Technical
How I started web designing
I first started web designing when I was 11 years old by going to the fantastic Yeppoon library and borrowing a big fat book on HTML, learning if from there.
The book catapulted me headfirst into web design and gave me a love for designing websites.
Web Languages that I Know
My specialities are XHTML & CSS, and I can code both of those languages fluidly and easily. I keep up with the latest changes and updates to both those languages, such as HTML 5.0 & CSS 3.
I'm currently gaining proficiency in using PHP, which is a powerful server-side language that can be used to create contact forms or even a CMS! For instance, I coded the Yeppoon events listing using PHP & MySQL.
Links to useful web design websites
I know link lists are a fairly rare element on the web right now (although they seem to be coming back in vogue with top 10 or 20 lists now :-).
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A List Apart
ALA is a free online magazine includes articles on topics ranging from CSS to typography. Notables from the web design world including Jeffrey Zeldman and Eric Meyer occasionally write articles too.
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Webproworld
Webproworld is a great forum for anyone doing anything related to the web. That includes graphic designers as well. Great for that bug with your site that you just can't figure out.
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Sitepoint
This inclusive website contains a forum, blogs, marketplace, and contest hoster. Basically you could spend hours on this site and still not be bored. A great resource for any web designer.
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Lorem Ipsum Generator
The Lorem Ipsum Generator tells you where the well known lorem ipsum text came from. The site can also generate as much or as little lorem ipsum text as you like.
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Design Meltdown
Design Meltdown is a showcase site with an interesting twist. Instead of just showing website thumbnails without categorising them, it puts the website in specific categories such as by colour or web trend. Constantly updated, I think it is a better way to get inspiration than by looking at sites like W3C sites.
