Image credit: Mario Trejo
Believe it or not, this is the first site I’ve made from scratch since around 1997. And wow a lot of things have changed since then.
Before I used to make web sites in straight HTML using tables and transparent GIFs for layout, and used tools like Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop (4.0!) to make simple effects. The web sites back then were very basic and didn’t look all that good, so it was easy for an amateur to get in there and make a decent (comparatively) site.
Trying to get back into web design after all this time has been a bit of a shock, to say the least. There are a ton new new topics to learn all at once – CSS, PHP, Photoshop, Illustrator, WordPress, effective blogging, social media, design skills in general. The bar has been raised extremely high, due to the many talented artists and designers in the field. And for software developers like me without much artistic background – it seems like drinking from a firehose!
But, as with learning anything new, all you can do is take one step at a time. The learning is actually a lot of fun – it’s one of the main reasons I like software development as a field. And there are a lot of folks like Dan Cederholm and Chris Coyier who have been kind enough to share their experience and wisdom so web design n00bs like me can get up to speed quicker!
So yes, getting into web design is like drinking from a firehose. But if you’re thirsty to learn – that may be just what you need.
Category: Web Development
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Ray thanks for the awesome link to the archive website screenshots :) I started myself making web pages in 1997 and that was I think even before the animated 3D skull GIFs ruled the Internet … and still #666666 was dominant color of I bet 80% of the sites :))) ah yeah, good times :) don’t get me started
but all css/wp/socialwhatever are not so hard, I’m sure you’re doing great!
Ha ha yeah the early days of the web were fun times… I remember being a freshman in high school and looking through this HTML book and being like “wow this is so easy!” and having fun making web pages for school projects and the like… good times :]
Yeah CSS/WP/etc was easier to get my head around than I thought, but I also realized that the art/design side of things is a HUGE field that would take a long time to master – more time than I have since I’m focusing on the development side. Luckily, my wife is helping me out by taking care of the art I need for sites and apps :]
Hi, i love your tutorials…
I need help please.
I need play radio continuos, when i quit my application..
thank you…!!!
@Carlos: Check out Playing Background Audio section in the iOS Programming Guide for more information:
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/iPhone/Conceptual/iPhoneOSProgrammingGuide/BackgroundExecution/BackgroundExecution.html%23//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007072-CH5-SW14