So you would rather do your own web design. Web design can actually
be easier to accomplish now than it was a few years ago. This is made
possible with the latest WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editors
like Dreamweaver and Go Live. Despite this, professional web design
is still an important consideration. A poorly designed web site will
turn away those few visitors you get in the blink of an eye. Poor navigation,
the inability to find what they are looking for, too much pizzazz (Flash
and graphics) and slow download times are just a few of the things that
can turn visitors off and send them to your competitors. Also, graphic
design is not as easy as it may seem. It takes time to learn how to
make good looking graphics for your web site.
If you are still determined to design your own web site, then here
are a few tools, programs and sites that will assist you with your web
design.
Web Design
Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 has everything you need to develop a professional
Web site. Whether you use Dreamweaver's visual layout tools or its text-editing
environment, the intuitive Macromedia User Interface makes it easy.
Find
out how Dreamwever can streamline your web design project and save development
costs...
Web Development
Macromedia Dreamweaver UltraDev 4, with all the powerful new features
of Dreamweaver 4, is the most efficient way to develop ASP, JSP, or
ColdFusion applications. View code and design simultaneously. Find
out how Dreamweaver UltraDev can help you build full featured, interactive
web sites...
Graphic Design
Create, edit, and animate Web graphics using a complete set of bitmap
and vector tools. Use export controls to optimize your images, give
them advanced interactivity, and export them into Macromedia Dreamweaver
and other HTML editors. Find
out more about Macromedia Fireworks...
Interactive Media
Macromedia Flash is the key to designing and delivering low-bandwidth
animations, presentations, and Web sites. It offers scripting capabilities
and server-side connectivity for creating engaging applications, Web
interfaces, and training courses. Read
more about Macromedia Flash...
HTML Editing
A hand-coder's dream—developers create professional Web sites fast
with the code-editing features of Macromedia HomeSite 5. Effortlessly
validate, reuse, navigate and format your code with integrated coding
tools. Find
out more about HomeSite...
Web Design and Publishing
Adobe offers a variety of software for desktop publishing and web development,
including PhotoShop, LiveMotion and Go Live. Find
out more about Adobe's complete line of products...
