Comments on: Website Design Questions?? Precise answers No links. Even if you know one answer dont worry about the others..?

By: Emiko Borom

Emiko Borom — Mon, 17 May 2010 02:11:56 +0000

Wow, this is awesome guys, can I get more info about Flash, web design, or programming in general? I am a beginner at those things, so any help will be greatly appreciated.

By: Yoga Exercise Mat

Yoga Exercise Mat — Sun, 02 May 2010 07:14:48 +0000

Hello, I just joined and I am going to catch up by reading for a while. I hope I can join in soon. Commercial Meat Grinder

By: John F

John F — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:48:38 +0000

1. Dreamweaver – pretty spendy. Notepad – free!

2. Dreamweaver. Notepad – you just open the template file and edit the code.

3. Not sure.

4. Flash, and a lot of other complex stuff.

5. Do not use free web hosting if you want to be professional at all! Try a host that is reliable and doesn’t oversell/overload if you want your clients to be happy, such as http://www.hostamina.com

By: just "JR"

just "JR" — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:56:16 +0000

1. “Amateurs”, “beginners”, “unqualified Web Designers” use WYSIWYG software (Dreamweaver, Frontpage etc) to design their sites, and some graphic software (ie Photoshop). They know nothing about programming and, very often, have no knowledge of what the “web” can do.
Professionals, on the other hand, use a simple text editor, and CODE properly in various languages (usally, MANY of them).
2. Again, the use of “templates” is reserved to non-professionals. Templates are usually developed by “not-too-good” programmers, and are rarely functional on ALL browsers, at ALL resolutions. Only professionally designed templates (at that time NOT free), are suitable for some purpose, but often used just as a starting point. A pro will build up his own templates and adapt them to each client requests and needs.
3. No (serious) course will give you a “real” certification in “web Design” in such a short time scale: these are just scams: you CANNOT learn graphic design, several languages and gain experience in six months! You cannot become fluent in Photoshop, or in Php, or in ASP, or in ANY language in six months. This takes time. Any diploma offered in such a short time is a joke.
4. That site is fully developed as a “Flash” website: one of the major errors in web development: designers use them to prove they can write in Flash. Mistake: A Flash website will not work on all browsers, requires the latest Flash version installed and, for the worse, is a total Website Killer: 80% of users, if hitting a flash website, will hit tha back button BEFORE the flash is loaded. Only game addicts MIGHT stay on… Commercially, a suicide. (Unless, of course, you are in the GAME business, which will demand you to have 10-20 years of programming experience and/or several 100′s of 1000′s of £$€ to start with…)
5. ANY user of a free host is a kid, an amateur, a beginner or a total web-illiterate. Free hosts do not provide any database, any server-side script, bombard you with adverts and do not give you the control you require. Commercially, a suicide. Professionally, an indelebile stamp of “Jack of all trades, master of none”. Stay as far away as you can!
Good luck!

By: Stevey

Stevey — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:38:03 +0000

I’ll have a bash..

1. Which programs are recommended for building websites? and what are the prices?

I would recommend Dreamweaver & Photoshop for designing and Visual Studio for coding.

2. Which programs facilitate template plug-ins?

All of the above.

3. Where in NYC (preferably Manhattan or Queens) can you get a certification in web designing? The cost of such a course? Just a course in 6 months the most- NO DIPLOMAS, DEGREE or 1 YEAR PROGRAM.

Sorry don’t know I’m from England!:)

4. What programs, combinations and techniques are used to create the site http://incrediblehulk.marvel.com/

Flash mainly and probably either Dreamweaver or something similar.

5. Is it recommended to use a free web-hosting service for a professional website with customers? What are the disadvantages?

Nope you normally get what you pay for, so I’d recommend buying professional hosting and pass on the costs to the customers (hosting is really quite cheap to be honest)

Don’t get confused tho Design and Development are two totally different jobs. Design is creative development is basically programming.

Hope this helps!

By: dominp

dominp — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:27:14 +0000

1 notepad – its free
2 none
3 go to a college
4 flash
5 never