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learning web design for my blog?

Posted by generalCHA0S • 9/14/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blog design, dreamweaver, wordpress

As anyone who has seen my blog will know, the awesomeness of the content is unrivaled. However, since I have no web design experience, I am limited to using blogger, and the site design is, shall we say, complete garbage.

I am going to set out on a quest to learn basic web design so i am not so limited, and it appears that a functional knowledge of dreamweaver and Wordpress would allow me to do pretty much whatever I wanted.

So my question is, what is the best way to learn these programs, and are there any good free online resources.

Thanks ahead of time.

BTW, my site is still the best. That is all.

www.ericenglish.blogspot.com

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9/14/08

flamingpoodle

Well, since you are on blogspot, I could recommend this site:
www.bloggerbuster.com/

I haven't used it to re-design my blog yet, but I will. There's a great pdf that explains web design on blogspot. Hope it helps!

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1. 9/14/08
  
  earthlingorgeous
  
  yup I have to agree with flamingpoodle, bloggerbuster helps for Blogger/Blogspot blogs. Also try to go to google and just key in whatever you are trying to learn you will find lots of resources and you have many options to try. I learned that way with my designing my blogs.
2. 9/14/08
  
  generalCHA0S
  
  Thanks, I'll def check those out, but my main intent was to transition to just a regular url website and not have to use the blogger platform at all. Thanks again though, anything helps and the more options the better.
9/14/08

DaneMorgan

Good place to start learning basic web design.

www.w3schools.com

WordPress Specific

codex.wordpress.com

Yes, it can be difficult to find your way through that resource at first, but perseverance will pay dividends in this case.

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1. 9/14/08
  
  timethief
  
  dreamweaver -- shudder
  Have you considered hiring a designer and purchasing a professionally designed theme?
  
  If not here's another link to a free blogger theme collection bloggerblogtemplates.blogspot.com/2008/02/dilectio-blogger-template.html
  
  If you are into videos there are lots on wordpress web design at youtube. Us this search string in Google search and you will find them
  wordpress web design tutorials site:youtube.com
2. 9/14/08
  
  generalCHA0S
  
  Thanks Danemorgan, I'll check those out.
  
  timethief, I have looked at a lot of videos on youtube, it seems like a good resource. The only problem is a lot of the users don't have them in any order so its hard to find where to start. I intend to keep checking them out though. Thanks guys