Comments on: “Visual QuickProject Guide: Creating a Web Site in Dreamweaver CS3,” by Nolan Hester

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:43:18 +0000

Being an interactive art director since the mid-90’s, I admit that I’ve been using Dreamweaver for years whenever I need to get something done fast. However, I often remind beginners and students that they need at least a basic understanding of how the code works before learning a WYSIWYG tool. HTML and CSS are fundamental tools for successful web designers. They have a huge amount of influence over everything we do. Browsers do not always handle them consistently. We need to be able to understand how they work. So, I always require my students to get a good book about CSS before ever jumping into a Dreamweaver book. Any book by a known web designer will do – Cameron Moll, Eric Myer, Andy Budd, Dan Cederholm… just to name a few.

By: Tara MacKay

Tara MacKay — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:49:28 +0000

Glad you liked it too! It’s definitely a great starting point for someone who prefers to self-teach.

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redditch website designer — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:24:47 +0000

a highly recommended book. Gives you a good grounding to get started. With dreamweavers usable interface, you simply have to understand the way it works before you can start teaching yourself!