Web design software recommendation please
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Serif Webplus is quite good if you want a "wysiwyg" type site builder, you can get cheaper (or free), simpler apps if you just want a basic site but, Serif is very powerful.
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Serif is good, or if Mac, IWeb.
I teach Serif at school, and some of the sites people come out with it great.
Sorry to sound teachery, but..... [teacher]design first, start to do website second. Logo, pages, layout, etc. etc. first! This is where many websites fall down. Simple, 2-3 colours and 2 fonts max ideally [/teacher]
I teach Serif at school, and some of the sites people come out with it great.
Sorry to sound teachery, but..... [teacher]design first, start to do website second. Logo, pages, layout, etc. etc. first! This is where many websites fall down. Simple, 2-3 colours and 2 fonts max ideally [/teacher]
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There are also some really good suggestions in the "So you want a website" thread at the top of the page 
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+1 what he said
can't comment on visual html editors as I've never used them as I prefer to hand code my html, but for the web design itself you cant beat photoshop - nothing else comes even close (except for pen and paper that is)
I'd recommend that you don't try and do your design straight off in a visual html editor as you'll end up with something really amateurish, it usually takes me about 10 hours to do just the visuals in photoshop, then another 8 to turn it into a working page, the rest is plain sailing from there on in
it might seem a lot more work doing it this way but the results will (hopefully) speak for themselves
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Will probably get shot down for this, but I still love Microsoft's Expression Web, especially if you are naturally a windows/office user, though it is available for Mac too. All the power of something like Dreamweaver [or whatever that is called these days], but 'thinks' like MS Office if that makes sense. I have in the past used Dreamweaver quite a bit, and tried Serif but couldnt get on with it, so this is the best for me personally. Mind you also helps that I got the much cheaper student version as bratney uses it too, and it comes with a training disc [untouched I must admit]
As already suggested though, start by designing your site on paper, then heading into photoshop or similar and having all your visuals ready to go before hitting the web design side of things.
...or buy a good template as a starting point
As already suggested though, start by designing your site on paper, then heading into photoshop or similar and having all your visuals ready to go before hitting the web design side of things.
...or buy a good template as a starting point
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Choosing a good font for a Web page can be challenging. After you've chosen your format, it all depends on how you built your site. If you've coded it by hand, you'll likely know how to use embed tags. For getting video on to your site which sounds the greater concern, there are a number of options, you can use them.
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Erm, this isn't going to be popular.
Dreamweaver or Notepad++.
The site I look after I code by hand.
Dreamweaver or Notepad++.
The site I look after I code by hand.
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Notepad++ is awesome, I use that on windows at work all the time.