The Many Faces of Web Design

Contributed by Carpesomediem

Introduction to Web Design

Web design is the process of creating web pages from scratch in either a Notepad-like program or a "what-you-see-is-what-you-get" (WYSIWYG) editor. Web design also involves graphic design, forum administration, "skin" creating and a plethora of other forms of web page-related designs and concepts. However, some of these concepts are easy and others are more advanced. Usually, when a beginner masters the basic design concepts, then, they move on to the more advanced techniques and languages.

Some internet users feel that HTML and WYSIWYG is all they need to learn, as its easy for them and they feel comfortable designing with it, so, they stick with those aspects to keep them alive on the internet. Others, however, do move on to the more advanced programming codes and concepts to make even better web sites for themselves and for others.

Beginning Web Design

Beginning web design concepts include learning the HTML - the primary language for home pages on the internet - mark-up language and learning how to use a WYSIWYG editor to make your first set of web pages. For the most part, web users take up web design when they want to make a name for themselves on the internet; most beginners start out by using a WYSIWYG program and from there begin to pick up HTML.

HTML is relatively simple, but with any new "language," it's important to practice it when you can. Most WYSIWYG editors allow for the editing of the HTML mark-up, because in most cases, a user will have to toy with the HTML at some point when designing their web sites either to insert code from other web sites - such as inserting a visitor counter code - and this will involve a bit of understanding of the coding behind the page they are creating. Tutorials for HTML can be found all over the internet by using a search engine.

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