Thread: self teaching website building

I'm trying to improve my website design and building skills so I can improve the sites that I maintain. I'm comfortable with HTML and want to go to a next level.

I know CSS is popular but not sites seems to be going flash. Can anyone recommend a layman's book or other instructional tool so I can learn more about CSS and flash?

Thanks.

Originally Posted by steve

I'm trying to improve my website design and building skills so I can improve the sites that I maintain. I'm comfortable with HTML and want to go to a next level.

I know CSS is popular but not sites seems to be going flash. Can anyone recommend a layman's book or other instructional tool so I can learn more about CSS and flash?

Thanks.

It won't help you with flash, but take a look a the W3 schools courses. They're online & free. (http://www.w3schools.com/)

You should learn and understand CSS first, since separating the style from the structure makes your pages much easier to update. Check out csszengarden.com for a nice example of how css can be used.

Flash should be compared to JavaScript and be seen as a way to provide rich interfaces (closer to desktop programs) and multimedia.

Originally Posted by alfborge

You should learn and understand CSS first, since separating the style from the structure makes your pages much easier to update. Check out csszengarden.com for a nice example of how css can be used.

Flash should be compared to JavaScript and be seen as a way to provide rich interfaces (closer to desktop programs) and multimedia.

I agree and have been using some CSS on the sites I've built, though admittedly I have much more to learn so I can utilize it as it should be used.