New Here, Where to start?

[aust411x]

Hey Guys,
My names Austin and I am new to Graphic Design and Web Design.

Where would one start to be successful with web/graphic design and building top quality web sites? Resources and anything is appreciated

I have Adobe Photoshop CS 8.0 and thats about it.

Thanks GDF!
Austin :)

[Ollie2376]

Well for Web Design, I suggest you invest in some more software e.g. Dreamweaver or something similar!

Then if you want to be really serious, it may be good to upgrade your Photoshop to CS3/4 and get Adobe Illustrator while your at it :)

This may seem a lot, but its soooo much easier when you have good software! But all that is fair expensive, so you will have to have a proper think whether how serious you are.

Thanks
Ollie

[tZ]

You won't need any software to get started with the web. Go to your local library or book store and pick up a HTML and CSS book. All you need is a some type of text editor like note pad. For the design aspect Photoshop 8.0 should do. The last thing you need is a over priced useless piece of software like Dreamweaver which pretty much just teaches bad habit and terrible mark-up. Anyone just starting out and serious about the web should read the below the book. The below recommendation is worth its weight in gold.

Build Your Website the Right Way (http://www.amazon.com/Build-Your-Site-Right-Using/dp/0980455278/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239436633&sr=8-1)

[kim61]

Hello
hi i am new to this forum.........
i can help you to solve your problem but for this you have to follow the link given

http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-CS2-Classroom-Book/dp/0321321847

GOOD LUCK:)

[Ollie2376]

I think my message was a little confused (probably my fault) I didnt mean to give you the message of just spend your savings on useless software and play around until you have something ok. I mean that if you are going to get really serious about this (as in a career) then at some point, you will need the right software, so you could think about getting it and putting what you read in the books into action....as you always (well i do anyways) learn better from reading and then doing than just reading a book cover to cover and then thinking "right, i forgot where to start" lol

[aust411x]

Thanks for all your guy's feedback, I am going to check that book out and see if they have any e-books for those languages. The reason I want to get in to this is because I am an affiliate marketer and I would like to design my own things to exactly what I want when creating web pages,landing pages,etc.

Thanks,
Austin