http://designsadvice.com/forums/ Designs Advice Tag: advice en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:22:43 +0000 http://designsadvice.com/forums/topic/new-to-programming-038-design#post-223 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:48:38 +0000 fatboyjim 223@http://designsadvice.com/forums/ <p>I would head in the direction of php and mySQL for database driven CMS sites. More people are wanting much more control over the content of their sites and so want to be able to edit it them selves. </p> http://designsadvice.com/forums/topic/new-to-programming-038-design#post-222 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:03:31 +0000 jscotty11 222@http://designsadvice.com/forums/ <p>I have just recently started learning web design &#38; programming. I have just completed an XHTML &#38; CSS course and now trying to decide which course to take next. I'm seeing a lot of need for those that have PHP skill, but I also see a lot of need for Javascript, C#, C++, VB, etc. Can someone please help me lead me in the right direction.</p> <p>To help your advice, my goal is to start freelancing website design and hope to move into my own business. Thank you all for any advice. </p> http://designsadvice.com/forums/topic/advice-for-new-designers#post-156 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:35:50 +0000 twofivethreetwo 156@http://designsadvice.com/forums/ <p>I would say don't be afraid of feedback and suggestions. There are tons of communities setup to give feedback and allow you to showcase your work (one being deviantART, most should know of). </p> <p>Another piece of advice I would give is never stop learning. Keep reading. Whether your doing xhtml/css or php/sql it is ever changing. Stay updated. Even if its with your software (Photoshop, Flash, Swish, etc). With how fast things change the once you start falling behind and stop learning new things its sometimes hard to pick back up. I was one who was late switching to CSS when it first starting taking off. I didn't see a need for it as I did just fine with HTML. My other friends using CSS had an easier time coding, styling and better looking sites that they could update easily. It was a little hard for me to catch up as I had stop learning new things. </p> http://designsadvice.com/forums/topic/advice-for-new-designers#post-145 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:31:44 +0000 2dcandy 145@http://designsadvice.com/forums/ <p>Follow some decent tutorials. Get used to the software you use before going public with anything and look at others work as a reference. </p> http://designsadvice.com/forums/topic/advice-for-new-designers#post-143 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:31:15 +0000 defunct 143@http://designsadvice.com/forums/ <p>If you had to give one piece of advice to someone who is looking to become a graphic designer then what would it be? </p>