Making something in Artisteer that isn't crap.

Whenever I see a site that was made in Artisteer it always looks like some generic piece of junk. Sure its fun to just slap the 'Suggest' over and over again until you find something that seems passable. But putting a little time and effort into it can yield great results.

In this video I go through the steps of making a nice header graphic and customizing the Artisteer wordpress layout to fit perfectly with it. It may not be the best thing since sliced bread, but its better than a gaudy rising sun header with swirly things, and a business woman who appears to have been pasted there with scissors and glue.

Caution: This video ended up being a sped up version of one that was originally much much longer and I did not take out the zooms so beware of slight motion sickness. This was my first time with Camtasia, gimmie a break.

Also, no sound because apparently my taste in music kind of sucks.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• artisteer
• how to
• romance
• love
• hearts
• website
• design
• wordpress
• theme
• generator
• custom
• graphics
• designer
• header
• red
• couple

[Channah3000]

I've made one for blogger. and now it's fucked up o.O Everywhere stays TRIAL TRAIL

[FrillyPinkMonster]

@Channah3000 If you are seeing the trial watermark then that means you are using a trial version of artisteer which is pretty much useless. The actual software costs around $50 to $100 and comes with lots of great features and no watermark.

[bebofavideo]

how did you know the dimension of the header ? ..

[FrillyPinkMonster]

@bebofavideo If you check in the header tab it gives you the option to make the header any size you like. This also affects the width of the template itself. When you use a custom image for the header you are given an option to change the size of the template to fit the header. Usually most of my Artisteer headers are 900x350, however you can use any size you like.

[wasblindnowsee]

just wish it had words and you walked us through it. the design and colors are great!  Do you design websites?

[DirkME1022]

Good job ;-)

[HOMEnHIGH]

@FrillyPinkMonster ..im way to high for all that..web builders all the way...bish bosh job done...cash in hand

[FrillyPinkMonster]

@shufx I agree, anyone even considering entering the world of web design should learn at least the basics of HTML and CSS, as well as how to work with Photoshop or some other graphics software. Site builders are fun, but nothing compares to a well designed and well coded website that is unique and all your own.

[shufx]

@DonRJave All I'm saying is don't call yourself a designer when you haven't designed anything at all. There's a lot of computer geeks running around calling themselves "web designers" when all they are is a bunch of Half Ass Mountain Boys that don't know shit and call themselves professional web designers. Need a website done now? Plenty of online sitebuilders that do the same thing without having to download software. Not showing off son! Just telling it like it is.

[DonRJave]

@shufx Well i need my website done now.. not in 5 years im sure there are somethings u dont know and somepoint u have to start for us noobs this is a great starting point so if u can design a website good for u.. but stfu show off!!!