Slyther

ey yo

I've been practicing Html & CSS coding a little bit for over 6 months now, don't go to school for it. I know how to add things like side-menu's, redirection towards other sites etc. I'm using a program called " Atom" for these things. I'm also reading into making my site more "available" by using proper fonts like Sans-serif, using proper colours and not hard-textured backgrounds etc.

 

So I'm just wondering, what do you think i should MAINLY focus on when practicing HTML & CSS coding, since I'd love to hear some tips on what to focus on/improve on and how to make a website simple but yet functional for any person no matter the disfunctionally of some people with eye issues etc.

 

Do different programs make coding easier is also something I'm wondering, I know that all the coding languages are the same, but I'm talking more about " simplicity" if you know what i mean.

I don't think using "proper" fonts like sans-serif or whatever has anything to do with the functionality of your website. You can load custom fonts using @font-face in css or load google fonts etc..

Different programs don't have an impact on coding either, but some will complete codes for you for example if you write margin... it will suggest you margin top,bottom, etc.. I code with Visual studio code, excellent editor. Atom is good too, but I feel visual studio code is better.

If you're referring to simplicity in design, you don't really need to produce anything complex. You can produce really simple designs but they look really stunning. I'll do a video on that clarifying this soon actually.

Do you think it would be possible to do a UI-design but not actually code in things such as making a side-menu redirect you to different articles etc but to make and sell the design itself? Or is the market more directed towards both making the design and coding everything manually yourself?

In the industry you can get hired as a UI Designer or a UX Designer who purely focuses on designing, prototyping, user research, etc... but I think it will also be easier to find a job if you can demonstrate front-end development skills. Designers with front-end development skills will help allot.

Hence why my university course is heavily front-end based at the moment, they don't teach design, only coding. But I was previously studying Graphics so I got the necessary skillsets.

Hope you like the video:

cheers all

Hi Alora members, it's been a while since I posted. It's currently midnight as I'm posting this. I understand that none of you have seen me around lately and that is because i'm really busy with university, as also recently I've joined a group of creative designers and people irl to work with on creating a website for a company. Which is a great opportunity for me. So it's quite hectic at the moment and my daily life schedule is active.

Since I've started my course this year of Interaction Design after switching from Graphics, all my work needs to be on a blog on a webserver hosted by the University. It is where we record all our projects and work that is given to us by the uni. It's how our work will be marked, through the blog.

You can see my stuff here: http://ameeralashhab...rscience.co.uk/ - based on projects and task work that is being given to me and my other mates.

My course is purely focused on programming websites, apps, and in the upcoming years AR/VR, basically creative technology.

On the side my design skills are a great advantage for myself because once I get good with programming i'll be able to design + program my concepts.

Feel free to post any questions and I'll be happy to answer them.

Thanks for the positive comments guys.