Web Page Design....

[whr2206]

ok, I would like to make my own website. What languages would I need to learn, in order to make a good-looking website....nothing too advanced, but no geocities thing..... I basicly just need to know where to start.....

[Hot Rod]

Start with good old fashioned HTML.

[aym]

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/ is a good place to start.

[DrZaius]

I second HTML Goodies, it's a great site for beginners. Here are some tips:

• Keep it simple. Avoid animated gifs, java, flash, etc. Basically all the stuff you'll find on an annoying GeoCities page.
• Use few colors and fonts. Try to make a color scheme of 2 or 3 colors and use it on all pages. Also, pick one one font (Arial, Times New Roman and Verdana are the most common) to use as well.
• The most important part of a site is content. The design comes second, so make sure you know what you want to show on your site before you start.
• Avoid WYSIWYG editors like FrontPage, the write horrible bloated code and you'll never learn real HTML that way. Use a good text editor like EditPad.

Hope that helps.

[Hot Rod]

I second that about the WYSIWYG editors. I'm old school....I write HTML using free and easy to use Notepad. I do however use Arachnophilia to spell check, beautify, and make sure I didn't miss any tags.

[whr2206]

alright, I'll take a look at that. How long do you think it will take to learn html???

[DrZaius]

To learn basic HTML only takes about a week, there aren't that many commands and you don't need many tools. You'll see that you never really stop learning, every day you find another tag or trick.

[whr2206]

ok, I got the server thing worked out also. My dads company has one, and he doesnt care if I put my site on it...so Ill do that....what software do I need to get, to make my page. I got paintshop pro, and I know you can use the notepad...anything else...

[Gintaras]

Arachnophilia

Advanced HTML for beginners

Color Chart