The Route To PSD To HTML

All website design projects start with a design. If you have not been living on Mars then you’d probably know that universally used designing software is Adobe Photoshop. The design that’s done by Photoshop is available in image formats be it JPEG, PNG, GIF, or whatever you prefer. It’s simply an image file. Now, a website is not an image file. It’s a combination of images and text mostly. Not that you can’t use an image as a web page, a lot of Flash sites are images-only. But a well-formatted site must have plenty of content in the form of text. How do we go about doing that with the PSD in hand?

Okay, the first and the most logical thing to do is to look for a designer who can do this. Unless of course you are absolutely empty and have zero budget you should go out and look for a guy who can do a PSD to HTML conversion. There are a lot of freelancing sites out there and you’d be surprised what you can get there. So try that option always.

If you must do the PSD to HTML conversion yourself there are a few softwares you need to have some working knowledge.  Two of the most important tools to know are- Photoshop and Dreamweaver. You’d need the first to deal with the images, and, the second to deal with the HTML side of things.  Now, we’d try here to give you step by step way to slice PSD into HTML, still t results would depend upon your individual ability with the software’s employed.

·        Slice the Images 

The very first step is to open Photoshop and slice the images. This is where you have to identify which part of te PSD you have to use as an image on yrou web page and which part will need to be converted into text. For example, header part is always an image. So you can slice that and name it header. Similarly you can slice other elements that you need as images

·        Arrange the Images First

It’s easier to start your web page coding with images in hand. This is when you have to start your Dreamweaver. Just select the right size and add images where you want them to be. This is when you’ll where is the content going and where the images must sit.

·        Add Navigation Menu

It’s prudent now to add navigation menu. Whether you use top naviation or side one you have to do it now, You can always use images as the background for your menu links. Adding menu at this stage gives a structure to your page and you’ll start to see a shape coming.

·        HTML Code The text Content

Now, you’ll have to arrange the text content on the page. You can use the formatting features available in Dreamweaver to choose fonts, sizes and other attributes.

·        Add Other Pages

Use the exact same process to design other pages of the site. Now, once you have done one page it get’s easier to do another one.

·        Hyperlink Content And Pages

Now you have all the pages done to HTML, it’s time to add hyperlinks to join all the pages to make it a web site. This is when you link your navigation to t rest of the pages.

Hopefully, by following the above you’d have done a decent PSD to HTML conversion. Practice makes a man perfect so doing it more often will definitely make you a better designer.

Victor Solovey is a recognized name in design circles in his local area. He is crazy about producing brilliant sites in quick time. Victor can be contacted to do psd to css conversions quickly.