There are several different web design languages used in the construction of websites and their pages. The online web design courses you take will cover each one of them in detail and teach you which ones are the best for the type of website you want to build. You will cover the basics of HTML, XHTML, CSS, PHP, and Java script.
One of the first languages ever used in web design was HTML, which is still widely used. Hyper Text Markup Language is used in forms of HTML frames, tables and text tags. This is a simple language to learn. It is the most basic, and can be combined with some of the other languages to make the web design even better.
XML is another language that is simple to use. It is one language that is most often used with another language, such as HTML, thus creating XHTML. You will also have the skills to use this language when you finish your web design courses online. It has been used most often with HTML, so that you rarely here the two of them being used separate anymore.
Another language that addresses the method of separating content from design and is becoming quite popular in web design is CSS, Cascading Style Sheets is another language used in the building of a website. Many web designers find this language easy to use with features that are not present in the other languages. CSS is most often used with HTML. You find it very rare to see HTML used without CSS in building web designs today.
PHP is another application that was developed to work with the HTML. It is now the one that is used the most for preprocessing and management tool for HTML. You won’t find many websites that do not use this combination. The advantage of PHP is the capability of writing one file that will work on all pages of the site without having to copy and paste the HTML.
Java Script is another language, normally used in browser functions. Java script enables different web environments like HTML and plug-ins to work together. Java Script only works within the browser, it does not affect your computer programs. It was originally developed by NETSCAPE under the name of Mocha, changed later to Live Script, and now known as Java Script.
Many web design courses at web design schools teach these languages because they know that they are one of the most important parts of making a good, functional web design.
Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning (2nd Edition) (Voices That Matter)Successful web design teams depend on clear communication between developers and their clients—and among members of the development team. Wireframes, site maps, flow charts, and other design diagrams establish a common language so designers and project teams can capture ideas, track progress, and keep their stakeholders informed.
In this all new edition of Communicating Design, author and information architect Dan Brown defines and describes each deliverable, then offers practical advice for creating the documents and using them in the context of teamwork and presentations, independent of methodology. Whatever processes, tools, or approaches you use, this book will help you improve the creation and presentation of your wireframes, site maps, flow charts, and other deliverables.
The book now features:
- An improved structure comprising two main sections: Design Diagrams and Design Deliverables. The first focuses on the nuts and bolts of design documentation and the second explains how to pull it all together.
- New deliverable: design briefs, as well as updated advice on wireframes, flow charts, and concept models.
- More illustrations, to help designers understand the subtle variations and approaches to creating design diagrams.
- Reader exercises, for those lonely nights when all you really want to do is practice creating wireframes, or for use in workshops and classes.
- Contributions from industry leaders: Tamara Adlin, Stephen Anderson, Dana Chisnell, Nathan Curtis, Chris Fahey, James Melzer, Steve Mulder, Donna Spencer, and Russ Unger.
“As an educator, I have looked to Communicating Design both as a formal textbook and an informal guide for its design systems that ultimately make our ideas possible and the complex clear.”
—Liz Danzico, from the Foreword
