Web Design

I first began experimenting with HTML around 1997, but I didn't publish my first "real" Web site until 2002. Web design appeals to me for it allows me to tap both sides of my mind: the “right brain” for layout and design, and the “left brain” for coding and technical concerns. When I began using computers back in the 70s I did everything in Basic, writing the programs from scratch. Coding in HTML and CSS allows me to “get back to my roots” in a sense.

It's amazing how quickly things change in the digital world. The techniques I used when I first began building Web sites have become largely obsolete. I used to build my sites with tables and frames; today I use XHTML + CSS and a touch of javascript. In the future I may make more use of the DOM and Ajax. Are you scratching your head and saying "huh?" Nevermind—it's just geek speak.