 How Do I Learn Web Design?, Not coding, i can code well already but how to make it look good? |
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 Sep 12 2007, 09:31 AM
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Newbie [Level 3]  Group: Members Posts: 49 Joined: 12-September 07 Member No.: 49,838  |
Hi there I am also learning web design as I go along because I think that it is important for one to constantly upgrade.
To me a good web design is when people will respond "wow! thats cool" when they arrive @ the site. Furthermore, a good design also mean it is well structured and easy to navigate so that users will keep coming back just for the visual and navigating experience. Other than using the tools already mentioned by the other members, learning > CSS will really help in designing a good website. Feel free to feedback and comments, cheers! |
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 Oct 1 2007, 05:09 PM
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Newbie [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 1-October 07 Member No.: 50,944 |
QUOTE(truefusion @ Aug 15 2007, 02:31 PM)  Since the GIMP is more manual work than Photoshop (since Photoshop provides more convenience/automatic processes), if you can master the GIMP, you would practically be mastering Photoshop but being somewhat more experienced. The GIMP is not all that different than Photoshop. The GIMP, feature-wise, is very close to Photoshop 6, especially the development version of the GIMP. The main things that the GIMP is missing that Photoshop 6 has are adjustment layers, group layers and styles. The GIMP 2.4 will be very nice. The current development version of the GIMP has some very convenient features and better organized menus. hello dear sir please this is a bit of my story i am joshua from nigeria a young boy of 20 my quest into web desiging came just like a dream because here it baffles me that not 20 percent of our youths engages themselves into reasonable things on the internet so i developed this desire to be a computer guru so dear now here is my problem; since i have been developing myself no body cares to help tutor and give me guide lines and thats why i came here atleast to meet people that will help guide me. my worst problems are desiging with graphics i have try desiging with firworks but it dosent look proffessionalise when i finish so i am not happy becaus now all my friends are looking up to me hoping that i am a guru but frankly speaking i dont think they are rigth so i saw how you help in responding to peoples problems i decided to contact you i need advise on how to use dreamweaver and maximise its output , not to use the table stuff and it will be crashing it time i finish. i really thank you please the most inportant one is picture editing and css is there a special software for css because i have seen some site where css matters alot and have a special effects but for me i dont know anything in css but i am trying with dream weaver so i really need urgent help thenk you 
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Oct 1 2007, 07:34 PM
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Look around, what do you see? Incorrect. Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,117 Joined: 12-April 06 From: Essex, UK Member No.: 21,719 myCENT:12.06 |
Hi there!
Unfortunately i dont have or use Fireworks but what i would recommend is starting a topic asking for specific advice with fireworks as that way more people will see your message and reply to it. As for CSS its very useful and as said by many in this topic its something you should learn while learning web design, i have a couple links for you, the first is a google search for CSS tutorials: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=css+tutorial a good few links in that list And the second is a website which teaches you CSS, it has several examples, just click on the link you want to see, and you will see two boxes, the right one will be what the CSS makes the text look like and the left one will be the code used so you can change the code there and click the button to see what effect it has on the right box. Its a good place to experiment. the link is: http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_examples.asp For an editor try http://www.mpsoftware.dk/phpdesigner.php its an all round editor but you can edit CSS code and it highlights the code and so makes it easier for you to see whats right and whats wrong. If you get stuck just search the internet for what youre looking for, EG if you wanted to change the text colour but didnt know what the code was you could search for "CSS set font colour" I hope that helps, good luck, you just have to stick to your dream of being a computer guru, if you have motivation it wont be to hard. |
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Nov 7 2007, 08:41 PM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 16 Joined: 7-November 07 Member No.: 52,559 |
Photoshop is by far the best photo/graphic creator that is out on the market. If you are able to buy photoshop i would highly recommend it. It have ease of navigation and you can do nearly any kind of edit to photos or create graphics that you dream of. There are also tutorials out on the web that will provide you with great information. You are also able to create direct website with photoshop without knowing html or other programming languages.
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Nov 8 2007, 05:01 PM
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Privileged Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 650 Joined: 13-December 06 Member No.: 35,271 myCENT:18.81 |
Check: www.w3schools.com
BRILLANT SITE. It's where I learnt the majority of the stuff I know now. |
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Nov 8 2007, 09:21 PM
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Newbie [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: 3-October 07 Member No.: 51,028 |
you should get blue voda. thay are a great website builder and they have easy step by step instructions on how to build the site. it is free and informative.
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Nov 19 2007, 10:37 PM
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Member [Level 2] Group: Members Posts: 77 Joined: 11-November 07 From: London Member No.: 52,835 |
I'd second w3schools - it is an excellent resource, and you can be confident you're learning good habits. Also, just building sites seems to help a lot!
Pick one aspect of your site per week (such as typography, layout, use of images etc.) and just look at other sites in relation to that. There's too much to take in when you try to look at everything...plus that way, you start to develop your own preferences and style. |
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Nov 22 2007, 12:25 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 21-November 07 Member No.: 53,477 |
Easiest way to learn it watching the video tutorials at Lynda.com ... although it does cost, you can have a free week try without the need for paypal or credit card numbers... all you need is a valid email address.
You can learn just about any popular designing software out there  Hope this helped... 
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Nov 24 2007, 10:36 PM
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Advanced Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 126 Joined: 24-November 07 From: Wales(But I'm not a welsh farmer!) Member No.: 53,645 |
http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/basics.cfm
a really good site this guy know what hes talking about and has a lot of experience As he says on the site, a website needs to be Pleasant NOT smacking you in the face when it loads quick to load so image quality may have to be sacrificed and so on hope this helps and be sure to show us the results
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