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Mihir · 04-06-2007, 07:06

Hi,

This is Mihir.I am new to Web Design.I am working as a Senior Quality Analyst.
But my personal interest is to learn Web Design.
I know html basics , DOM concepts , xml and vb script.Can you please guide me how to learn web Design and where can i get the good information.

regards,
Mihir

dataneger · 04-06-2007, 07:42

Hey mihir,

webdesign is kinda broad so if you want to learn , i say start with a good CMS like joomla -> joomla.org, and try editing the PHP and CSS from the template !
as soon as you understand that you can easily build standard websites !
then the fancy extra's come along like java and flash or ajax to make your website the best there is !

best is to just start and every time you cant figure out what to do just ask so you will learning and making atthe same time

lmclaney · 04-06-2007, 08:00

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Hey mihir,

webdesign is kinda broad so if you want to learn , i say start with a good CMS like joomla -> joomla.org, and try editing the PHP and CSS from the template !
as soon as you understand that you can easily build standard websites !
then the fancy extra's come along like java and flash or ajax to make your website the best there is !

best is to just start and every time you cant figure out what to do just ask so you will learning and making atthe same time

Ok that is crap advice. I dont know why you would tell someone to start by trying to use joomla, it takes a lot more effort to get a joomla site looking half decent.

If you want to get into web design then you need to learn about HTML and CSS, accessability, grid layouts, typography, and graphic design to make the front-end of the site.

For any server side stuff like contact forms, databases, content management you need to learn PHP and ASP. But to begin with you find using free scripts may help and for CMS just use a blog like wordpress.

Just google the terms I have highlighted in bold and you will find a lot of useful tutorials and guides. Theres a lot to learn and will take some time before you make great websites.

Mihir · 04-06-2007, 11:06

Hi Imclaney,

Thanks for your great suggestions.When i place Bold strings in Google i got lot more sites.But there i am not able to shortlist the sites.Can you please suggest me some of the good sites to learn more stuff on Web designing.

Thanks Datanegar,

I appreciate your quick response.This is my first post.i found this is the site where i can learn lot of useful stuff.

Regards,
Mihir.

dataneger · 11-06-2007, 08:51

well i think its better to start with one base system to begin working from , Lmclaney cleary thinks its better to start with frontend basics . both will do the job and lmclaneys way will be a better start for Good designing , but when you need a little faster results then my approach is better and faster to understand

freelanceCMS · 11-06-2007, 09:11

w3schools.com should help you in learning the basic tags etc that are involved with the various aspects of web design. I use this site frequently and the information isn't too overboard for a beginner.

Good luck with the web design

vannova · 13-06-2007, 01:44

i am agree with freelanceCMS. w3schools.com is a really informative site

cjgraphix · 18-06-2007, 21:12

Going with a CMS when you know nothing doesn't help you learn anything, except how to use a CMS as a crutch. Just my opinion though.

Read everything on A List Apart: A List Apart , and HTML and CSS Tutorials, References, and Articles | HTML Dog and you should be on your way to understand the how and why of web design and development. Once you know enough you can then make an educated decision about using a CMS. If you go the CMS road I would suggest Wordpress. I only use it for it's original purpose (BLOG) and it fits wonderfully into the sites I create.

indyaportal · 19-06-2007, 07:12

w3cschool is really helpful you. also, try to learn macromdia tools like photoshop, dreamweaver and flash.

Mihir · 25-06-2007, 12:17

I have gone through the HTML Dog.Its a informative and easily understandable site.Now I am able to understand the basics of Tags.
Thanks for your great help.

Mihir

jckpalmer · 27-06-2007, 21:33

I like the GOOGLE advice, to be honest people will find there own ways to learn what they want to learn there are too many niches in webdesign to give a shortlist.

You know what you want to learn, type it in Google first, if you cant find it then ask here...all we do if we don't know and answer is Cut and Paste...?

Good Luck Mihir

Any Specific questions while you on your quest give us a shout - AFTER you've googled.

J

savinoth · 28-06-2007, 07:29

To see some website company portfolio & their client list,how they design the layout like that,u got some idea about some.

bye

Mihir · 02-07-2007, 13:35

I have jsut familiar with Tables.But i didn't get the concept of "SPAN"
Can you please help me on this.

Mihir.

faisal186 · 03-08-2007, 13:28

w3schools.com

dcpweb · 03-08-2007, 20:44

I would recommend you use notepad or some other simple text based editor. Aviod using dreamweaver or frontpage, basically these appliacation are wirting code for you, using note pad will help you to learn the coding yourself which is important when you start coding more technical dynamic sites. I use the following technologies at present:

PHP 5 - programming language
Mysql Server - database application
Javascript - programming language
XML - structured file for storing cross platform data
AJAX - combination of Javascript and XML

I use Linux based hosting to run website applications.

regards

p shah - dcpweb.co.uk

Lotricthus · 04-08-2007, 02:15

HTML and CSS Tutorials, References, and Articles | HTML Dog

brendan hart · 04-08-2007, 04:59

Ok i think you should learn how to design using tables inside and out ok, once you have learnt to get sites working with tables you can swap to div/css

I learnt tables(which isnt much help for me now) but when i saw what i could do with div tags i knew exactly why i didnt need to use tables.

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Mihir Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4	New to Web Design Hi, This is Mihir.I am new to Web Design.I am working as a Senior Quality Analyst. But my personal interest is to learn Web Design. I know html basics , DOM concepts , xml and vb script.Can you please guide me how to learn web Design and where can i get the good information. regards, Mihir

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savinoth Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 24	HAi To see some website company portfolio & their client list,how they design the layout like that,u got some idea about some. bye

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04-06-2007, 07:42	#2 (permalink)
dataneger Seo-Elite Join Date: May 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 52	Hey mihir, webdesign is kinda broad so if you want to learn , i say start with a good CMS like joomla -> joomla.org, and try editing the PHP and CSS from the template ! as soon as you understand that you can easily build standard websites ! then the fancy extra's come along like java and flash or ajax to make your website the best there is ! best is to just start and every time you cant figure out what to do just ask so you will learning and making atthe same time

04-06-2007, 11:06	#4 (permalink)
Mihir Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4	Hi Imclaney, Thanks for your great suggestions.When i place Bold strings in Google i got lot more sites.But there i am not able to shortlist the sites.Can you please suggest me some of the good sites to learn more stuff on Web designing. Thanks Datanegar, I appreciate your quick response.This is my first post.i found this is the site where i can learn lot of useful stuff. Regards, Mihir.

11-06-2007, 08:51	#5 (permalink)
dataneger Seo-Elite Join Date: May 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 52	well i think its better to start with one base system to begin working from , Lmclaney cleary thinks its better to start with frontend basics . both will do the job and lmclaneys way will be a better start for Good designing , but when you need a little faster results then my approach is better and faster to understand

11-06-2007, 09:11	#6 (permalink)
freelanceCMS Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3	w3schools.com should help you in learning the basic tags etc that are involved with the various aspects of web design. I use this site frequently and the information isn't too overboard for a beginner. Good luck with the web design

18-06-2007, 21:12	#8 (permalink)
cjgraphix Website Developer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 453	Going with a CMS when you know nothing doesn't help you learn anything, except how to use a CMS as a crutch. Just my opinion though. Read everything on A List Apart: A List Apart , and HTML and CSS Tutorials, References, and Articles \| HTML Dog and you should be on your way to understand the how and why of web design and development. Once you know enough you can then make an educated decision about using a CMS. If you go the CMS road I would suggest Wordpress. I only use it for it's original purpose (BLOG) and it fits wonderfully into the sites I create.

19-06-2007, 07:12	#9 (permalink)
indyaportal Indyaportal Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: India Posts: 5	w3cschool is really helpful you. also, try to learn macromdia tools like photoshop, dreamweaver and flash.

27-06-2007, 21:33	#11 (permalink)
jckpalmer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 28	I like the GOOGLE advice, to be honest people will find there own ways to learn what they want to learn there are too many niches in webdesign to give a shortlist. You know what you want to learn, type it in Google first, if you cant find it then ask here...all we do if we don't know and answer is Cut and Paste...? Good Luck Mihir Any Specific questions while you on your quest give us a shout - AFTER you've googled. J

02-07-2007, 13:35	#13 (permalink)
Mihir Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4	I have jsut familiar with Tables.But i didn't get the concept of "SPAN" Can you please help me on this. Mihir.

03-08-2007, 13:28	#14 (permalink)
faisal186 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 29	w3schools.com

03-08-2007, 20:44	#15 (permalink)
dcpweb dcpweb Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London Posts: 53	I would recommend you use notepad or some other simple text based editor. Aviod using dreamweaver or frontpage, basically these appliacation are wirting code for you, using note pad will help you to learn the coding yourself which is important when you start coding more technical dynamic sites. I use the following technologies at present: PHP 5 - programming language Mysql Server - database application Javascript - programming language XML - structured file for storing cross platform data AJAX - combination of Javascript and XML I use Linux based hosting to run website applications. regards p shah - dcpweb.co.uk

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Lotricthus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 197	HTML and CSS Tutorials, References, and Articles \| HTML Dog

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brendan hart Invincisible Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 221	Ok i think you should learn how to design using tables inside and out ok, once you have learnt to get sites working with tables you can swap to div/css I learnt tables(which isnt much help for me now) but when i saw what i could do with div tags i knew exactly why i didnt need to use tables.

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