Web Design software?
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- ChrisKeegan
I really need to find an easy pick up and use web design package. I've just had a look at affordable web design software on the web including CMS and have no idea which one to go for. I mainly work in illustration and am not the worlds greatest at Wed design.
One with good user interface abilities and minimal need to do tons of html. Even one which has templates to play around with to help me get started.
- ideaist0
http://www.panic.com/coda/ + http://www.panic.com/transmit/ = Web Design "Suite"...
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- ideaist0
I've had buddies who stand by http://www.squarespace.com/, which has the CMS you mentioned...
- fadein110
use one of the free portfolio services - there are lots. filter design portfolios or something similar
- ChrisKeegan0
Thank will look at them.
Thanks Fabein11 but its not for a portfolio site.
Im looking in to having payment and downloads functions for example.
- genfour0
I use business catalyst. It's not the most intuitive though but it does work well with dreamweaver.
uhm honestly at least learn html/css
- vaxorcist0
If you're used to InDesign / Illustrator / Photoshop, and you're looking for similar software to make websites, you'll find almost all web designers / developers work VERY differently....
Dreamweaver is an attempt to make web design software that works sort of like InDesign, but turned out to be maddening for most real-world work, as websites that grow get lots of hidden complexity that the WYSIWYG collides violently with and makes a mess...
So... I'd either:
1. learn HTML/CSS, and find a CMS you can work with
or
2. at least design comps in Illy/Photoshop and find a trusted PSD->HTML/CSS shop that can make it work in a CMSNote that CMS's are very odd beasts if you're used to print, you may have to work from the capabilities of the CMS, then design, rather than make your design first and have programmers build the functions by hand at great cost....
- Nathan_Adams0
I hear using this gives you the most awesomest sites ever. All the pros use it.
http://www.angelfire.lycos.com/
- omg0
- ChrisKeegan0
Thanks all,
http://www.squarespace.com seems to look the most suitable for what i want to do.