Web Design
About Web Design
The goal for any web designer is to create a Website that fulfills a purpose.
When you start thinking about designing a web page, it is a good idea to draw it out. This will give you a plan to follow when you sit down at the computer and begin writing the programming. Your web page should have a purpose, and the design should support the purpose.
Take time to look at lots of web pages. What do you like about them? What don't you like about them? What did the designer do well and what, in your opinion, should they have done differently? It's helpful to find design elements of websites that you like and use them to fuel your creativity. Remember though, the goal is not to copy their design - but to use it as a starting point for your own design!
The History of the Internet and Web Design
Did you know that they Internet has been around longer than me?? It's hard to believe, but it's true! Web design, however, has been around for a significantly shorter time. To learn about the history of the Internet, including Web design, visit the website "Living Internet".
Writing the Code
Web pages are built using HyperText Markup Language (HTML). When web designers create web pages today, their code conforms to the rules for XHTML 1.0. The X stands for "Exact."
Before we learn to write XHTML code, we're going to work on learning the basics of HTML 4.0, the last version ofthat was created before the web design industry moved to XHTML as the standard markup language. You might find these resources useful as you start to write code: