Dave Goodman provides a comprehensive guide for designers on setting up a basic website on their computer. It starts by explaining the evolution of websites, highlighting that while the technology has advanced, the fundamental components of a website remain the same.
Goodman emphasizes that the only essential tool needed to build a website is a text editor and recommends using Sublime Text, which offers features like auto-completion and color-coding to enhance the coding experience.
The step-by-step instructions guide the reader through creating a directory and subdirectory for the website, opening a new file in Sublime Text, and saving it as “index.html”—the standard landing page for a website. He then provides an HTML5 skeleton code as a starting point and explains the importance of the “Title” and “Body” sections.
Finally, he demonstrates how to preview the website in a browser. He concludes by emphasizing that a website is simply a collection of linked files and that the next installments will delve deeper into HTML elements and CSS and their relation to design tools like InDesign.
