Question:
What are the steps to learning web design?
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2013-01-11 19:47:39 UTC
How and where can I learn it. Does it have to be in some type of order? I would like to build a type of social networking site. Nothing huge. I don't even know where to get started. I understand that I need to design the site first using Dreamweaver or something like that. but what about programming it to do what I want? How do I go about that? How do I tie the design in with the programming? I'm a beginner so I understand its something that will take time to learn. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.
Six answers:
Shim
2013-01-11 19:56:53 UTC
1. Learn web designing through basic stepsWebsite designing has become very easy task nowadays and it can be learnt veryeasily also. They have standardized guidelines which help the users to design the websiteaccording to their preferences. If you’re planning to design with the help of HTML, thereare few steps which you need to follow to create a new web page. Here are few stepswhich might guide you in creating your first web page.Step 1: Deciding upon the theme for your websiteWeb is a whole new world which has anything and everything you want to know aboutand even simplest thing can be found while you browse the internet. So, it is importantto decide on content you want to develop for your site and have a rough sketch on howyou want your website to look. It is wise to develop a content which will interest manyusers and with that as a base, try developing your site.Step 2: Learning and Using HTML toolIt is to very simple to learn and use HTML while designing a website. However manyprefer creating a website without the knowledge of HTML but it will be even more easierif you design your website with knowledge of basic HTML codes.HTML usually hasopening tag < > and closing tag . Here are few basic HTML Tags — The HTML tagThis should be the first tag on your page. The closing tag should be the last.These tell the browser they are working with an HTML document. — The head tagThe head tag goes right after the HTML tag. The only thing that you need in it is the titletag. After youve included your title, use the closing tag. — The title tag <br /><br /> <br /><br />2. This tag gives your page a title. The closing tag is required. — The body tag

— The paragraph markerThis tag separates groups of text with an extra space. The

closing tag is requiredfor valid XHTML. — The heading markerThis tag creates headings of various sizes. Replace the #-sign with a number, 1-6. The closing tag is always required.
— The horizontal rule tagThis draws a line across the screen. You can change the length by adding the widthattribute. e.g.
There is no closing tag.
— The break tagIf you want a line to end and the text to start again on the next line, use this tag. There isno closing tag. — The bold tagUse this tag to make text bold. The closing tag is required. — The italics tagUse this tag to italicize text. The closing tag is required.



Step 3: Hosting your web pageMany sites are available on which you can host your page and most of these are free.



Step 4: Popularizing your siteYou need draw attention for your site from people and that can be done by many wayssuch forwarding details about your new web page to your friends through email, placingan ad, link exchanges or just casually telling your friends when you meet up with them.Source: Web design UAE
2016-02-25 01:55:19 UTC
It depends on what you want to do. I worked as a web-master in the 90's and did everything from db programming, Photoshop work, to laying out content using HTML. Now, the trade is a lot more complex.... People specialize in web-programming, db-programming, digital art, and server maintenance. I'd learn how stuff works first, then you'll be able to master any CMS solution in a matter of minutes, and even design your own. 1)learn HTML / CSS 2)learn PHP/MySQL PHP will be the best solution for you and your clients. Simply put PHP is open-source and free. You can set your clients up with CMS solutions like Joomla and not force them to spend lots of $$$$ on proprietary technologies. You will be at a crossroads here, because it will be virtually impossible to be a great digital artist and developer. You will not be able to compete with companies that hire dedicated programmers and artists. If you have a given talent for art go the photoshop route. Otherwise, anyone can learn to program, some people are just better than others... There are always starving artists in college that have great talent and will do work from anywhere from cheap to free (just to get work published). Of course there are people that make a living off selling cheap web-sites to mom and pop businesses that know nothing about what they're getting, but they do not make much money. From my experience you really need to know a lot more than how to set up a CMS system.
GuyOnEarth
2013-01-11 20:22:44 UTC
Start at the beginning. You can't build a social networking site from scratch without years of programming experience. There's a huge amount of backend programming involved on a project like that which has nothing to do with web design. Most of these projects are done by teams of people who each work within a specialty, interface design, progamming, database, etc. You need to start by learning the basics of HTML and CSS so you can understand how a page is laid out and how structure and content work, before you can start planning what to do with it. Assuming you had a design laid out, then you have to identify what each control or element does and flow chart it so you can design how your interface actually works. Then you have to figure out how to program it all and debug it. Good luck.



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Rayray S
2013-01-11 20:16:54 UTC
Learning how to build websites isn't something you learn overnight. What you want to do will take a lot of time -- even though it might seem small -- so your best bet as a beginner is to learn HTML. That's the basics of the computer programming language.



There's a site called Code Academy that teaches you HTML and CSS and that will help you build into what you're looking for. It's free and honestly really fun. I love earning badges. :D



Go to Code Academy, take a few interactive lessons, and soon you'll be able to create websites. Good luck!
Thomas R
2013-01-11 20:20:57 UTC
Goto www.youtube.com and ask the same question in the search box
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2013-01-12 15:10:41 UTC
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