[Zerrosignal]

I am just starting my career in design and I've been wondering what is the best programming language for simple website design. So far as I know all I need to do is two little animated figures, an all yellow webpage, and a posting area for customers to record their thoughts and suggestions. I thought that HTML would handle it but I want to be sure

[lmclaney]

Ok well firstly your website sounds a bit weird, why would customers want to comment on to animated figures? What customers are you aiming to cater for with two animated figures? I think you need to explain more or you dont actually know what you want to achieve. Anyway for the animated figures your going to have to create your animation in Adobe Flash or with an Animated GIf, (but for good animations you wnat to use flash). For the actual website you will be creating that using HTML and CSS. If you want more advanced sites you need to learn PHP, ASP javascript etc. If I was you I would rethink your site as to me it sounds awful.

[Zerrosignal]

you miss understood, Customers comment on the Job the compay did for them the animated figures are just there though I suppose that was my fault for wording it odd anyway thank you for the advice. My employer wants a buisness site where he can advertise his window washing and paitning buisness the Animations are his little trademark Icon of a person holding a power washer hose.

[HB_Pencil]

Hi Zerro

to start off a website you really need to know HTML and CSS. The beauty of it is, all the answers are on the web, AND even if you know hardly anything about CSS you can still create something amazing!

for now i suggest you forget php js etc stick to html and css, get to know them, then get designing.

You will also need photoshop skills to create a nice design...about 4 years ago when i started out, i knew nothing of photoshop and web design. But i knew how to build pages [using dreaded DREAMWEAVER] they came out boxey and always square. The more i progressed, the more advanced and professional my sites started looking.

main things to know:
CSS
HTML
What a person is looking for when they are coming to your site

software to have:
Dreamweaver 8 [good for people starting out, and still used by pros today [it just loves to add it's own code every now and again]
Photoshop CS or CS2 [CS2 can slow your computer down depending on it's spec, but CS is as good as]

good luck mate

Gav