learning web design from scratch
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1- Learn about usability, UX, standards, how the web actually is different than print. Where I have my office that I sublease they are primarily print oriented and years later, I still have to have conversations that the web is NOT print.
2- Learn HTML/CSS. Try lynda.com. I used to do alot of Flash and had to move to a HTML/CSS world quickly. I got Dreamweaver and a book on it. I learned HOW things worked using that. I gradually moved to using code view and not I primarily code from scratch (using frameworks) using a code editor like Sublime Text.
3- Read Read Read. Stay up on the latest tools and design trends. Visit sites like .net and Web Designer Magazine, Smashing Magazine, etc etc. There are plenty.
4- set up a local environment to work on. If on a mac get mamp, its free. Even though you might not be using it to process PHP MySQL etc you can benefit from having a dedicated serve locally.
- Man I have to take a writing English class...ArmandoEstrada