The introduction to web designing

Hope everybody is fine. Here's more about me.

At the end of 2000, I'd been selected to participate in a free web designing course. That was my first formal lesson. I'd been introduced about HTML and how to create a HTML page by using Notepad and Netscape Composer. Then, upload it by using CuteFTP. I was so excited because at that time I know what is Frontpage for.

The first time I use the program, I thought it is another word processor program like Word. But, I was dying to know what it really is when my brother showed me a HTML page with colorful text animation which he created it himself. Since I was a kid, I'm really interested in animation. However, I don't think my brother know that what he had just created is something that we can publish to the Internet for public view.

Thanks to the teachers that gave us good lesson from the beginning till the end of the course.

During the school holiday, I designed my school's website. I gathered information from the school's annual magazine and designed them in HTML pages. Although I'm already had strong basics in Photoshop, I can't do much designing since I had too little images to manipulate. I didn't have a scanner at home. The only picture available at that time is the school's badge. And for the whole design, I use the FrontPage templates.

When the school starts, I was eager to tell my teacher about the site. It was already published although at that time, it is quite difficult to find free hosting that support Frontpage, and nobody taught me how to publish a website by using Frontpage. I discussed the publishing problems with my friend and we found the solution.

Then, my teacher told me that the site is dull, need more bright colors. Despite of the heartbreaking comment for a boy who is looking for something that he good in, the teacher knew my interest and ability.

Next: My first web designing competition.

P/s: I want to stop here. The exam is near and I'm unprepared. I didn't know where to start. Hopefully, I'll get some clues when I start doing something.