Web Design Beginner

I was talking with my uncle, & he told me all about ROV operators, on offshore oil rigs, i.e Oilrig maintainence, & things like that. He told me it is a specialised skill, & I think I have the correct mind set for it. At the moment my plan is to go into Web Design & Animation. I am thinking of checking out ROV operation. I don’t know where to begin. Could anyone give me some pointers? I am from West Coast Scotland, & as far as I know one of the main training areas for ROV ‘Pilots?’ is in Fort William, which isnt far at all from where I currently live.
Where do I begin!?
Poorly construced question. I know.
Any help would be appreciated.
PS I’m 17, 18 in december.

Background:
Recent Computational Engineering graduate from UCB. I had 5-6 CS classes 2-3 very difficult upper division courses. I have a strong theoretical knowledge & some working knowledge of software design. I feel like i could succeed in the Web 2 world, but i don’t have the experience or skills to get in the door. I have identified this market for the ability to get up & started on my own (business-wise). I relish the opportunity to be creative & i’m just looking for advice where to start. Which language should i begin my mastery… Javascript? ASP? Any book recommendations, & overall strategy for someone at my level. Eventually I would like to learn ruby & ajax, but i’m not sure its wise to just jump in with those…

What courses do I need to take to become a Web Designer for High School & University ?

When your hobby becomes your profession, your profession becomes your passion so first identify your hobby & go for your passion if you have any, If you don’t have, it doesn’t matter what you choose. Hope you understand, if yes, there is no need to go into the details & if you don’t, there is no benefit to go into the details. Cheers & good luck

Webdesign can be a lot of fun to learn, however it’s very time consuming. Different professionals go different directions… Linux based & Windows Based.
Linux is more of CGI, Python, Perl
Windows is more ASP, ASP.NET, .NET (which is how I design all my websites.. if it’s good enough for companies like Jaguar, it’s good enough for me)
There is also software.
You can learn stuff like FrontPage, Coolpage, LiquidFX, & you can be ridiculed by professionals.
Or you can use the industry standard which is Dreamweaver. It’s the best, hand’s down. Anyone whose been in the business on a professional level will tell you to go with Dreamweaver.
You need to know basic photo editing.
Fireworks, Photoshop, JASC & Corel, all provide great photoediting software. JASC for it’s money ($99) will work just fine for basic web editing.
So, from my standpoint if you know the following setup, people will be crawling to you…
ASP.NET
ASP 3.0
HTML 4.0
CGI / PERL
Python
Photoshop CS2
Dreamweaver 8

Could you name me sites, cheap or free online classes, books, & forums on html. I guess I will learn the other languages later, but I’m doing this more as a hobby. I don’t feel like going to a community college to learn this stuff, maybe an adult education center though. Could you also recommend other languages that I could learn to be a good amateur web designer? I also want to build my own website.

I did a couple of “unofficial” (read: under the table) freelance web design gigs when I was unemployed. Now I have a new full-time job, but it’s not in the web design field. And I think it would be a nice way to earn some extra cash on occassion.
How would I go about being officially recognized as a freelance web designer? Would I need to essentially start a business to get a vendor number, or something like that?
Please, only answer if you actually have a clue about this sort of thing.

I’m a 22 year old guy & i just started to learn web designing, ive got the hang of xhtml & ive nearly finished learning it, but after that i need to do css.dreamweaver.firework’s.and javascript. but i’m wondering if i can learn to be a web design master by reading good book’s & good online tutorial’s as i prefere to learn by book’s & internet tutorial’s, ive set myself to do at least 2 hour’s a day but i mainly do 3 hour’s a day most of the time,but i’m not sure roughly how long it will be until i’m a pro,but i do pick thing’s up quick.so can i become a pro by learning this way without having to go to college & other places? thank’s for your time & answers.

i recently purchased a domain name that came with a free web host, but the host does not come with enough features for my site. I predict my site will become well known rather quickly so I want to be prepared for it by having the right web host.
What I’m lookin for is a host similar to those used by youtube and/or myspace as those sites have similar features that mine will have(and no its not any kind of knock-off of either of these sites)
Also if there is anyone around the northern ohio area who knows about web design & would like to be the lead designer(as I don’t know too much about web design) & be my partner in this project. Please e-mail me if you are serious about designing(you will be paid for your services) & becoming a partner in this soon to be world renowned site.

Does anyone know of any good packages to learn, so if I go for an interview I have a good chance??
Anyone recommend certain software or home study packages?
I need a part time (evening & weekend course) that I can study from home or go to a college near Windsor, Slough or Reading.

I’m currently majoring in nursing, & realized that I hate it. I really enjoy making websites & I would like to major in that instead. I’ve been looking at what employers want from a web designer & it’s usually a Bachelors in Computer Science. But I don’t understand how it all works… Do I get a BS in comp. sci & specialize in Web Design? I just want to know what kind of education I need or what I should be looking for in a school if I want to go into the workforce as a web designer/ developer… Thanks

adobe photoshop
flash
dreamweaver
html
dhtml
xml
pagemaker
illustrator
corel draw

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there are many… you shud know
adobe photoshop
flash
dreamweaver
html
dhtml
xml
pagemaker
illustrator
corel draw
these are the designing softwares u shud know to design a website

There are so many good web schools, Peterson’s is a good start, but they aren’t always up to date with majors & schools, so also talk to your guidance counselor if you are still in H.S.
Look for tech schools & art schools as well, US News tends to favor 4 year universities, & you may not want/need that for a degree in web design.
Good luck

working in Mahattan

this is like my 10th website & make an account.
I’ll be very happy if you do.
there is a arcade.
I’m trying very hard to make a website like WWW.Runescape.com.
And I’m trying to change it so hard sometimes I don’t get time to finish my homework.

i don’t wan to go to college i want to get out of school & jump into a good paying job of 40,000+.

dont want to do a online Thanks

ok. ive been going to school for 2 years now. 1st year at a community college $2400 a year & my 2nd year was at a big university about $12000 just intuition (no room & board). ok, this is my 3rd year & im back at the CC because i did crap at the university. ok, ive been pursueing finance but its freaking hard. im starting to lose job but they make so much money but its going to be AT LEAST another 2 years at the university & alot more loans. but i suddently have the urge to get a degree in Web designing which is a 2 year program at the CC. so should i take out loans & go pursue something that makes a ton of money or pursue something that i would probably enjoy but not make as much & it was cost as much for schooling?