OK, I'm lattyware and I'm new,

Ok. first up is my main site:
www.lattyware.com

Second are these two templates that I've done, Please comment.
www.lattyware.com/templates/template
www.lattyware.com/templates/template2

I'd also like to point out I'm 12.

Anyway, Please give Critticism and Compliments, Hopefully more of the latter!

[pat]

What i'd say mate, is have a look round the sites shown on these forums. Maybe copy the styles of some of them, experiment with scanning different textures. Use PSP instead of Flash for the graphics inside your animations. Look to evolving your skills through looking and trying other peoples styles until you develop your own style (don't pass off copied work as your own). Take inspiration, do tutorials, an at the age of 12 i'm sure you've got potential.

I myself wouldn't rate those sites, you need to break out of boundaries more. Sketch out ideas first, on paper.

Often, the more outlandish the design, the better it turns out.

i'm only 16 myself, but you'll be surprised how quickly you can improve. Read some books on graphic design, take your time looking at things around you. Use really strong visual stuff in your sites.

Hope that's ok mate.

Well, I don't use flash so I don't get your point on that.
But, Thanks - I'll think about what you've said

[pat]

sorry mate it was an attempt at sarcasm - the banner grafix in your templates look like they've been done in flash (not very good for grafix). I was suggesting using a better program like canvas, adobe photoshop, or macromedia fireworks mx.

Originally Posted by pat

sorry mate it was an attempt at sarcasm - the banner grafix in your templates look like they've been done in flash (not very good for grafix). I was suggesting using a better program like canvas, adobe photoshop, or macromedia fireworks mx.

Well, I use Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 at the moment.

[pat]

Originally Posted by lattyware

Well, I use Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 at the moment.

Well learn how to use it and learn how to try and take advice...¬_¬

[reli4nt]

Not bad, but you need to take it further. Don't stop there.

[beebolbod]

Stick your css stuff in an external file.

Keep developing what you've been at already and look around. There's a lot of very good links on this site - and plenty of lip.

Get rid of the gimmicks m8 (on your site). Nobody likes gimmicks anymore - but you weren't to know that.

You're at the beginning of a pretty nice learning curve so enjoy it young man.

You do have a long way to go, but bags of time to get there.

BTW, temlate 1 looks decent in a decent browser, but rubish in another browser, namely, IE! Open your eyes if you use IE, use Firefox!

[adras]

i think that it is crap.

[Stickman]

You're not alone.

[reli4nt]

Take a look at what's out there already and compare it to yours. See what sites catch your eye and what sites give you the impression that the company is professional and successful. Then look at what they have that you don't. That's where many of my designers started out.

[tomson]

Buy yourself a bike, go outside, enjoy being 12

You'll no doubt spend the next 40 or 50 years sat in front of a computer so why not postpone the inevitable for atleast a while longer. I know I would if I was 12.

[pat]

I was laughing at computer geeks when i was 12. =/

[Brown]

Originally Posted by pat

I was laughing at computer geeks when i was 12. =/

so only last week then?

[pat]

Calm down on the ageist front!!! 4 years actually :p where you disowned or something as a child?

Just to:

a)Make my posyt count go up, and:
b)Jump in and defend myself, like any other 12 year old would:

I do a lot of sport, squash, football (soccer - I'm English, so I acall it footbnall and you cal, it soccer) and cricket.

Originally Posted by Adam

BTW, temlate 1 looks decent in a decent browser, but rubish in another browser, namely, IE! Open your eyes if you use IE, use Firefox!

iIt's because of the menu, it uses css to make the menu loom how it does for people who ain't checked the code.

I know, becase it was in a mag I used to get hpw to malke that menu.

[dan]

Can we have a miss hit key, letter remover built in Oli? having some difficulty with this one