Basically, you can develop using authoring software like Dreamweaver, or you can do it the hard way and learn the languages yourself (HTML, DHTML, XML etc).
I'd also like to add some points on designing a web site, which can dictate what kind of software/plug-ins you might use; who is your audience, what kind of platforms are they likely to use to look at your site, what age group? Look at existing sites that you like or don't like, consider whether you will work with a development agency or do it yourself - if the former, look at who designed web sites you like. Consider access issues... will you be using images or applets that will take hours to download? Will it be accessible for the visually impaired?
Hope this is helpful
A Alvarez
>From: Julie Holcomb <
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>Subject: Re: Developing an art web site
>Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:08:59 -0500
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>Though not a professional Web developer, I have to agree with Steven's assessment of Front Page. I'm re-doing pages that were done in Front Page. When I started here, I insisted we purchase Dreamweaver. I've used it and have trained our interns and my archives assistant all how
>to use the software to create basic pages for our site. As with any new program, there is a learning curve, but it's well worth the time spent learning the program.
>Julie Holcomb
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>Steven Allison-Bunnell wrote:
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> > As a professional Web developer, I cannot strongly enough advise against
> > Front Page. It may be easy, but it creates poor-quality code that can cause
> > trouble both for users and later development efforts. If it's the difference
> > between getting nothing on the web at all, then maybe it's worth it.
> >
> > Otherwise, for a site you intend to put any effort into and maintain over
> > the long term, a professional tool like Macromedia Dreamweaver, which is now
> > a very mature and user-friendly tool, is far more appropriate.
> >
> > On 6/12/02 8:47 AM, "Brian Bray" <
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> > > For beginners Microsoft Frontpage is an easy way to develop a simply website.
> > > Even though you are limited with what you can do, it is as easy as creating a
> > > word document.
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