Web designing for dummies 2.0 . html,xhtml,css%$#?
July 29, 2010 by
Filed under web 2.0 design
I’d like to learn a little more about web programming. I’d like to be self taught and wanted some advice as to what books would set me on the right path. Websites, videos, any resource that I could possibly use would be great. Is formal schooling required??
How to Make a Webpage:
Full Web Building Tutorials: http://www.w3schools.com/
The Web Book (free): http://www.the-web-book.com/index.php
Beginner’s HTML Tutorial: http://www.htmlbasix.com/
How to Create a Webpage: http://www.make-a-web-site.com/
So You Want To Set Up Your First Site, Huh?: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/getting_started/article.php/3479561
http://www.w3schools.com/site/default.asp
How to Start / Create Your Own Website: The Beginner’s A-Z Guide: http://www.thesitewizard.com/gettingstarted/startwebsite.shtml
So, you want to make a Web Page!: http://www.pagetutor.com/html_tutor/index.html
Getting started with HTML: http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Guide/
Creating your first website – Part 1: Setting up your site and project files (Adobe CS3/4):
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/first_cs4_website_pt1.html
no formal schooling is not required, but effort and determination is. first just understand whats going on by trying some simple tags in html. then you have to learn the rules of the language and that you want to goto http://www.w3schools.com where you can learn all the tags and rules of use of the languages involved. then go to a great old site like webmonkey.com to learn some scripting and more in the more complex languages. and keeping reference manuals on hand is great and you should get them straight from the source. again the w3 for html and css and then netscape for javascript etc, this way when you need to get info fast you have it
You may contact a web designer live at website like definitivelab.com ,etc .
For startup, you should get website design for dummies. This may seem dumb, but although the book doesn’t get in depth, it does give you basic overviews on what is involved. And with this resource, you can find what you want to learn first, and what you’ll be most interested in. Relating to building websites, the current best is Macromedia (bought by Adobe) Dreamweaver. It is extremely pricey, but that is because its simply the best.
As stated before, a great way would also to look at the many sites, although having hard prints is great, since you can tab with stickies and highlight. Good Luck!
Interestingly enough, I’d recommend HTML / XHTML / CSS All in One for Dummies. I’m actually working on the second edition right now:
http://www.aharrisbooks.net/xfd
It’s an all-in-one book, which means it contains eight mini-books, each covering a different aspect of web development.
I teach only standards-compliant design, using free software. There’s no need to purchase anything else. Everything you need to become a professional web developer is in the book or on the CD-ROM.
We start with HTML and XHTML – Learn how to create a valid page which will serve as a solid foundation. The current edition focuses on XHTML (if you can do that you can do any variation) but I’ll be adding coverage of HTML 5 in the next edition.
CSS is really the heart of web design, so we have two mini-books focused on this technology. First you’ll learn how to use CSS to change the visual appearance of everything on your page – fonts, colors, sizes, images, and even bullet lists. Then another mini-book covers how to position elements with CSS to get modern page layouts without resorting to messy table-based layout schemes or relying on visual editors which usually produce brittle code.
These first three mini-books are all you really need to get started, but at some point you’ll want to make the jump to actual programming, and I’ve got a lot of help for you there. We describe the JavaScript language embedded into web browsers. I begin by teaching the basics of programming, and then I show you how to use JavaScript to enhance your pages and even add animation and other great effects.
As a web developer, eventually you’ll be asked to create pages that respond to forms, send emails, and work with databases. The PHP language is an ideal tool for these tasks, and it is the focus of its own mini-book.
Databases are increasingly important, so another mini-book describes the SQL language and the very popular MySQL database environment. I show you how to create databases that will stand up to real-world use and be flexible when your needs change.
The last mini-book is an overview of the real-life work of a web developer. I describe how to build larger sites, how to work with customers, and emerging trends including content management systems.
The book has earned five-star reviews on Amazon. Feel free to stop by my page to see all the examples, or to ask any questions. I’m happy to help.