly.

Its time to update my software, so I am wondering what others use to
design the 'look' of their web pages (i.e. prior to coding in visual
studio).
I can't imagine many actually do it from scratch in Visual Studio....do
they?

Thanks,
JJ

[JJ]

Thats the bit that I find is a real pain (i.e. from concept software to
visual studio).
JJ
"Aidy" <ai**@xxnoemailxx.comwrote in message
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Our designs are done by designers in Photoshop, but turning the resulting
flat image into working html is just done by us in Visual Studio.

"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message
news:e0**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>I asked this question before, but I suspect that I worded it badly.

Its time to update my software, so I am wondering what others use to
design the 'look' of their web pages (i.e. prior to coding in visual
studio).
I can't imagine many actually do it from scratch in Visual Studio....do
they?

Thanks,
JJ

[Aidy]

It is but when you do it often enough you get quite proficient in it. And
when your sites are just master page templates you only need to do the bulk
of it once.

"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message
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Thats the bit that I find is a real pain (i.e. from concept software to
visual studio).
JJ

[Mark Rae [MVP]]

"Aidy" <ai**@xxnoemailxx.comwrote in message
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And when your sites are just master page templates you only need to do the
bulk of it once.

Absolutely! I can't imagine doing an ASP.NET project without MasterPages
now... :-)
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

[John Timney \(MVP\)]

Yeah, I design graphically and then convert the design to master pages in
web developer express. Or if passed exisitng html its also uploaded to
express and converted to master pages.

That forms a template that is then given to visual studio devs to work with
if thats necessary.

Regards

John Timney (MVP)
http://www.johntimney.com
http://www.johntimney.com/blog
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"Aidy" <ai**@xxnoemailxx.comwrote in message
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>And when your sites are just master page templates you only need to do
the bulk of it once.

Absolutely! I can't imagine doing an ASP.NET project without MasterPages
now... :-)
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

[Juan T. Llibre]

re:
!I am used to a more 'graphical' method of design. Have you tried the
!expression studio yet?

To be precise, you don't need Expression Studio for designing web pages.
All you need for that is Expression Web.

Expression Studio includes tools for designing graphics and media.

See : http://www.microsoft.com/expression/


Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message news:e$**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>I am used to a more 'graphical' method of design. Have you tried the expression studio yet?
I am wondering how much of this will be built into the next version of Visual Studio. Perhaps I should wait until
thats released (which is when?)..

Thanks,
JJ

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <ma**@markNOSPAMrae.netwrote in message news:Oc**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message news:e0**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>I can't imagine many actually do it from scratch in Visual Studio....do they?

I certainly do...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

[JJ]

Do you need Expression Blend aswell then?
Thanks,
JJ
"Juan T. Llibre" <no***********@nowhere.comwrote in message
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re:
!I am used to a more 'graphical' method of design. Have you tried the
!expression studio yet?

To be precise, you don't need Expression Studio for designing web pages.
All you need for that is Expression Web.

Expression Studio includes tools for designing graphics and media.

See : http://www.microsoft.com/expression/


Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/
foros de asp.net, en español : http://asp.net.do/foros/
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"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message
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>>I am used to a more 'graphical' method of design. Have you tried the
expression studio yet?
I am wondering how much of this will be built into the next version of
Visual Studio. Perhaps I should wait until thats released (which is
when?)..

Thanks,
JJ

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <ma**@markNOSPAMrae.netwrote in message
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>>"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message
news:e0**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

I can't imagine many actually do it from scratch in Visual Studio....do
they?

I certainly do...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

[Juan T. Llibre]

re:
!Do you need Expression Blend as well then?

Only if you're creating cinematic user interfaces.


Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message news:uF**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

Do you need Expression Blend aswell then?
Thanks,
JJ
"Juan T. Llibre" <no***********@nowhere.comwrote in message news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>re:
!I am used to a more 'graphical' method of design. Have you tried the
!expression studio yet?

To be precise, you don't need Expression Studio for designing web pages.
All you need for that is Expression Web.

Expression Studio includes tools for designing graphics and media.

See : http://www.microsoft.com/expression/


Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/
foros de asp.net, en español : http://asp.net.do/foros/
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"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message news:e$**************@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>I am used to a more 'graphical' method of design. Have you tried the expression studio yet?
I am wondering how much of this will be built into the next version of Visual Studio. Perhaps I should wait until
thats released (which is when?)..

Thanks,
JJ

"Mark Rae [MVP]" <ma**@markNOSPAMrae.netwrote in message news:Oc**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message news:e0**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

I can't imagine many actually do it from scratch in Visual Studio....do they?

I certainly do...
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

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Hmm. I find a CSS template by a professional author that I like, and I
convert it into a MasterPage template (one or more masters). I'm a genius at
coding. I suck at website design. My advantage? At least I know it.
-- Peter
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"JJ" wrote:

I asked this question before, but I suspect that I worded it badly.

Its time to update my software, so I am wondering what others use to design
the 'look' of their web pages (i.e. prior to coding in visual studio).
I can't imagine many actually do it from scratch in Visual Studio....do
they?

Thanks,
JJ

[Jon Paal [MSMD]]

a template works very well...

http://www.csszengarden.com/

"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message news:e0**************@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>I asked this question before, but I suspect that I worded it badly.

Its time to update my software, so I am wondering what others use to design the 'look' of their web pages (i.e. prior to coding in
visual studio).
I can't imagine many actually do it from scratch in Visual Studio....do they?

Thanks,
JJ

[JJ]

nice site. Perhaps that the best way - let the designers do their thing.

JJ

"Jon Paal [MSMD]" <Jon[ nospam ]Paal @ everywhere dot comwrote in message
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>a template works very well...

http://www.csszengarden.com/

"JJ" <ab*@xyz.comwrote in message
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>>I asked this question before, but I suspect that I worded it badly.

Its time to update my software, so I am wondering what others use to
design the 'look' of their web pages (i.e. prior to coding in visual
studio).
I can't imagine many actually do it from scratch in Visual Studio....do
they?

Thanks,
JJ