learning HTML/web design
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- youngdesigner
If someone wanted to learn HTML and web design for the first time, what sites or resource would you direct them to?
- prophetone0
yup, get yer tools, roll up your sleeves and Google as required.
- aaux0
Start with design. HTML is easy once you know what you want it to look like.
- youngdesigner0
What tools do I need?
- i_was0
you need an IDE
- jtb260
All you need to get started is a decent text editor. Everyone here will have some kind of opinion on the subject of what is best. For OSX I like TextMate. It's barebones and simple, which is what you want when your first getting started.
The only other thing you really need to get started is a browser. Chrome is good - it comes with a decent set of developer tools (mostly you'll be interested in the inspect element function. If you prefer firefox, I'd install the Firebug extension.
There are a ton of resources.
+ Lynda.com - requires a subscription but the classes are pretty good. I recommend the Creating and Editing Custom Themes (has a good html/css primer. This is good too: http://www.lynda.com/HTML-tutori…+ w3schools.com - this is a pretty good resource too. All the html and css knowledge you need is in here. Also free.
- sine0
it's been years since i first learned html/css, but http://www.alistapart.com/ is a good resource.
- webazoot0
I'd start with an old copy of dreamweaver and a combination of the example sites that come with it along with the help/tutorials it has and some of the sites listed here, (www.smashingmagazine.com has a lot of links to online tutorials too.) should get you started.
- ESKEMA0
This book is nice for learning the very basics of HTML & CSS
more about it:
http://www.htmlandcssbook.com/
- benfal990
thanks ESKEMA!
that looks like a really good book- orderedbenfal99
- I got it too, thanks. Book is awesome
Ironmonkey