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Hi, I am a complete novice at web design. I am looking for advice on what software I should buy to help me design graphics, backgrounds, banners etc. Everything for a personal website. I want to be able to edit photos too. I want all of this but don't want it to be too complicated to understand. Have no clue about computer or graphic design jargon so plain english is a must. Don't know if I'm just asking for too much and have no idea where to look so would be grateful for your advice. Thanks :-)

2007-03-19 02:31:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet Programming & Design

8 answers

Cor blimey there are so many packages out there from Dreamweaver which is industry quality to FrontPage which is a bit more home user based but has its own foibles.

I am now using a program called Nvu which is free to download of the net. Its great and very similar to FrontPage but without the price tag.

As for images, it depends what you are going to be wanting to do with them. photoShop is one of the leading packages that many pros and home users buy but its got a hefty price tag and can be complex. I have heard good things about Photopaint though I haven't used it myself. Its supposed to be easier to use than photoshop.

I tend to use an old version of CorelDraw for my images but that's only cos its something I already had. Hope some of that helps.

If stuck give me a shout. I only do web stuff as a hobby and am self taught but if I can give any advice just email me.

2007-03-19 02:48:29 · answer #1 · answered by NEIL B 2 · 0 0

The Macromedia applications Fireworks and Dreamweaver (now owned by Adobe) are your best option. They're both very well written, and easy enough to learn how to create your own websites.

Use Fireworks (the graphical design application) to create how you want your website to look and with a few more clicks Fireworks will turn it into a web page for you (it generates the HTML/images that makes up the web page). Once you've got this far you can then start updating the pages using Dreamweaver and then the sky's the limit ;)

You can download free trial versions of both of the applications from the Adobe website: http://www.adobe.com/

2007-03-19 08:30:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It's going to depend on who does it and how complicated it is. For $1, you aren't going to get much. And also, you don't usually need to pay a web designer for every page. You need to pay the designer for the first page plus maybe a couple more. After that, almost anyone can create additional pages based on the first ones. If you're getting the work for $1 per page, it's a high school kid whipping something out and hoping for some extra cash. You get what you pay for.

2016-03-29 06:07:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

Web Design is one of those fields that you can start out with little knowlege or investment in time or money but to become really good at it and develop masterful sites can become rather major. There are many designers who have taken four years of college, learning to program, manipulate graphics, learn the ins & outs of typography and experiment with different technologies. The best way to start out is obtain a simple guide such as "The Internet for Dummies." My suggestion is to learn the rudiments of web-page development such as "HTML" and "FTP."

2007-03-20 18:02:19 · answer #4 · answered by Ken H 1 · 0 0

Orange offer free web space, where you can build a website from scratch using their on-line software. It's very easy to use, you can pick your own set-up and up-load your own images. You will have the word orange in your web address though.

2007-03-19 03:05:34 · answer #5 · answered by Val C 1 · 0 0

get dreamweaver and fireworks from macromedia. u can move up to flash when u advance in the first 2 programs

all of those software programs also have a "dummies" book, so that u can get the basics and move on from there

2007-03-19 02:35:28 · answer #6 · answered by jenivive 6 · 0 0

web design - get a wysiwyg app like dreamweaver or frontpage

i recommend dreamweaver

photo editing - no choices - adobe photoshop

done

2007-03-19 02:36:52 · answer #7 · answered by rykkers 3 · 0 0

Serif Software provide their older versions of software for free. You can download them all at
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/

They have very high quality softwareready for any of the tasks you are looking at.

2007-03-19 09:31:18 · answer #8 · answered by Manuel Aringarosa 2 · 0 0

use coffeecup html
http://bestofrest.blogspot.com/search/label/HTML%20Editors
with Gimpshop
http://bestofrest.blogspot.com/2007/03/gimpshop.html

2007-03-19 02:39:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

bye jasc paint shop Xl because you can make your own pictures using it.

2007-03-20 13:04:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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