Many people look back at their school days and say they were the best days of their life. They learned how to do things such as read and write. They learned how to draw, how the world developed and the people that made the world what it is today. They learned about religion, art, language and many other subjects.

For most people school was great, especially when looking back through rose tinted glasses.

For others school wasn’t so great. Especially when taking the step from junior school to senior school, or “big” school as it’s known in the UK.
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Ever heard this old saying? Sure you have.
I always take it a step further though, no risk, no nothing.

All great designers take risks, possibly you included. They try to push themselves to their limits and beyond. They test new ideas and quite often they win. Awards and praise and recognition. Sometimes they loose too but hey, you can’t win all the time.

But when was the last time that you took a risk in your web project?
No, I don’t mean that new javascript gallery you used or a sliding menu. I mean taking all the knowledge of design, technology, web and usability you have and coming up with a design that does not follow the standard. Navigation, just like on any bike racks for garage site across and content in the middle and maybe some extra navigation down the side. When was the last time you went beyond that?

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1. Don’t forget that websites are for their visitors

2. Don’t design only to please your client

3. Don’t create your HTML sites using Flash

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Last week we discussed what CSS actually is and what it does. We looked at some similarities between that and the way you create your print artwork and came to a conclusion that the principle between both is pretty much the same.

Our task for today then is to find out how does this code work. And just like last week I will try to find some similarities to design for print.

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