First of all, I love the designs on these websites by Image Werks Design. The http://www.mwib.org/ site has a Paypal link to make donations. The page that appears looks almost like a bank check to make payments. Is this a template that is included with a Paypal account or do you design the template yourself ?
Thanks,
Brent
Thanks for the props.
I used the standard layout that Paypal provides and changed the header to just include the name of the organization.
Paypal just changed their look and I think this "check" look is part of that.
Carl...
Imagwerks Design
Thanks for the info Carl. I think your http://www.kazooskafe.net site is nice too. Was it created in Dreamweaver or similar?
I start in Illustrator, slice them up in Image Ready and then hand code them in Dreamweaver. I don't use the actual Dreamweaver tools, but use it more as a previewing and editing platform.
Thanks. Dreamweaver works well for me but I'm trying to settle on a graphics program that I can use to get that unique look. I'm not a graphics artist so the learning curve to create nice contours, etc. is a bit of a challenge for me. I'm considering Coreldarw X3.
I taught myself design in CorelDraw, all the way back to version 4. CorelDraw is easier to learn than Illustrator. The only reason I switched is because CorelDraw is not supported on a Mac anymore and I moved platforms when I started my design business. I still use CorelDraw on my PC when I need to do more complex node work, as the node editing tools in CorelDraw are superior to the Illustrator setup. Overall, I like both programs, but would love it if Corel would introduce a Dual-Core supported Mac version.
I will say that the PDF and Color Management in the Adobe products is better than in Corel. I also like that the tracing utilities are directly in Illustrator and not a separate program as they are in the CDX3 Package.