Archive for the ‘web design’ Category

Web Design Blog – HTML 5 Tag Changes

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Nick and James from the Creare Group explain the new tags of HTML 5 and the discontinued tags from HTML 4.

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How should I teach web design to students ? Use Dreamweaver or notepad ?

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

I’m an experienced freelance web designer and I’m going to start teaching web design at a small computer center. If I teach using Dreamweaver, I’m afraid the students will not bother to learn up HTML. But if I teach html and css coding with notepad, it seems to difficult or too tedious for beginners ?

Sometimes Dreamweaver will screw up – for example you make a selection in design view and it will grab part of a closing tag.

Because of this I like to work in split view. You should demonstrate this so they understand why it’s important to know the tags. Also demonstrate how copying text or code from a web page can lead to problems unless you paste into notepad first.

How should I teach web design to students ? Use Dreamweaver or notepad ?

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

I’m an experienced freelance web designer and I’m going to start teaching web design at a small computer center. If I teach using Dreamweaver, I’m afraid the students will not bother to learn up HTML. But if I teach html and css coding with notepad, it seems to difficult or too tedious for beginners ?

Sometimes Dreamweaver will screw up – for example you make a selection in design view and it will grab part of a closing tag.

Because of this I like to work in split view. You should demonstrate this so they understand why it’s important to know the tags. Also demonstrate how copying text or code from a web page can lead to problems unless you paste into notepad first.

Massive Web Design Tutorial in Photoshop (720p HD)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

I will be showing you how to create a simple web design in photoshop. There may be a second half to the tutorial on how to code this, but I am not sure yet.

I say a couple times that this video maybe be in many parts because it is such a long video, but I was able to bring it down to one big part.

Duration : 0:45:25

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How to showcase my portfolio, sell web design services and hosting?

Friday, February 26th, 2010

I´d like to put up a website to showcase my portfolio in design and programming, but I would also like to use the site to sell my skills and design and host web sites for customers. Does that make me a reseller? Is host reselling the option I should look for?
I would appreciate recommendations for which provider to sign up with, I need to publish sites using anything from Drupal to flat file html.

That depends.

Reseller account: Get this if your clients want access to their own control panel, have their own set of settings, and do this kind of stuff themselves.

Regular account: If your clients are mostly small business owners who aren’t technically inclined, you’ll probably be the one to do maintenance for them. In this case you won’t need a reseller account. A regular account would be better since it’s more affordable.

I recommend http://webspacehq.net/ — they offer both regular and reseller accounts. You get unlimited add-on domains, so even if you choose a regular account, you could add and configure your clients’ domains very easily for no extra charge.

How do people who are good at web design make money?

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

I really love web design and i’ve been trying to learn it for a few days only so far… so far i know html and css… but anyays im curious as to how people make money online from web design? any ideas would be helpful!

You could try network marketing. It allows you to work around your schedule, kids, school, etc.

Find something that peaks your interest. Perhaps make-up, clothing, accessories, shoes, health products, cleaning products, baskets, etc.

Just find something that you can get excited about and then go for it.

Beginners! Create a Website Here

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Free book on creating a website http://www.ThePerfectSiteGuide.com and check out my website http://www.2createawebsite.com

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How should I teach web design to students ? Use Dreamweaver or notepad ?

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

I’m an experienced freelance web designer and I’m going to start teaching web design at a small computer center. If I teach using Dreamweaver, I’m afraid the students will not bother to learn up HTML. But if I teach html and css coding with notepad, it seems to difficult or too tedious for beginners ?

Sometimes Dreamweaver will screw up – for example you make a selection in design view and it will grab part of a closing tag.

Because of this I like to work in split view. You should demonstrate this so they understand why it’s important to know the tags. Also demonstrate how copying text or code from a web page can lead to problems unless you paste into notepad first.

Web design

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Web design

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How important is the Maya software for web design?

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

I’m in Interactive Media, and I am going to learn Maya. I looked up the software online and it’s very expensive over $500.00.

I am going specifically for web design because I like designing and making pages. I need to know this because I want to know which software I will need to buy for homework and a future career. My school has a deal with Adobe for students. $237 for Flash, Dream Weaver, Fireworks and Contribute.

The Adobe Web Suite for students is an ideal package for you to purchase. The application bundled with it are used a great deal in the web design industry.

Other products are also available, but most don’t have the market share as the Adobe suite.

Maya is not used for web design, but is used to make 3D style graphics. Though 3D graphics are popular, they make up very little of the total number of images used in general web design.