Web Design: How To Get Started (Steven Snell)
Oct 16, 2010
Web design is in high demand along with the rise of internet. Becoming a web designer can be a lucrative profession if you are a creative person who enjoys graphic design. This short article will guide you in the basic steps of learning web design. This article is also useful for people who want to build their websites from scratch.
Many professionals in this field choose Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Dreamweaver to help them in designing websites. However, this software is quite costly and as beginners you might not be able to afford it yet. You can choose to use lower cost or even free software to create your first web designs. Open source software such as GIMP is an excellent alternative for paid image editor software. To write the coding for your website, you only need a text editor, such as Notepad, and some major browsers to see the result.
You need to be familiar with HTML or HyperText Markup Language. This is the most basic language for all websites on the internet. You should know how to create a web page, insert links, objects, headers, text, images, and everything else. You can develop a very basic website using only HTML. There are many sites on the internet that provides information about basic HTML code.
The next step in the process is to learn about CSS. CSS or Cascading Style Sheet is widely used to create the formatting and display aspect of the website. This language is used so that web masters can separate the content aspect of the page with the display and manipulate them separately.
It is very easy to learn CSS. Like HTML, there are many online sources to learn about this aspect of web design. Most major browsers support CSS. However, designers might need to incorporate some hacks to ensure the browsers interpret the coding correctly.
Websites without images look dull and boring. To create or edit images, you may consider GIMP, a free open source image editing software. Some people are confused with how to use this program. Picasa, and online picture editing such as Picnic, are other ways to edit images for your websites.
As you can see, learning web design is very simple and you can even use free software to create your own website. You only need to know about CSS, basic image editing, and HTML. Then as you progress, you need to be familiar with AJAX, PHP, Javascript, and various other things in this field. You never stop learning when you become a web designer because the internet is continuously evolving.
About the AuthorWant to Learn Web Design? Vandelay Design has put together a collection of tutorials that will teach you all of the basics. See Learn Web Design: Educational Resources for Beginners..