I want to become a professional web designer.. So dear webmaster friends, please tell which courses/languages which i must study and time required for it? i have only little experience on webdesigning. Iam not busy now.
I would say, if I were to hire a front-end developer, this is what I would look for: Able to write valid xhtml/css Able to do some basic javascript Able to create a nice looking design mockup in photoshop / gimp / whatever, and code it (not using slice methods) Able to understand the flow of the design, and make some very user friendly features. But thats just me.
ill add to the list! Ive been doing web design/development for about 12 years. Photoshop is your friend Illustrator is your friend Dreamweaver could be your friend Notepad is your Friend Wordpress is huge, you may consider tackling that...
I suggest drupal over wordpress. I know wordpress isn't strictly blogs, but thats what its made for and I think thats what it should only be used for. Thats like using a dirtbike to tow a trailer, it can be done, but Its just not right
I know this is slightly off topic, but a good eye for design is a must, coding can be learned but you need an eye for design to begin with. Dee
i would like to suggest ..you use dream weaver and front page.. they would not disappoint you because times are gone when HTML and Java script was learn.... now you just know how to implement stuff and thats what will brighten your insight also, yes photo shop is necessary because there are no short cuts to learn photo shop,l so you must learn photoshop by on-line tutorials, or by just experimenting yourself.
What sort of webdesigner? As there are many genres. If you are looking to become an all in one web designer then you will need to learn HTML, PHP and CSS Learn how to make good and effective images using software such as photoshop Learn how to bridge between scripts such as WordPress Other more advanced codes such as C++ are optional
Learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, SEO and Photoshop to begin with. It'll take you a couple of years.
Wordpress can be used for a ton of stuff, i haven't played with drupal yet, but i have played with Joomla and magento.... Similar things, but for a basic static site meaning no ecommerce wordpress or joomla is nice, magento is overkill
Wordpress is at least 90% dynamic (generated according to data/parameters at runtime). E-commerce can be done with static or dynamic code. I occasionally build a static shop or sales site for a client, who is just selling one or two items on their site using paypal or something like that. A shopping cart though, definitely has to be dynamic. Sorry for the off-topic response, but that comment really left me
You must learning using dreamweaver,php,and photoshop.It's enough.If you had done,you can do anything about website
The language you should know for website designing are HTML, Xhtml, CSS, Javascript , Php . This could be enough for coding and designing part. Beside this You should also know some tools like Photoshop , Dreamweaver etc. Its not take much time.
In my understanding, a Web Designer is someone who does designs for the web. Therefore the most important thing is to be a creative designer and understand the current web trends as well as the basics of designing for the web (as opposed to catalogs of clothes or whatever). Also, have a good handle on one or more of the popular design softwares, like Photoshop. Some knowledge of HTML is a plus. A Web Developer, on the other hand, is someone who builds the site's server side scripting and does the HTML. This one will need a knowledge of a server side language (PHP/ASP), databases and the client side scripting (JavaScript, HTML, CSS). Technical knowledge of Photoshop or Gimp is a plus. Design skills not usually required. In my experience (as a full time Web Developer), there are very few jobs where you need to be both the designer and developer. It usually happens on tiny privately owned sites who hire freelancers, and the result often looks quite bad.
you can use photoshop, to design a layout. it is the most friendly tool to design a template. and then you can start coding your design using dreamweaver(if you know how to handle the Xhtml and css ). apart from this php and the wordpress are the next steps to be learnt.
first, learn basic HTML but only basic since I recommend you to use XHTML. Learn CSS, dreamweaver is the best tool you can use. Learn about SEO and cross browser coding, since you need to know each browser's bugs. After you master all of that, move on to Javascript, I recommend jQuery and a bit Adobe flash. Then select your more advanced programming language, You might choose between PHP, ASP.NET, JSP, etc Database is a must at this point. I recommend mySQL. Then you should try CMS, could be wordpress, joomla, phpbb, etc. Always remember one thing, GOOGLE will always be your best buddy whenever you need something.
I would learn to use Photoshop and Illustrator for creating graphics. As for learning to put it all together their are so many choices. But I would learn as much HTML/CSS as possible to help ease the transition to moving to a WYSIWYG editor like Dreamweaver or Expression. To get good at learning to design it will take a little while. Just remember we all sucked when we started.
Thank you my friends for replying. Is .java or .Net platform is best? How much time does it taken to learn php, mysql, javascript etc.?
I agree that wordpress is a great tool, but I don't really agree with it being a good learning tool for someone who wants to be become a web designer. A good web designer needs to learn how to build the elements that wordpress automates for you from scratch (being that you are interested in learning dynamic creation ie PHP, MySQL, ASP, etc). I would recommend getting Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and start reading up on XHTML/CSS. Get a good feel for how it works, test out some layouts in Dreamweaver, and then take what you've learned over to Notepad and try do it from scratch. Programs like Dreamweaver are vital, but if you are serious about this field, you need to be able to do it all on the fly. When you are comfortable with XHTML/CSS move onto some PHP and MySQL. Thats where things get fun Good Luck!