[23:06] kindofdistracted: hey [23:06] calmkelp: yo! [23:06] kindofdistracted: my friend is trying to learn web design [23:07] kindofdistracted: basic [23:07] kindofdistracted: can you direct her toward any particular helpful website and/or manual? [23:07] calmkelp: any book published by orielly is going to be good [23:08] calmkelp: as for websites [23:08] calmkelp: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/ used to be good [23:08] calmkelp: but that was back in the day that I really dug around there a lot
I had this blogger page for about a month and that ENTIRE month was spent trying to figure out how to do tables in CSS. I wanted to kill by the end of it. I think I would probably feel better about everything if I knew why CSS was so awesome. Because HTML works fine for me.
That's totally my problem! I took Multimedia Production in school, but it's all so out of date now. A billion years ago I learned HTML in notepad. Doesn't quite cut it now. Let me know if you find anything helpful!
It's ok Rachael! Web design is, essentially, a part of my major in college ("Interactive Multimedia" more specifically), and I still don't know any more than you do, lol. I'm starting to learn PHP, which if you can figure it out actually can serve the useful purpose of creating one easy to update layout that will change itself on multiple pages (among other things that I don't understand). I was recommended www.php.net, www.programmersheaven.net, and the book Sam's Teach Yourself PHP in 10 Minutes if you are interested. I still prefer HTML haha... even better, if you can find a copy of Macromedia's Dreamweaver software, then you can make an awesome looking webpage ( ;) jk jk) using as much or as little code as you want.
Oh! I will tell you the one thing that I've learned from my classes that contradicts what I previously used from the web design of a few years ago: "Don't use frames!!!" hahaha But tables are pretty much the best thing ever.
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[23:06] calmkelp: yo!
[23:06] kindofdistracted: my friend is trying to learn web design
[23:07] kindofdistracted: basic
[23:07] kindofdistracted: can you direct her toward any particular helpful website and/or manual?
[23:07] calmkelp: any book published by orielly is going to be good
[23:08] calmkelp: as for websites
[23:08] calmkelp: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/ used to be good
[23:08] calmkelp: but that was back in the day that I really dug around there a lot
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Oh! I will tell you the one thing that I've learned from my classes that contradicts what I previously used from the web design of a few years ago: "Don't use frames!!!" hahaha But tables are pretty much the best thing ever.
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