viteb Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 There are essential technical skills for which you need to work towards if you want to design a successful site. It is very necessary to have a broad understanding of technical skills for a web designer. Before you start on your first web design journey,you are going to need the knowledge of below listed technical skills for designing a website.... (1) CSS (2) HTML/XHTML (3) SEO (4) Javascript (5) PHP framework You can add more essential technical skills to the list...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjaminmorgan Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Actually, I don't think you absolutely NEED a PHP framework. Some successful sites don't use PHP or Javascript. It would be nice to know Javascript and PHP and then later on maybe move to a PHP framework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princysharma1990 Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 I agree with benjaminmorgan. PHP would be essential element for the web developing but for web designing, according to me the essential skills that would be required are:- -HTML/XHTML -CSS -Corel Draw -Photoshop -SEO would be added advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
administrator Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Hi guys, You can check out our web designers and web programmers roadmap for details about what you need to learn and in what order: Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
administrator Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 By the way, these days JavaScript has become a much more valuable a skill to have, because it is now the only universal language of the Web ... and beyond. Think about it, if you are doing server-side programming, you have many competing solutions: - php - ruby - java - .net/C# ... and others. But when it comes to client-side programming, you have only JavaScript. And these days, using JavaScript to enhance a website is all too common. Much, much more so than it was just 4-5 yrs ago. Now let's throw in the huge rise in HTML5 & CSS3 that works on iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac OSX and Windows 8 natively ... and JavaScript is the language used to drive HTML5 & CSS3. You get the idea. Stef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addeetexy Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 i totally agree wit you all, bt for basics i agree with: - html/xhtml - css - photoshop/fireworks - php - javascript Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grabenair Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) Follow Stephen's advice it worked for me. You can build a web site with only html and css. This is called a static site. This is where I start all of my ex-turns out. It can become over whelming to them if I start throwing them php. When you add PHP ect. you now have what you call a dynamic site. But again for people just starting out I stress follow Stephen's advice. Edited September 13, 2012 by grabenair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSW Posted September 13, 2012 Report Share Posted September 13, 2012 Basic Knowledge you all are missing is Accessibility. No use building a site if you are going to lock potential users out or make the site to difficult to use. Accessibility ensures everyone can use the site easily and creates a search engine friendly website so is your SEO. The issues faced include , but are not limited to: Blind/poor vision Color blindness Reading issues mobility (cannot use a mouse, including temporary like a broken wrist/hand) Autism Poor English language skills Deafness (when using Video in web sites) Alternative user agents Accessibility always gets forgotten, but with more and more laws being passed, it can be a good skill to have. Web Accessibility Board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grabenair Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Very good points LSW, I can not believe I did not think of that. I use my wife for one of those points all of the time, she is color blind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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