how does a newby begin?

[zoran]

Im a graphic designer knowing print very well but i want to begin with webdesign and i have no idea of html knowledge nor CSS. What is the best way to begin? Can i learn directly CSS or must i before it learn HTML?
Are there any video tutorials for learning all this?

[grazie1]

Originally Posted by zoran

Im a graphic designer knowing print very well but i want to begin with webdesign and i have no idea of html knowledge nor CSS. What is the best way to begin? Can i learn directly CSS or must i before it learn HTML?
Are there any video tutorials for learning all this?

In my opinion, you should start to learn first on the basic HTML coding.. why? because it is better to learn CSS if you already have a background of HTML.. I'm not sure there's a free video tutorials about CSS and HTML, but there's a lot of tutorials here on the net 'bout this stuffs.. You just have to read and follow it..

[Yowser]

You would need to learn HTML since CSS is only intended to enhance an HTML document with more flexibility in layout, fonts, mouseovers, etc. I am sure you can find video tutorials but I started with basic HTML books like "Idiots Guide to Web Design" and some online articles.

Of course, you have a forum to present any questions you might have. As far as the staff goes, we don't believe there is such a thing as a stupid question around here so ask away, lol!

[jwebmaster]

Hello,
Css and HTML are like brothers. For me, first you should learn HTML, then CSS, then both, try to start with something simple, like a form in html, play with the tags h1, make tables, play with the fonts, then >> start with Css.. Is my opinion..

[Ar3d]

well, in learning a specific level your must first learned all the basic before you go to much higher level or any form of field. how you understand thus all if you escape from what it came.. i hope you get my point..cheers

[zoran]

Originally Posted by Ar3d

how you understand thus all if you escape from what it came.. i hope you get my point..cheers

No sorry i didnt quite catch your drift!

[dani190]

try learning from a book, i learnt over the course of a year or 2 just from practice and from books and such

[pulkit]

you should learn HTML first, as many others have said before me, then you should start looking at the page sources of some of the web pages that you like and look at their way of designing web pages, you will then probably stumble upon CSS as most modern websites use it today.

Also, i would advise you to get a program like dreamweaver, so that you can design your pages and then look at their syntax. That's how i started anyway. =)

[Nigel Lew]

I suppose it depends on how you learn things the easiest. eg: visual, reading, or hands on...

I would suggest maybe W3Schools Online Web Tutorials
its a bit dry but you learn how to do things correctly.

Learn the framework of html and then pay more attention to the xhtml 1.0 spec and up.... along with CSS. While you can accomplish what you need for the most part with html you can't do anything fun with it.

One way to expediate the learning process is to acquire dreamweaver from Adobe. It lets you drop stuff into a document in design view, but you can look at the source code created as well. It helps to see what code actually does to the layout.

And please keep in mind, when you develop stuff, make sure it is "standards compliant" It separates the men from the mice. You can read about that from the link above as well.

I am a bit of an idiot when it comes to math looking stuff. Hence, I require lynda.com these vidoes are top notch and spoon feed you step by step how to do stuff. They are brilliant.

I will add some links that have helped my greatly, but keep in mind, the less and cleanest code you have the better


Check out these templates Open Source Web Design - Download free web design templates. they are all free, open source templates and beautifully coded with xhtml and css. Start reverse engineering here.

Here are some links on css matters that are totally amazing.
css Zen Garden: The Beauty in CSS Design
A List Apart: A List Apart
SiteProNews: The 10 Best Resources for CSS (archived list)

that should keep you busy for a sec, if you have any questions feel free to ask. There are more than a few code monkeys running around this place, you just have to bop em on the head to wake them up lol....

hope that helps
Nigel

Edit: oh yeah, code editors. Dreamweaver again will do this but in the meantime, or otherwise I use this for editing most code ornj.net see Araneae

that quick web photo gallery is quite cool as well and a good thing to change the appearance of when you are learning.

[ajstocco]

Css, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator & Flash VIDEO Tutorials at Lynda .com. It's the best resource I've found. The unlimited monthly plan is a steal!

[Geoserv]

As Nigel said, I always recommend downloading any template that is valid CSS and HTML and studying what each line of code does, and how you can change it.

I am more of a hands on learner so thats how I learned.

Geoserv.

[erikko]

In my own experience, i first learned HTML way back in my school days then i learned CSS and Flash by just downloading samples from the net and studying every code. If ever i got questions about it, i try to seek help from my programmer friends to explain or just a resource from the net will do

[shyampc]

I suggest that using Dreamweaver will be the easiest way to start learning and designing/ creating web pages.

[sheena]

You need to learn first the basic of HTML and the basic understanding of web development and design.

[jessclarke]

Definately try and learn HTML first.As this is like your main structure of your website then css makes it all look pretty.Lynda.com do some excellant tutorials on css html and infact most subjects to do with web development.Ive found these so much more effective than reading a book they get straight to the point.

[zoran]

guys is anyone of you in here a full time graphic/web designer? or are you all (mostly) web developers?