Good Web Design Programs

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by beunique, Dec 11, 2007.

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    Now a days website has become very common, who dosent have a webpage? If you’re thinking about spicing up your webpage or move your webpage off that blogging host, consider some of these web design programs that will make mastering the art of html a breeze.

    Dreamweaver MX

    This is probably the best web design tool. Dubbed as the “Swiss Army Knife” of web developers, Dreamweaver at first could be quite overwhelming. But with a little practice, you’ll wonder how you ever survived without it.

    If you’d like to learn a little bit about html, you can also split the work screen to show the WYSIWYG screen and the HTML encoding (what better way to learn than to see what the code actually looks like?). If html encoding is your kind of thing, you can ditch the WYSIWYG option altogether. And when you get really good at html, Dreamweaver offers a “code hinting”, which displays code options as you type, as well as “Snippets”, which is a panel that stores common pieces of html code that you always seem to need.

    Dreamweaver generally takes a lot of time to learn, but take heart, Padawan. It’s worth the training.

    Microsoft Frontpage 2003

    For those who love working with Microsoft Office’s tools (especially Word), this is the web design program for you.

    It’s easy-to-use interface makes it easier to access the editing features (unlike previous editions). Just like Dreamweaver, it splits the screen to show the html coding and the site’s lay-out. It also features CSS, which means stacking up layers an option. Its Coding Editor also has the Microsoft IntelliSense software, which presents possible choices for the code that you’re laying out.

    Although not offering as much eye candy as Dreamweaver, Frontpage is perfect for small business and school projects.

    Adobe GoLive 6.0

    If you swear by Adobe’s products, then this is a no-brainer for you. The format is just like any other Adobe program, so getting familiar with this software will be as easy as pie. It also integrates all the Adobe products in it—you’ll get to work closely with Photoshop, Illustrator, and LiveMotion. Which means you get to drag other Adobe files into GoLive. How sweet is that?

    But as with any other Adobe program, if you’re not familiar with most Adobe products, it needs a little time to get used to. It’s quite a heavyweight tool, and if you’re not serious about putting up that webpage, you might end up trading in this software for another.
     
    beunique, Dec 11, 2007 IP
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    twistedspikes Notable Member

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    Notepad2 + a graphics package

    Pretty much all you need to make a decent site.

    Maybe flash if your going down that route.
     
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    ronskit Greenhorn

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    dreamwaver rocks!!!
     
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    nicangeli Peon

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    Strange post, aggreed though, notepad++ is my choice and a decent graphics program. Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator or the Gimp are my choices.
     
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    Maxiorel Active Member

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    EDIT PLUS 2 .. its enough !
     
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    dreamweaver is great, but i would suggest using a CMS, such as blogger or wordpress and learn CSS ;()
    Frontpage is junk so dont bother, ( my opinion only )
     
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