*Designing* your Website

[krongulus]

I'm sure this has been asked here before but I couldn't find a thread on it.

People often talking about having great ideas for their sites layout, but knowing enough about HTML to implement it.

...I've always had the opposite problem! I know how to code just fine, but figuring out the websites design/look/style/layout has always been the hardest part for me.

I know what I wanna talk about and share, but not how to 'present'/organize it. Anyone got any tips or resources?

[poesu]

I kinda have the same problem actually! I'm a fast-learner in terms of HTML/CSS, but I don't really know what I want to do with my site.

What helps me:

• Look at other people's sites. In case you don't know where to look, I have a big list of directories and aggregators (sorry for being a self-shill). It doesn't have to be the whole thing, just take bits and pieces you like, screenshot or write them down in a to-do list.
• Explore general art styles. Maybe art nouveau or minimalist or solarpunk or medieval or whatever, anything that catches your eye, and try messing around implementing something similar to a style you pick.
• Ask yourself, what kind of sites you like? What kind of features and looks? What do you NOT like about websites? Maybe you can do the opposite of that thing. I know I HATE rounded corners (specifically squircles) with passion, so I decided to make EVERYTHING on my site sharp, even the scrollbar! (Works on on Chromiums, just fyi).

It took me a year to finally have a more or less cohesive art style I like on my site. Don't rush yourself, it's a work in progress that you don't have to complete, let alone overnight or something!