<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto" rel="stylesheet">

font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;

display: block

wane01:
look i would like to work with u can u drop ur number or info

phainix:
Hi AfricaNigerian, nice work you have up there, for your first trial you didn't do quite so bad, i'm sure a lot of people have said this but you need to work on your colour scheme, stick to one shade of red, and use different variations of the same shade so it doesn't look funny. You could also try asking your friends if they think your colours look nice because its always good to have extra eyes on something

"The <font> tag is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead. The <font> tag specifies the font face, font size, and color of text."
lots of the tags you used aren't supported by html5, so i'll advice you to go through tutorials that adhere to html5 standards check out https://www.w3schools.com

Furthermore Fonts are a very big issue in web design so please try to use good fonts check out [url]fonts.google.com[/url] for amazing free fonts, you can just use a cdn: by cdn i mean content delivery network and your site will look a lot better,

<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto" rel="stylesheet">

add this to the head tag and use this in css

font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;

Also instead of using <br/> to create new lines its better to set your css style as

display: block

this automatically makes it stay on a single line and any text or image after it has to start from the next line

There are lots of things for you change but most important of all is to get familiar with bootstrap. https://v4-alpha.getbootstrap.com/
Check out the tutorial it helps you build simple, beautiful and responsive sites, so you wouldn't have to build the desktop version and mobile version separately.

dhtml81:
I completely agree with Fribery. I started coding at around 14yrs, but as at 16, I doubt if I could create something as impressive as this (with/without CMS).
I see the makings of a great programmer at work here (some might be seeing css issues e.t.c but i see beyond that)

Hipsofagoddess:


Hi pls do you teach programming?

dhtml81:

No, i do not but you might find people that can help you on my platform - Nairaland.net

Fribery:
This is the first time i am seeing a dot cf domain name extension..

Stick with dot Coms.

i must also commend you for your effort..

at 16 i feel you should still be within the learning curve.. at this point you need to be learning learning learning and not delve too quick into the market.. start with alot of small projects. see how it pans out.. create a forum for your school/uni .. learn from there. its better to fall from a short tree than an iroko tree cus you might not survive it.

David in the bible had to conquer the lion n d bear b4 he faced goliath. Then he had a reason to beat his chest..

it takes 10000hrs to be a master at any field..

thats nothing less than 5yrs. putting in atleast five hours a day. unless you started programming since you where 11..

you are on the right path. Just keep learning at this point and dont loose focus on learning else you get burnt and give up easily..

Read Robert Greene - Mastery..

AfricaNigerian:
I'm really having problems in understanding how to design the topic pages but i'm trying my possible best to make the topic pages beautiful but i don't know the cool colours to make use of. any idea please?

DanielTheGeek:


First of all confirm whether you're color blind or not...

DanielTheGeek:


First of all confirm whether you're color blind or not...

Jenifa123:
that's rather harsh Daniel

dhtml81:

Hian, that is not fair at all my friend, you are supposed to be encouraging your younger ones!

DanielTheGeek:


First of all confirm whether you're color blind or not...

tatoxiza:
Learn Graphics Design

AfricaNigerian:
nice idea, thank you sir!

DanielTheGeek:
Your colors were contrasting each other....or shey na color blocking you do?

DanielTheGeek:
Please take me serious and take the test.

okwyee:
Now seriously, I want to help you.
You can do yourself a favor and learn to use one or 2 colors and in a more subtle way.
I doubt you have ever read about color theory or graphic design theory because basic knowledge of it should tell you that less is more.
dont use 2 contrasting colors, unless you want it to explode in your face, learn to use color compliments (of course youll understand this more if you read about color theory)

Learn to use white space well and alignment too. notice that those websites i showed you used mostly 1 color and white, thats what you should aim for.
Learn to use color shades a rough example is the image attached to this post, the backgrounds are just shades of the same colors of the pics i attached to where i quote Daniel above with the same text colors, notice how it becomes more readable and easy on the eyes?

Nice try though, keep it up, you'll get better at it. keep practicing.
If you're still finding trouble selecting colors, after reading up on color theory, head to color.adobe.com to choose colors and learn more.
Look at how other websites are designed for inspirations from them, I wont advice you get inspiration from nairaland.com tho

The next project you'll do, if you come up with a color blunder like this one, i will personally treat your fu-c-k up
cheers

hope this helps