A good method of navigation is frames . This is a term for providing a static pane or series of panes on your page that allow you to navigate a main page. Look at your editing program s help files for information on how to do these, but keep in mind that while they are a good navigation tool, they can slow down a connection significantly, and many people's browsers won t support them. Tables are also a good tool for layout, again, check your tutorials for how to do these. If you do take this option, try not to make them too complex, mainly because you'll confuse yourself and your HTML editor, but also because some browsers won't support them in the same way that others will.
Simple stuff is usually OK, but they'll have trouble with complex stuff.
Trends in graphic design and architecture recently have been towards simple, clean lines, which is a bit of a boon for the budding web designer. Make it straight, make it sparse, and you're on to a winner. I've whipped up a nice simple menu for our ferret site here , give it a look over. Again, we'll look into images next month. We ve got a site plan and a layout.