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Qualifications for Web Design?

by Chips Fletcher
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Here at Pawpoint, we have decided to do some Web Design training. My boss says it will be beneficial for us and the company to have a hand in the running of the company. We are going to be doing a Dreamweaver course. Is this a decent design application to learn if I would like to become a professional web designer one day?
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  • Profile picture of the author JamesLennon
    Dreamweaver is pretty much the industry standard in web developement, very powerfull and its pretty easy to learn how to use it. Learning to create effective sites on the other hand is much harder
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  • Profile picture of the author ralchevd
    Dreamweaver? Hell no.
    Dreamweaver is just a tool for editing PHP/CSS/HTML/JS/ASP and some other type of files. I don't think that a Dreamweaver course could help you in web design or development at all.

    There is no specific tool for web design. Web design is about colours, layers, user experience, etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author adumpaul
    I think it will be better if you learn basic knowledge of PHP,HTML,SQL,CSS,JAVASCRIPT etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dimitris Skiadas
    I would suggest starting with W3 Schools. It has the best tutorials concerning HTML/CSS/PHP and much more.

    And it's free! Check it out!

    Cheers

    Dimitris
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  • Profile picture of the author TinManJuggernaut
    I've taught web design. Learning how to use dreamweaver won't make you a web designer. There are two major factors here. Web designers are graphic designers, and programmers. You need to continually study both to be effective. Dreamweaver is a useful tool for people who want to learn neither and still make web pages.

    Now, you and your boss "we have decided to do some Web Design training. My boss says it will be beneficial for us..." what this tells me is that your boss decided it would be cheaper for you to learn how to do web design to take care of your website in house on top of your other duties, rather than hire a professional. Now that may be true, but that decision was made in a vacuum as neither of you have any idea what goes in to web design.

    If you go down this road as a half web designer, half other duties, you will experience a ton of frustration and your website will suck. It can work if you have a good sense of design, are careful and inquisitive, and have a good head for programming, and you really have a passion for learning web design. However if you are half hearted or focused on your other duties, it won't work well. In that case, hire a pro, even a cheap one in asia. However that path is fraught with many difficulties as well.

    Good luck!

    Cory
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  • Profile picture of the author dsouravs
    dreamweaver is fine...go for it...it handles the HTML part.
    Learn photoshop 1st and then someday illustrator.

    Thnx
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    I can convert your Non-Responsive website to Responsive website ... How sweet is that? :)

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