web design

Post by **Best First** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:25 pm

can anyone recommend any good free guides/resources for basic web design?

i basically want to put together a personal site but withthe ability to easily enter regular info (like a blog)

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:43 pm

http://www.alistapart.com/
http://www.webmonkey.com/
http://www.usableweb.com/

have a look over those and see if they're of any use.

i don't know that much about blogs to be honest, but http://www.blogger.com should be a good place to start.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:53 pm

myspace?

Bouncelot · Post by **Bouncelot** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:24 pm

Legion wrote:http://www.alistapart.com/
http://www.webmonkey.com/
http://www.usableweb.com/

have a look over those and see if they're of any use.

i don't know that much about blogs to be honest, but http://www.blogger.com should be a good place to start.

If you use blogger.com, then don't put the Mohammed cartoons up. Someone on Outpost Gallifrey had their blog taken down due to reaction to him posting the cartoons.

Post by **Denyer** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 7:58 pm

Starting at the beginning:

- http://www.w3schools.com/ (Useful stuff to know regardless.)

Shortcuts:

- Get some webspace (free stuff doesn't usually include PHP, MySQL, etc. which is a bit limiting.)

- Install something like Moveable Type or Word Press for blogging.

- Install something like MediaWiki and make up your structure as you go along.

- Install something like Gallery for image management.

- Write any additional pages yourself.

- Read the "philosophy" articles of AListApart, but don't touch most of the mechanics stuff for a while.

Real easy:

- Blogspot, Blogger, Livejournal, etc. Flickr, etc. for images.

Masochism:

- Cobble together your own blogging backend (with or without comments forms) from database tables, PHP and toothpaste.

Yeah, guess which one I went with... still, I know what everything on the space does.