Making Free Layouts

I want to make some XHTML/CSS layouts for people so I can gain some practice, here's some recent stuff I've done:

Finished Layouts:

• WRYF Messenger
• File Bubble
• China Dragon

Unfinished Layouts:

• Life Wars - CSS styles are set to random, refresh for more styles
• My Personal Site

I'd like to do this because I feel I could learn a lot through practicing and I can also build up my portfolio for when I apply to university in the future along with my grades.

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AlexDS, I think that's a very noble gesture, and commendable. But may I make two suggestions?

1. XHTML1.1 shouldn't and mustn't be served as text/html. It'll cause a few problems with browser rendering. Suggest you use HTML4.01 Strict as your Doctype;

2. Dump the tables, unless you're presenting tabular data (which you're not). You can do everything with CSS to style your HTML layout.

I think I've been a little too scared to make the switch from tables for divs since I've used tables for so long lol, the idea of absolute positioning of divs to make collumns has always seemed less convenient to me although I know I'll end up making that jump eventually. Also I'm not really following you on XHTML not serving as text/html, could you explain that to me please?

Edit: Okay I just got what you meant by the text/html part, I've never actually looked at the doctype for my web pages, I tend to copy and paste the most recently used doctypes.

Alex... I felt exactly like you did less than 8 months ago. But I did it.. you can too!
Div's are so awesome. They basically do what tables do by holding all the goodies!

Go to the beginner's resources. There are some great starting tips there.
Moojoo has some great layout here No absolute positions anywhere!

Hey thanks, I glanced at it a bit and bookmarked it (wont be reading tonight, it's 1:39am now) I'll make sure too look at it when I get home tomorrow, that link might actually be what pushes me into full div dependent layouts.

Go on, you know you want to. I promise, you won't regret it. You'll have so much more freedom and won't be constricted by tables and their funny ways. You will also come to cherish those many moments of sheer bewilderment when IE decided to do something else. And the code will be so clean and pure that you wouldn't be afraid to show it to your girlfriend's parents.

*sigh*

Pete.

I've learned the hard way never to tell anyone you're in any way, shape or form that you're good at computers, they'll ask you to fix things and refuse to believe that there's more than one field in the world of computing.

hahaah isn't that the truth!!
If mine stops working, I break out into a cold sweat, then I get scared, then I get angry, then I call my computer guy! But some of my clients ask me for technical support! HUH?

Like the others mentioned, get on the Web Standards band-wagon!

This forum is a great place to start with knowledgeable members. This thread is a good place to start too Resources for learning how to use CSS for layout. moojoo's layouts are in there as well as a few others.

I've really been wanting to try a full div layout since its been posted, been doing lots of other stuff though, had to buy a new router (haven't set it up yet), go in to BSM to pay for driving lessons, help out my sister with some issues, family came around yesterday... well the list goes on but I really wanna get around to this when I have more than 10 minutes to myself. :P