In my early foray into web design, Macromedia’s Dreamweaver enjoyed widespread popularity. Dreamweaver was a web development tool that allowed users to craft websites through a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface, eliminating the immediate need for in-depth knowledge of HTML or CSS. However, I made a deliberate choice to cultivate a more profound understanding of the craft and decided to become a web design purist, composing each line of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript by hand. Over time, I began accumulating reusable code segments, ultimately amassing a substantial collection of modules that I share on this platform.
Following a brief hiatus from the industry, upon returning to web design, I undertook courses on Udemy to refresh my skills and stay abreast of the latest UX and design trends. I wholeheartedly recommend the courses offered by prominent instructors such as Colt Steele, particularly “The Web Developer Bootcamp” and “Advanced CSS and Sass: Flexbox, Grid, Animations, and More!” by Jonas Schmedtmann. Either of these courses will equip you with the fundamental knowledge of HTML, CSS, and, in the case of Colt Steele’s Bootcamp, JavaScript as well.
Presently, my primary tool of choice is WordPress, coupled with Elegant Themes’ Divi Website Builder. I have discovered that Divi’s website builder offers unparalleled intuitiveness and ease of integrating custom CSS and HTML. Additionally, there is a wealth of information available online for learning virtually anything and everything about both WordPress and Divi. Consequently, even if you are a beginner with limited prior experience in web design, I am confident that, with the support of online communities and resources like mine, you can develop a website of which you can be genuinely proud.
