Reddit mentions of Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web Graphics

Hey if you are starting to learn web design don't head towards random website and start learning randomly. Instead use books to properly grasp the concept and what web designing is all about.
If you are new to web designing don't read this book "HtmlandCssBook" which the user redditor3000 mentioned.

Start with this book instead --> Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web Graphics

After reading the very first chapter of that book most of the questions you asked should be answered.
Then I would suggest to read this book next - Learning PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS & HTML5: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites

I think for many, including myself, knowing where to start is difficult and overwhelming. There is just so much out there, and you don't want to make the mistake of going with something subpar and dedicating ten's of hours to something that will end up feeling like a waste.

I've just started myself and have this same issue. I've decided to start with codeacademy, then go through freecodecamp after that while also using a book, hopefully this combo works out for me

Jobs:

I've just been in a depressive state for the past few days and probably at least the next 3 weeks. Joooooooobs.

Been reading Ask A Manager and even bought her ebook on sale. Going to redo my resume from scratch. There's a career fair in 3 weeks, but it's going to suck ass.

I filtered the list of employers down to Full Time Entry Level IT, not even restricting it to my degree. I've applied for ~80% of these places already and got flat out nos or never heard back.

The only one that's almost possible has a unique downside to it: they likely aren't going to hire me since I'm dating one of their interns. And since it's the school year and he's my ride, I'd have to request to be on his lighter schedule (30hrs, 20-25 during exams) and make up the difference remote or on weekends. And if he doesn't get kept on, I'd have to go 100% remote or resign if his personal schedule doesn't allow for him to keep being my ride. But I could see them not only not wanting to put up with that, but also thinking having a couple on staff would be drama, despite that we'd be different subgroups of IT and have worked together before. If I talk to them at the career fair, I'll just be referring to him as my ride, but it's not that hard to jump to "well, he's my guaranteed ride because we live together because we've been together in a sexual emotional fashion for a year and a half."

Meanwhile, I don't even have a "dream job", "dream company", or even "thing I'm good enough at to get paid for it". I have Career Match and Do What You Are, but meh. They tell me shit like Manager, but not what I'd need to be managing so I know what to apply for to work up.



Skill: Web development, hopefully with database integration as well. So far, I haven't found a textbook I think really covers web dev, but I have Learning Web Design and this bitchin bookmark for whenever I'm actually in the mood to get started. I also have several ebooks on my Kindle to supplement it when I'm done with that one. I just really need something on my resume to get me hired... and supposedly I'm decent at web dev. I just need to get to a higher level than an intro course before anything would take me seriously, so I bought a web design book to maybe try making my own site sometime.



Kittens: Halloween costumes. They're probably both around 4lbs about now, though Iroh (sushi) is mostly fluff and Tyco (vampire) is mostly muscle. They have another appointment for the vet tomorrow for boosters, so then I'll know how chubby they're getting. Either way, they're bulkier and it's getting harder to pick them both up at the same time :P Especially when Tyco's trying to break free.


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Neopets**: I restocked the Cove item and there's no buyers right now :P The only thing I have planned for the downtime is to do Kiko Pop data.

Thank you sir!

Do you happen to know anything about this book? A guy recommended this instead of the one that i posted in this thread

This book and this one

I bought the first one a little while ago (a few weeks) and have really only sat down at my computer and worked through some stuff for 2 or 3 nights a couple hours a night and have my site up already. While it's suuuper basic and there's going to be a lot more to come and probably a lot of design changes, it's exciting to know that you have a working website up.

I'm a full time student with a part time job and I've been working on webdev in the little free time I have and it's awesome. Start with some books, see if you're interested, then continue. I don't have any info on colleges or anything, sorry, that seemed to be what you're looking for.

Also, /r/webdev and /r/web_design are great resources! Good luck!

Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web Graphics

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1449319270/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_snkUsKVjbJX1K

And this is the book I'm using. I have no idea how to link and make it words so here you go lol

The best book I can think of is the one I learned HTML and CSS from Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web Graphics. Great book, and it has exercises too.

Learning Web Design by Jennifer Robbins is a really good book for learning CSS.

Also, for me, learning CSS takes a ton of practice. Take a site you like and recreate it from scratch. You'll bang your head against the wall but you'll learn practical skills that might not sink in if you just watch videos and read tutorials.

Triforce is right about the Jon Duckett book. It is an excellent resource that is pretty to look at, as well.

I learned all of my HTML5 & CSS3 basics from Learning Web Design by Jennifer Robbins. It is a great resource, and provides great design exercises for you to practice on.

Given your experience, you will need to bypass the first few chapters. Fortunately, the book is well-organized. This will allow you to only focus on the your particular area of need, and help when referencing the book after you finished learning the basics.

https://www.amazon.ca/Learning-Web-Design-Beginners-JavaScript/dp/1449319270

I used this book. I just read every chapter, took notes, and quizzed myself at the end of each one.

I'm in the same boat about book > screen. I'm pretty beginner, and I found Learning Web Design incredibly helpful. It's 2012, but the author focuses on HTML5 and CSS3. I highly recommend it.