Hi,

I would like to know few software suggestions which would be helpful to person new to design.

 

My main aim is to create a wp blog.

 

 

Thank you

Assuming you're on Windows...

 

Code editors (free)

- Sublime Text 2

- Komodo Edit

- Notepad++

- Netbeans (bit bloated)

 

Image editors

- Adobe Photoshop (expensive, but extremely good)

- Adobe Fireworks (again, expensive)

- GIMP (free)

 

Really must make a sticky about all these.......

 

Anyway, hope that helps. I'm sure others will chip in with suggestions.

Notepad++, Sublime Text and Dreamweaver are the best code editors for beginners and for image editing, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator are the best softwares.

There are so many of web design software available in the market but such adobe photoshop and adobe dreamweaver are the best web design software. Both are the best and also very easy to use. If you want to create blog site than you have to use wordpress CMS which is seured platform for creating blogsite.

Im not sure how much coding you want to do. If you just want to make a blog, you wont need any software except Wordpress. You could probably find some free hosting to test it out and see if you like it.

I can recommend you Artisteer (bktemplates.com) - very easy builder tool to use, even for beginners. On the site visit tutorial page, there you can find video insctructions - step by step is showing installation process and other elements. With Artisteer you can make a wonderful page in WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and other CMS.

Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for design and use Dreamweaver for easy coding.

I used just the plain notepad on windows before upgrading to dreamweaver, never really liked dreamweaver tho and now use InType, love the dark theme on there!

 

- Jamie Mcardle

Photoshop and Dreamweaver and very good ones to use

I'd go with sublime text 2 as your code editor and gimp as your image editor.

 

If you want to get into web design you must learn how to code and not rely on these drag and drop software solutions. I tried out Dreamweaver and I find the code editor in sublime text 2 to be better. Dreamweaver is a waste of money IMO.

 

If you can afford it Photoshop is a worthy investment.

 

There's a hell of a lot to learn but the journey is a whole lot of fun if you stick to it. Good luck

Assuming you're on Windows...

 

Code editors (free)

- Sublime Text 2

- Komodo Edit

- Notepad++

- Netbeans (bit bloated)

 

Image editors

- Adobe Photoshop (expensive, but extremely good)

- Adobe Fireworks (again, expensive)

- GIMP (free)

 

Really must make a sticky about all these.......

 

Anyway, hope that helps. I'm sure others will chip in with suggestions.

I agree But code editors definately use Dreamweaver it is quick and really handy when you are typing CSS it fills it out before you finish.

Netbeans is extremely slow and and annoying when you are editing, although i understand its importance of being free and heavyweight in functionality, i just wish it was smoother to work with.

 

The new adobe suite the cloud version is actually a bit more affordable.

If you just want for instance photoshop it will cost about £18 a month and you can use it on a month by month basis, and you get to download the program. All you have to do is verify the program once a month by going online, so you dont have to be online all the time, it can be used offline. So you get 30 days for £18 which in my eyes is good value, because not every project will require photoshop and when you need it just pay £18 and have it for 30 days. Same for Dreamweave etc... better than paying over £1000 for the sute with half the programs you don't use...

 

And the great thing is you get the updates at no extra cost.

 

I don't work for adobe lol,, but i think this latest idea is a good one, and really helps out individuals like me to keep costs down whilst having the latest software when i need it.

Edited July 15, 201313 yr by inlinedivblock

I also agree with the fact that if you are looking for an easy web design software than Adobe dreamweaver is the best option you have got. I have also started designing websites using adobe dreamweaver and within few days, I was able to create a good site, not an excellent one, but still it was something worth it.

Inlinecodeblock I don't know how it is where you are but where I am you are laughed out of the business if you use dreamweaver. We view them as designers who don't know web with pacifiers

Inlinecodeblock I don't know how it is where you are but where I am you are laughed out of the business if you use dreamweaver. We view them as designers who don't know web with pacifiers

 

Sadly, I see more than enough job vacancies here in the UK that request candidates have proficient skills in Dreamweaver, I agree it's horrible.

 

I will agree with inlinedivblock on Adobe's new pay-monthly package, it's a pretty good way to get ahold of excellent products that are essential to design hobbyists as well as those seeking professional skills. Then again, the pay monthly scheme just makes up for the astronomically high prices of Adobe's products individually. They wonder why people pirate their products.

 

Back to original point, pretty much echoing what everyone else says. Photoshop is the flagship design product if you want to be taken seriously and create excellent web layouts, logos, banners etc; Illustrator is pretty good, shares a lot of its features and functionality with Photoshop but more focussed on animation-style graphics with its drawing features.

Edited July 16, 201313 yr by throzen

Dreamweaver is a good code editor and as such should be used as a code editor. Not in Design view! That's where its bad rep comes from.

I use Dreamweaver as my code editor of choice. I find it good enough for its purpose. If you don't know how to code, you can't build a website in DW.

 

You don't use Wordpress to create websites. You use it as a CMS. You can build a theme / plugin for it, but if you don't know how to code, all you can do with WP is to install ready themes and plugins and wonder where you've gone wrong.

 

Dreamweaver is a code editor, not a WYSIWYG.

Wordpress is a Content Management System, not a website creating software.

I use Dreamweaver when at home on my mac or sublime text but mostly DW, i don't know what the fuss is about when coding CSS especially it is a very handy tool. I can code a website in DW the exact same as i can in notepad (not ++) just in DW i can code much faster. Like teodora said its when you use the design view it gets fuggly.

 

As for image editors i prefer fireworks to Photoshop as i am not much of a designer and at work i get the graphic designer to do all that for me

Inlinecodeblock I don't know how it is where you are but where I am you are laughed out of the business if you use dreamweaver. We view them as designers who don't know web with pacifiers

What does web with pacifier mean?

Unfortunately at work when it comes to purchasing new software they are a bit stingy i am actually still on adobe CS3 suite, so i do use other programs mainly Notepad++

I will have to stand by dreamweaver as i think it does its job pretty well, i know coders who use "eclipse" but still always end up using dreamweaver aswell. if you don't use the design view, it actually becomes a very effective coding tool. To down at people who use it, is very narrow minded as a lot of designers/programmers still use it.

 

If you could change our minds what do you use at work? i'm very open minded and i try almost any software going.

 

 

 

Edited July 16, 201313 yr by inlinedivblock

I wish Adobe never did the Design view - it's good for nothing.

I wish Adobe never did the Design view - it's good for nothing.

I find it useful for one thing only... html emails

I find it useful for one thing only... html emails

 

Yes, you're right

html emails grrrr

I use Dreamweaver as my code editor of choice. I find it good enough for its purpose. If you don't know how to code, you can't build a website in DW.

Really? I've always imagined it being more linear and focussed as a design platform. I use Crimson Editor on localhost, always have.

Really? I've always imagined it being more linear and focussed as a design platform. I use Crimson Editor on localhost, always have.

 

DW isn't a design platform There are many code editors that might be better, I use DW and I am happy with it.

DW isn't a design platform There are many code editors that might be better, I use DW and I am happy with it.

agreed, plus i like all the colours lol

I used to use Dreamweaver, but eventually moved to Sublime Text 2.

 

It's interesting to see Adobe shifting more focus over to Brackets now. It looks much more refined though http://brackets.io/.

I used to use Dreamweaver, but eventually moved to Sublime Text 2.

 

It's interesting to see Adobe shifting more focus over to Brackets now. It looks much more refined though http://brackets.io/.

did you purchase sublime text 2 ? . looks pretty good

did you purchase sublime text 2 ? . looks pretty good

 

I did indeed. I don't think you have to though, there's an unlimited trial.

 

The best bit is, I get a free upgrade to ST3 which is in beta at the moment.

It's interesting to see Adobe shifting more focus over to Brackets now. It looks much more refined though http://brackets.io/.

I didn't know of this until now, ill give it a trial run today as it looks rather handy for the project im working on.

Textmate is my coder of choice. Love the thing