complicated ccs websites

[likwidmonster]

I was wondering how you make websites like this one. I understand that some can be made by wordpress and that they are vector.  See the hyperlink below http://www.ispoil.net/ (I know it's french) and http://www.ndesign-studio.com/

[shlumph]

You use images as backgrounds, ofcourse 

 

Being good with photoshop also helps.

[dbrimlow]

Seems like you've never been to the garden.

 

Here is a link to the site that showed us all years ago what can be done using CSS:

 

CSS Zen Garden

[likwidmonster]

I also have another question. How do you align the background image to be centered?

Thanks for all your help

Likwidmonster

[jlhaslip]

Place the background image on the div which is centred, not the body.

[likwidmonster]

Thank you so much!

Sorry but I have another question as well. How can I align a text box to center so it matches the background.

:) :) :) :) :)

[jlhaslip]

Depends on your code, exactly, but using

 div { margin: 0 auto; }

would be a good start.

[likwidmonster]

Is it possible to align a layer to center so that it matches up with the header? ???

[shlumph]

#wrap {
    width: 800px;
    margin: auto auto;
}

<div id="wrap">
    <div id="header"></div>
    <div id="content"></div>
</div>

[Derleek]

w3schools also has a very very good CSS tutorial that is a must