Comments on: Web Design Software

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 13:37:12 +0000

By turning your presentation into a piece of embeddable HTML code, you can display it on pretty much any website. Instructions here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/embed-a-presentation-in-a-web-page-or-blog-19668a1d-2299-4af3-91e1-ae57af723a60

Another idea is to turn the presentation into a video, upload it to a service like YouTube, and then simply embed the video into your website. This is also pretty easy and straightforward.

By: Jim Wimberly

Jim Wimberly — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 10:49:59 +0000

For many of my web pages, I need to be able to show animated charts/graphs, with the charts originally created in Excel, pasted into PowerPoint, then animated within PowerPoint. An animated chart is a powerful way to communicate complex data to viewers. Any suggestions as to which website development software might be suitable for this particular need?

By: Adam Rees

Adam Rees — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 07:17:22 +0000

Looking at the capabilities of Gimp, it’s a sure shot tool for website design.

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 11:42:09 +0000

In reply to Piers Newberry. Thanks for the input, Piers! I'll note it down for a possible post update.

By: Piers Newberry

Piers Newberry — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 17:24:04 +0000

I think Adobe Elements should get a mention. Photoshop is bloated full of features which are completely unnecessary, the filters are generally not great and the colour manipulation menu is badly thought out. Elements has the excellent Raw Photo manipulation module, cuts out loads of crud that will just confuse people and is actually affordable.

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Wed, 06 May 2020 13:48:59 +0000

In reply to Bradley.

One possibility would be to install WordPress locally and build a website with the photos on your computer. Here is an article for that: https://createawebsitenow.com/install-wordpress-locally-xampp/

However, if you want to be able to simply share it with your siblings, a simple HTML site would be the best option. That way, they don’t need to create a local server themselves but can simply open the HTML file in their browser and they are good to go.

I would just google for free HTML templates. Since you know some of the markup, you should be able to figure out how to modify it to your needs and include the images in the pages. Otherwise, you might want to opt for a tool like Dreamweaver that can create pages for you.

By: Bradley

Bradley — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 02:41:25 +0000

I have a rather unique requirement I need a recommendation for. I have piles of scanned letters and Kodachrome slides from my late father’s time in the Army over the Vietnam era. I want to organize them for my siblings in some kind of web-like interface. The big catch is that it needs to be offline (stored on a thumb drive, etc.) so I don’t have to pay hosting fees for perpetuity. Do you have any recommendations for easy-to-use software for a web-authoring novice like myself? Is it easy to pull something like this offline once completed? Thanks!

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 13:54:07 +0000

In reply to UX Lord. Thanks for the tip!

By: UX Lord

UX Lord — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 18:53:17 +0000

Framer X is forgotten. It’s a design tool like Sketch but allows to build code components and also use existing packages to extend your design, just like developers do.

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 14:36:19 +0000

In reply to P Bambenek. Thanks for pointing that out. Do you have a tip for the rest of us how to acquire a standalone version?

By: P Bambenek

P Bambenek — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 23:37:13 +0000

I have used Dreamweaver for years, and even though ADOBE is forcing their Creative Cloud which makes you have a subscription- I dare to say not true.
I have used a stand-alone Dreamweaver app for PC up to current. Seems one has to do some digging nowadays to acquire it. Dreamweaver is a cats meow, coding experience is a plus but not required.

Takes a little getting used to if you have no experience with HTML5 or CSS.

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 12:47:58 +0000

In reply to Peter Loader. Thanks for the input, Peter!

By: Peter Loader

Peter Loader — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 21:57:20 +0000

My web design apps consists of Bootstrap Studio, Blocs, Mobirise and Pinegrow Web Editor. For illustration and photographic manipulation work you can’t go past Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo, and if you’re into print publishing Affinity Publisher. Another excellent app for image work is Acorn. When I need to get down and dirty with the code then it’s BBEdit or Visual Code Studio.

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 08:00:20 +0000

In reply to Pete Cineema. Hey Pete, thanks for your input. I have noted it down for a potential post update.

By: Nick Sch"aferhoff

Nick Sch"aferhoff — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:36:26 +0000

In reply to A Millington.

Hey there, I think if you don’t want to pay monthly fees, your best option is to use one of the open-source content management systems. You can find more information about the most popular options here: https://createawebsitenow.com/cms-comparison-wordpress-vs-joomla-drupal/