In this section we will mainly be discussing the fundamentals of site building; the things you absolutely should know. Like how you best keep a project organised (and why), how to work with colour safely, or using hyperlinks. More articles will follow over time.
Structure: Get Organised
The basis for a well-built Freeway site —any site, actually— is this: 1) Structure, 2) Structure and 3) More structure. In other words, organisation is important. Organise your site properly from the very beginning, even if you’re just sketching ideas in your mind, on a piece of paper or on your computer…
Hyperlinking: Gallery Pages
Using HTML-files created by other applications (and it can be any HTML-file, it doesn’t have to be gallery pages) that you don’t want or need to redesign, is simply a question of using hyperlinks from a Freeway document or page. The following description can be set up on a Master page or an individual site page, as you like…
Colour-related issues
Use background colour to anti-alias text perfectly! This is a common problem: you create a bit of graphic text in Freeway and place it on a backdrop that has a defined colour…
Colophon
180 mph is a periodically published website and PDF magazine, created by Fred Kylander of Glimmerman Design. The purpose of 180 mph is to serve as an independent resource for users of the web desktop publishing software Freeway, by Softpress Systems Ltd. Neither 180 mph nor Glimmerman Design are affiliated or connected to Softpress Systems in any way. For official information about Freeway, please visit the Softpress web site.
180 mph is produced on an Apple G4, 17" Powerbook. The magazine is produced with Adobe InDesign 3, Illustrator 11 and Photoshop 8 (CS). The website is produced with Freeway Pro 3.5, SubEthaEdit 2 and Adobe Photoshop 8. Other hardware include a Canon EOS 300D and a Wacom Intuous tablet.
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