What should I move onto next?

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cursive

New Member
Hi,

I am relatively new to webdesign/markup languages. I am looking to progress not only in my design/language understanding, but in graphic design as well (though I realize this is a different section on the forums).

I am currently reading HTML and CSS by Jon Duckett. I am wondering what I should move onto after this book. I realize there are free resources online, but I am a book person, and use the tutorials online to support what I am learning in books.

I was wondering if I should pickup Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Web Graphics by Jennifer Niederst Robins, or should I just move onto something strictly CSS3/HTML5, or move to something like JavaScript or PHP?

Thanks for any help in advance.
 
Edge

Edge

Member
.. and subscribe to .NET or Smashing magazine as they give a very good picture of where things are moving
 
C

cursive

New Member
Phreaddee said:
http://www.abookapart.com/

https://shop.smashingmagazine.com/

these are all great books. not outdated and very relevant.
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Thanks. Which do you think I should start with? Should I just go through HTML and then CSS? I feel like I have a good grasps on the basics of HTML and CSS, but I have sort of a perfectionist mindset where I want to learn to perfect whatever skill I am working on (which, of course, with art it's relative and not really possible to be "perfect"), so I would probably start with HTML, again.

However, I feel like I need to move onto another language. I'm just not sure if that would be the right, or smart, move at this point.
 
Phreaddee

Phreaddee

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I cant tell you what one to start with, only you can figure that one out.

but I'd suggest to get the smashing books and start with #1.

then #2, then #3 then #3 1/3

if you've got a "perfectionist" mind then obviously "basics" wont be enough!

if you think you can "learn" all there is to learn with html/css in a short period you're kidding yourself. I certainly would learn the "building blocks" beyond the "basics"
 
W

webdev guy

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It wouldn't hurt to learn the basics of several languages before choosing to be an expert in any of them. So, maybe you should (mostly) give html / css a break soon and move onto something more advanced (while retaining knowledge of what you just learned).

since you're a book person you're probably a magazine person as well? .Net is a good magazine if that's what you're into... web developer, Linux Journal, etc. Go to your local bookstore or library and start browsing.
 
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