form design with preview

need help with design of forms with preview

[souleye]

i'm trying to design a page where people would select a business card design, enter info and preview it in the browser before submitting. what technology is being used? thanks.
souleye

[Filipe]

Hi souleye,

If the text is going to always be in the same position without variable sized logo, this can be easily implemented with tables and any scripting language (ASP, PHP, CGI, ColdFusion).

If we're dealing with advanced things, like Iprint does (with variable positioning, image sizes, colors, etc.) then I'd go with a scripting language, and image-generation extensions for that language. What tools do you currently have available to you?

[souleye]

hi, may i scratch my nose? lol. i'm a hardcore designer (meaning artistic side). i know a few programming languages, but to me having to program computers in order to design, spoils the fun. until recently, i thought php was derived from spinach! i use photoshop, illustrator, imageready... only then do i go to bbedit or pagespinner to streamline the code. very light armor to go into the web trenches. i just wanna set up a simple business card selection for people who don't wanna go the extra mile and pay money... choose layout, choose font, maybe clipart, though not in real time, send the form... whether ecommerce or traditional method. thank you for your input... just right here, you preview before you send.