As web designers, it’s certainly important to keep up with the latest technologies, not only with this be a major selling point when pitching for work, but generally will improve the site performance and SEO as a bonus.
With commercial web design, there seems to be a split between technical programming skills and graphic design, meaning that with out both areas being considered, your websites will struggle to match the professionalism demanded by leading creative web designers. Here are a short list of options that you can take to further your career path and help to give some structure to your development.
Kelby Training is an excellent resource for web designers, specialising in books, DVD, online videos, seminars, a magazine and more. Their training options cover some of the latest technologies giving you the confidence that you will be gaining valuable skills for profitable and commercial website design.
Total Training has built a reputation as one the top choices for video tutorial DVDs or software training videos for web designers. You can search for training videos by software applications or by sector for bespoke training requirements.
Lynda.com is another reputable source for online video tutorials covering all major software packages. At just $25 per month, the subscription allows you to view as many videos as you like.
http://www.learndirect.co.uk/browse/homeofficeit/
Learn Direct offer more conventional training options, where you can attend courses which run over a period of weeks or months. A particularly useful course option focuses on Web Publishing and Design with HTML 4.01 and XHTML, where you will recieve a comprehensive introduction to the field.
Webdesign.org is a great resource for tips, tricks and tutorials for all things Web Design and SEO. The information on this site is all completely FREE, and should certainly be one of the the first ports of call for any monir training issues.
