I built a website a few years ago to keep in touch with my family and friends. I will be leaving for a photography school in the summer and I want to build a new site before I go but iWeb just isn't cutting it anymore so I am learning Dreamweaver. I understand the basics of html but I still don't really know how to create my site and which languages to implement. See a mockup here
http://web.mac.com/dprdoran/Practice/NewSite.html
Message wall on the left and blog on the right. Seems simple enough but I am having some trouble...
1. How do I create the layout and formmating of my page? (ex: the banner at the top, the boxes the message wall and blog are in.) Do I make them in photoshop and bring them into Dreamweaver or is there a different/better way. I am also learning CSS, where does this come into play with the layout?
2. How do I make the message wall on the left side of the page? PHP? (My hosting is through godaddy) Javascript? Other? Will I be able to have it on the same page as my blog or does it need its own? Is there a free script I can download from the web and modify it for my site? If yes, how?
3. How should I create the Blog portion on the right? iWeb's blog feature would automatically archive the oldest blog postings after a certain number of posts. Is there a way to do this in Dreamweaver or do I need to do this manually?
I really want to learn web design thoroughly, use all the newest standards such as CSS and build my site the right way. Thanks for any help you guys can give, I know I have a lot to learn.
http://web.mac.com/dprdoran/Practice/NewSite.html
Message wall on the left and blog on the right. Seems simple enough but I am having some trouble...
1. How do I create the layout and formmating of my page? (ex: the banner at the top, the boxes the message wall and blog are in.) Do I make them in photoshop and bring them into Dreamweaver or is there a different/better way. I am also learning CSS, where does this come into play with the layout?
2. How do I make the message wall on the left side of the page? PHP? (My hosting is through godaddy) Javascript? Other? Will I be able to have it on the same page as my blog or does it need its own? Is there a free script I can download from the web and modify it for my site? If yes, how?
3. How should I create the Blog portion on the right? iWeb's blog feature would automatically archive the oldest blog postings after a certain number of posts. Is there a way to do this in Dreamweaver or do I need to do this manually?
I really want to learn web design thoroughly, use all the newest standards such as CSS and build my site the right way. Thanks for any help you guys can give, I know I have a lot to learn.