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Looking really great Edou!!! Keep up the good work

Cheers, Bram

Thanks, I think I'll (at least) update the gallery tonight...
It's quite interesting to just write some code in Notepad and see a bit of a website appear.
Steep learning curve I have to say - but this can be very helpful :

www.w3schools.com/

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I wrote:

I think I'll (at least) update the gallery tonight...

That's done!

i just had a look at the gallery, if you get heaps of pictures, it will take ages to make new pages for each of them, so get a program like visual lightbox

see
marcogrilli.com.../2010.html

That's a good idea! Looks very nice on the page you linked...

Sorry edou, it's all coming up in Times New Roman for me ... also the black on grey on purple is very difficult to read - vistors could squint, turn up the brightness on the monitor ... or not bother

I'll do something about that.
Back to the "generic" font that looks best, I guess...

Hi Edo, what are you building with?.... CMS or hardcoded? (I'm a web designer!)

Could you elaborate? I really am an amateur with this.

Sure, sites like this one (tamiyabase) are CMS (Content Management System) which is an 'off-the-shelf' interface that uses code such as .PHP / CSS / XHTML. In it's basic form, it's a WYSIWYG where you identify elements to create assets (header banner graphics etc). You can select from default colours, fonts, grids etc. If you know how to implement code, you can alter the default setup so you can have your own preferred design (grid, fonts, colours...). Amends etc are usually managed by the system's 'dashboard' which is accessed via your web browser. I use www.create.net for some of my clients.

Not too far removed by running/maintaining a blog (www.blogger.com, www.wordpress.com)

A hard-coded site is one that has been designed, usually with software such as Photoshop, and then 'sliced-up' to be built/hand coded using HTML and CSS. Dynamic assets can also be created using jQuery (sliding banners etc). This form of setup would be hosted by your chosen service provider where you would manage it via File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Ideally you would have a 'test environment' to check the site before you upload to be viewed live.

CMS's are becoming ever more popular, but you still need a designer to make it look the business.. especially if you are looking to sell from it. 'Credibility' of the brand is paramount... and hense I'll stop before I ramble on about marketing strategies!

I'm really very interested to get a bit more knowledge about it all...
And I guess - no, it's not based on a CMS.
Wrote every line of it in Notepad, checked off line and then uploaded it via FTP.