HELP! Any experts in Coding? I have an Interesting Question...

[VideoNewbie]

Hey Guys,

I am in the market for hiring a programmer for my website..I already have a designer but i have 3 questions....(Basically i need to be sure what kind of programmer to hire and what files i would need from my designer to make it all work)

1.) For javascript action coding as seen on: http://www.toasteddigital.com/ what exactly do i need from my designer in order to make all of this work? I've heard that I should provide the following: "A layered source file in either, Photoshop (.PSD) or Illustrator (.AI) format with the dynamic elements (like hovers) somehow made obvious to us. Our suggestion: two versions of the file, one with all dynamic elements (like rollovers) hidden, and a matching one with these elements visible. " since I am not a programmer I have no idea what this actually means... If i am understanding correctly all i need are two stationary images? That would make sense for simple tab actions, but if you look at the animation in the center of the site above...there is a truck driving in & out of the house etc. how would something like that be achievable with two stationary images?

2.) please take a look at this site: http://catrabbit.com.au/blog/ if you click from tab to tab notice how the only part that refreshes is the background. the header stays stationary. I like this because it looks way more professional than a site like http://www.kimkardashian.com which reloads every time you click on a tab...is this javascript coding?

Lastly,

3.) this is really cool and something i've never seen before.... http://www.alexandregomes.com.br/ how would i achieve something similar in my header graphic? is this javascript?


Any & all help would be appreciated thanks!



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[Cromulent]

Hey Guys,

I am in the market for hiring a programmer for my website..I already have a designer but i have 3 questions....(Basically i need to be sure what kind of programmer to hire and what files i would need from my designer to make it all work)

1.) For javascript action coding as seen on: http://www.toasteddigital.com/ what exactly do i need from my designer in order to make all of this work? I've heard that I should provide the following: "A layered source file in either, Photoshop (.PSD) or Illustrator (.AI) format with the dynamic elements (like hovers) somehow made obvious to us. Our suggestion: two versions of the file, one with all dynamic elements (like rollovers) hidden, and a matching one with these elements visible. " since I am not a programmer I have no idea what this actually means... If i am understanding correctly all i need are two stationary images? That would make sense for simple tab actions, but if you look at the animation in the center of the site above...there is a truck driving in & out of the house etc. how would something like that be achievable with two stationary images?

That is nothing to do with programming and will be 100% supplied by your designer.

2.) please take a look at this site: http://catrabbit.com.au/blog/ if you click from tab to tab notice how the only part that refreshes is the background. the header stays stationary. I like this because it looks way more professional than a site like http://www.kimkardashian.com which reloads every time you click on a tab...is this javascript coding?

I've checked the first site in Chrome 8, Safari 5, Opera 11 and Firefox 3.6 and it refreshes the whole page in all of them. It happens fast but it certainly does happen.

But to answer your question, yes you can do that using Javascript.

Lastly,

3.) this is really cool and something i've never seen before.... http://www.alexandregomes.com.br/ how would i achieve something similar in my header graphic? is this javascript?


Any & all help would be appreciated thanks!

That is actually just nifty CSS as far as I can tell from a cursory glance at the source code.

 

[NikMac]

Hey Guys,

I am in the market for hiring a programmer for my website..I already have a designer but i have 3 questions....(Basically i need to be sure what kind of programmer to hire and what files i would need from my designer to make it all work)

1.) For javascript action coding as seen on: http://www.toasteddigital.com/ what exactly do i need from my designer in order to make all of this work? I've heard that I should provide the following: "A layered source file in either, Photoshop (.PSD) or Illustrator (.AI) format with the dynamic elements (like hovers) somehow made obvious to us. Our suggestion: two versions of the file, one with all dynamic elements (like rollovers) hidden, and a matching one with these elements visible. " since I am not a programmer I have no idea what this actually means... If i am understanding correctly all i need are two stationary images? That would make sense for simple tab actions, but if you look at the animation in the center of the site above...there is a truck driving in & out of the house etc. how would something like that be achievable with two stationary images?

Cromulent explained it pretty well... yes, this is something your designer should be capable of - give a description of what you want (maybe even a link to that website) and your designer should know what to do.

I love the quote, "A great programmer gives you what you want, not what you asked for."

 

[thejadedmonkey]

Cromulent explained it pretty well... yes, this is something your designer should be capable of - give a description of what you want (maybe even a link to that website) and your designer should know what to do.

I love the quote, "A great programmer gives you what you want, not what you asked for."

Yup yup yup! The best customer I ever had, said, "I want a site that looks retro", but gave me about 10 example jpgs. I was able to turn around, manipulate them heavily in photoshop, and gave her back a website with the correct look and feel, not because it was "retro", but because I understood the examples she gave me was what she wanted-ish.

tl;dr: Just show your designer the examples.