Comments on: About/Who’s Metacom? http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog Run With the Pack... The Creative Workspace of Ryan Cowles Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:32:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/about-who-is-metacom/comment-page-1/#comment-4704 Ryan Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:38:10 +0000 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?page_id=234#comment-4704 <p>Hi Brian,</p> <p>HTML and CSS are the building blocks for web design, and the great thing is, there are countless free resources out there.  I would recommend looking up simple tutorials about coding a basic website from scratch and start there.  Once you have a good understanding of HTML / CSS, that will open doors to so many other options.  Personally, I find using Wordpress and coding custom themes to be an invaluable resource for web design.</p> <p>In regards to software, there are a lot of open source programs that can be used in place of their expensive counterparts. <a href="http://www.gimp.org/" target="_blank">Gimp</a> is an open source image editing program. It's very similar to Photoshop, with a price tag of $0.  As for coding, I use <a href="http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit">Komodo Edit,</a> which also has a free version.  Although it is not WYSIWYG like Dreamweaver, it will provide you with code syntax highlighting, and that will help you significantly.  If you can code without a WYSIWYG editor, you will really develop strong coding skills.</p> <p>I hope this gives you a little bit of a starting point, and if you have any questions I'd be happy to try and help you out.  Good luck!</p> Hi Brian,

HTML and CSS are the building blocks for web design, and the great thing is, there are countless free resources out there.  I would recommend looking up simple tutorials about coding a basic website from scratch and start there.  Once you have a good understanding of HTML / CSS, that will open doors to so many other options.  Personally, I find using WordPress and coding custom themes to be an invaluable resource for web design.

In regards to software, there are a lot of open source programs that can be used in place of their expensive counterparts. Gimp is an open source image editing program. It’s very similar to Photoshop, with a price tag of $0.  As for coding, I use Komodo Edit, which also has a free version.  Although it is not WYSIWYG like Dreamweaver, it will provide you with code syntax highlighting, and that will help you significantly.  If you can code without a WYSIWYG editor, you will really develop strong coding skills.

I hope this gives you a little bit of a starting point, and if you have any questions I’d be happy to try and help you out.  Good luck!

]]> By: Brian B. http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/about-who-is-metacom/comment-page-1/#comment-4691 Brian B. Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:31:57 +0000 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?page_id=234#comment-4691  I am partial Native American decent as well.  I've just started getting into HTML/CSS and would like to try a little bit of design and eventually it would be nice to do this for a living. Where would you recommend starting for someone who is totally new at this and no money to buy expensive software? Any books, as I love reading would be great also. Thank you, Brian  I am partial Native American decent as well.  I’ve just started getting into HTML/CSS and would like to try a little bit of design and eventually it would be nice to do this for a living. Where would you recommend starting for someone who is totally new at this and no money to buy expensive software? Any books, as I love reading would be great also. Thank you, Brian

]]> By: Ryan http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/about-who-is-metacom/comment-page-1/#comment-2279 Ryan Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:37:04 +0000 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?page_id=234#comment-2279 Thanks Ray! Writing about myself has got to be on of the most difficult things for me to do, haha. I have a feeling this page will always be a work in progress. Thanks for the kind words! Thanks Ray! Writing about myself has got to be on of the most difficult things for me to do, haha. I have a feeling this page will always be a work in progress. Thanks for the kind words!

]]> By: Ray http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/about-who-is-metacom/comment-page-1/#comment-2260 Ray Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:42:42 +0000 http://www.metacomdesign.com/blog/?page_id=234#comment-2260 That has got to be the most interesting "about" page I have ever read. I really enjoyed this. Your writing appears to be just fine. I wouldn't worry about it at all. That has got to be the most interesting “about” page I have ever read. I really enjoyed this. Your writing appears to be just fine. I wouldn’t worry about it at all.

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