Ian Swenson .com

This is the first part of an extended series I have planned to show you step-by-step how I made this site.  That means we’re going to talk HTML, CSS, Wordpress, PHP, Photoshop and more.  Of course this tutorial is going to be highly individualized since I’m very particular and it is, well, about my site.

Now, this doesn’t mean that I want you to wholesale rip off my design and use it on your own site.  But I hope that you could use this tutorial as a springboard for your own ideas and methods.

So, let’s get underway!

Does your web site look like this?

There are many reasons why this is a bad web site (which I found via Web Pages That Suck) including being out-dated, being hard to navigate, and having poor readability. But the biggest reason this web site sucks is that it’s ugly!

Chances are, your crappy web site is no where near as bad as the above. If it is…Yikes! Now there are many excuses why to stick with your crappy web site. Many people feel attached to it because “I made it. It’s mine.” But think how much happier you’d be if the web site you made looked great!

If you’re reading this via a feed, there are more pages on the web site. If you’re already on the web site, IGNORE THIS!