10 Video Tutorials for Learning Basic Web Design Skills

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Some people can read instructions on how to do things and can immediately go out and do them without any problems. But others need to see things done before they fully grasp how to do them. This is fine if you know someone who can show you how to do things, but if you don’t, it’s a little harder.
Enter the video tutorial. It shows you right on your computer screen how to do just about anything you want. Here are 10 that show you the basics of web design, from some basic PHP to creating your first website to creating WordPress themes.

Building Your First Web Page by Hand – This is a basic tutorial on coding a web site completely by hand using a text editor.

Killer PHP Video Tutorials for Web Designers – This site offers a bunch of free video tutorials covering PHP from start to finish, including Writing Your First PHP Script, PHP Loops, and more.

Creatin’ CSS Layouts in Dreamweaver – This is the first video in a three-part series on working with CSS in Dreamweaver.

How to Turn any Web Template into a WordPress Theme – This tutorial is aimed at non-geeks who are design challenged, and is a great thing to learn if you ever work with WordPress.

Easy Setup of Login, Registration and Password Protected Areas on Your Website – This PHP tutorial covers exactly what the title says. The script created will allow a user to register, log in and out, change their password, and retrieve a forgotten password.

Introduction to Microsoft Expression Web: Understanding CSS – This video tutorial is part of a series on Microsoft Expression Web and shows how to work with CSS in that environment.

How to Add Navigation Menu Buttons to Your Website with Nvu – This tutorial shows how to add navigation elements if you’re using Nvu, a free web design program.

Building Your First Webpage – This tutorial from Utah State University is a basic overview for anyone who’s never built a webpage before.

Tubetorial Archives – This archive has tons of videos on HTML, blogging, WordPress, Yahoo! Pipes, building a profitable site, and more.