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GBX · 15-04-2008 09:11PM #1

Hey .. im considering doing some college course(s) in web design. Obviously, there are different types of programs/software/code one would need to learn to progress. Im curious to where would be a good starting point.
I know there are some courses that can be done online thru FAS and other colleges. But with there being so much im wondering if somebody could give me some points/input....

Thanks lads ...
GBX

tricky D · 16-04-2008 03:09PM

I suggest you spend bit of time having a go yourself before you get into doing courses. A lot of this stuff is easily self-taught and most of what you will learn will have to be self-taught anyway.

Use a text editor while you learn the nuts and bolts e.g. TextPad

http://www.w3schools.com/ wouldn't be bad place to start

Learn HTML (for general principles/overview only as html is outdated in favour of xhtml)
Learn XHTML - for content
Learn CSS - for layout

Try to keep content and layout separate

Use the validator tools at w3.org as you do the above to keep you disciplined.
http://validator.w3.org/ for html/xhtml
and
http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ for your css
use validate for direct input if you are saving the pages on your local machine

then graphics and their formats for websites, then some scripting, then whatever takes your fancy

hth
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heggie · 16-04-2008 03:36PM

dont forget it's not all about coding, look into design theory, eye patterns, typography, grid systems etc. There are many great resources, a good place to start would be www.alistapart.com and www.markboulton.co.uk

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