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20 Places Online To Learn HTML and CSS
The web is an evolving environment, and now it is easier than ever for people to have their own little spot of the internet. Many blogging tools out there require very little code familiarity, and are, for the most part WYSIWYG editors.
But suppose you do not want to take that path? What if you want to learn how to do the HTML and CSS single-handedly? A while back, I'd posted an article on the importance of planning a web site design prior to actually jumping into the HTML and so on. Now, it is time to dive into the tags.
Thankfully, there are immeasurable resources online that people can use to get help in learning and/or furthering HTML dexterity. Here is a list of 20 online locations of tutorials, tips, tricks, and tools you can employ.
If you are new to HTML and CSS, then HTMLgoodies.com is an exceptional starting point. The web site has been around for years, and been through a broad range of designs - but the quality of the tutorials and information available has always remained consistently good. It is a good launch pad for your HTML learning.
An additional reasonable starting point is LissaExplains.com. This site is a good breakdown of individual concepts with regards to design, and all things web in general.
Tutorial Blog has a category section specifically created for focusing on HTML and web design. They often post some practical entries on solutions and links to help people with their sites; but they also post a great feature called 25 Code Snippets for Web Designers (currently up to Part 8).
Tutorialized posts lessons on anything you may need a tutorial for: Photoshop, Productivity Applications, Databases, and naturally, HTML and web design. Their tutorials are of a very good standard - and allow visitors to rate the quality of each post.
Bravenet also has some versatile guides on using HTML and CSS code. It is relatively informative for people who are just getting into the coding aspect of web design, and are starting to grasp the concepts.
While SEOmoz is a useful site for learning some Search Engine Optimization techniques, their web design section is a great resource that will often draw readers' attentions to tools and sites on the internet.
This is a remarkable list of resources for all things web design; it's a comprehensive list of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP cheatsheets that are very beneficial.
HTML Dog has a whole bunch of great resources for web designers to access. They have Tutorials, References, Articles; all of which zone in on HTML and CSS. In addition, the sections are segmented for beginners, intermediate users, and advanced users.
Design Detector has a section of information for web design, which also has some helpful ideas for Photoshop and PHP. They also have some nice regular updates as well.
Alsacreations has an exceptional tutorial page that focuses primarily on CSS. From basics to advanced menu construction, you will find some great research tools here for help with style sheets.
It is not a HTML tutorial by any stretch, but if you are thinking of designing your own website, you're most likely trying think of your own domain name for it as well. Regrettably, as you probably already know, most of the really great domains are already in use, which makes choosing a good name really difficult. A great resource to begin brainstorming domain names is BustAName.com - it is a domain name generator, and is in fact pretty fun to play with.
The motto for this site pretty much says it all: "Tutorials, Tips, and Top Resources". WebsiteTips.com is a well designed site that serves as a great central location for web design help. They also have some SEO tips in there; as well as some great ideas on how to promote your website.
The name of the site really does say it all. The tutorials mainly focus on the nuts-and-bolts structuring of web design code from HTML and CSS, right through to help with applets, fonts, and weird tags.
This website is also a very helpful central point for learning HTML, no matter what your abilities. The preliminary page you land on focuses mainly on beginners, but it is a helpful resource nonetheless.
This site has a great deal of tutorials, structured and organized, specifically for beginners. If you are starting out, this is another handy place to check out.
With straightforward explanations, helpful pointers, and excellent references, this HTML Tutorial web site is jam-packed full of helpful information. Beginners will find this to be a versatile resource also.
It is a little aged, but the premise is the same: take a look at some handy tags and coding for a good easy start into HTML. It's a short introductory article to basic web design; but there is also links to some more advanced HTML information as well.
Tizag has a fantastic page-by-page tutorial on HTML and web design. It's pretty comprehensive and very effortless to read. For some advanced users wanting to branch out into other techniques, you can find some helpful links to tutorials on PHP, XML, and much more.
Mashable is a marvelous web resource, and I highly recommend you check out all their sections and subscribe to their RSS feed. They focus on an extensive range of web topics; but their toolbox articles are always fabulous. The CSS one is no exception to the rule, and gives some excellent starting points to learn more - or even to find some multipurpose tools to develop your skills.
Did I happen to mention that Mashable also had an online toolbox for HTML and general web design? Well, they do, and just like the CSS one, the HTML Toolbox is an outstanding resource web designers can use at any time.
Admittedly, this list is somewhat incomplete. There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of handy resources online for web design; these are but a few; but are, in my opinion, an excellent starting point.
So, what are you waiting for? Put on your web head and get some coding done!
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