Web Design Education??

[nimmy44]

hi all -

i have a BA in Graphic Design and would like to sharpen my Web Design. I know the basics but am very interested in seeking education to learn more about Web Design in-depth (coding, scripting, flash, etc...)

i'd like to attend a class because i feel i learn better when being taught instead of self-taught - does anyone know of any good schools that offer a great web design course in the DC area?

alternatively, if you know of any good online web design courses that you have taken, i would really appreciate that info too!

thanks,
carmen

[CurtisMcHale]

I'm not from the DC area but let me recommend that you be very careful with which courses you take. If they are not teaching you how to code then it is probably not worth your $. The school local to me is so far behind that I would not even think of taking the course. No coding, no CSS, no accessibiliy....

[nimmy44]

what about online self-pace courses, or online classes? anyone know of one so phenomenal that i will be a web genius in no time? :)

[mitzs]

I would suggest you call the collages in your area and see if they have any online classes for web design. Or google online web design classes, or collages or something like that. I am doing self studying myself. Good luck with your search.

[Teacher617]

Take a look at www.sessions.edu

I'm enrolled in the multimedia masters certificate program, but there are numerous programs to choose from and levels of completion. I've completed 2 courses so far (Photoshop Basics and Flash Basics) and have learned a ton. Looking forward to more.

[CurtisMcHale]

The courses look pretty good as far as I can tell. The are going to teach you XHTML/CSS so that is a step in the right direction. It does seem to imply that you have the option of hand coding or using web editing programs. I would recommend the hand coding option. Your peers that don't choose it may produce their initial designs faster but you after a bit you will have great flexibility and trouble shooting skills because of your time spent in code land.

I have actually looked at these and as still contemplating them. I forgot about it till I saw the page again then POP the memory returns. I book marked it this time :o

[TORCH511]

I think if you buy a good book and sit down with it for a weekend, you can forego the classes. HTML/XHTML/CSS is way too easy to require formal education. Once you learn about 30 basic tags, some paramaters, and a few basic concepts you are good.