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: Are custom graphics/images a necessity for professional looking web design? I learned css snd html, thinking that making a site that looks good and professional would be a simple matter of basic

@Yeniel278

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I learned css snd html, thinking that making a site that looks good and professional would be a simple matter of basic layout and some fiddling with colours/text.

However on beginning the css portion of my site design, I've found that everything looks like a gradeschool web project or like it's from the 90's.

All of the color schemes i apply look awful- in fact solid colours in general dont look very professional. Then i go on professional sites and notice that alot of their graphics amnd div backgrounds are filled with custom gradients or other designs, not just a single solid color.

Can i make a professional looking site using just basic html and css, or will i need to design graphics as well?

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@Jessie844

There are lots of ways to create subtle or strong gradients and all kinds of effects like shadows in CSS alone. You can use images, of course. But you have to be aware of the browser support of the CSS tricks you're going to use. Try looking up some CSS3 online before resorting to images

You can use online tools as well to generate the effects you're after:

The ultimate CSS3 gradient generator (it even has support for IE!)

The CSS3 generator (this takes a bit of time to use, but it generates good code.

And this one is an all in one, simple to use effect generator :)

Hope some of that helps you out.

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