Web Design

• Web design is the field in which one learns how a website is structured and how to build your own website. Websites are programmed in HTML, which stands for Hyper-Text Markup Language. The HTML determines the layout and arrangement of a website. Besides HTML, there exists CSS, which is an abbreviation for Cascading Style Sheets, which make the website look pretty. The HTML of a website may be seen as a skeleton, and the CSS as the flesh of an organism. The two are parts of a larger whole. Additionally, there are programming languages and plugins that supplement these, such as JavaScript and Adobe Flash Player. Provided by third party companies, these plugins spice up websites with some extra flair. Both JavaScript and Adobe Flash Player add interactive content to a website, such as video-players, games, or animations. However, in recent times, a new version of HTML, HTML5, added native support for these.  
• I have not designed a website from scratch. However, I did open a Wiki-spaces page: http://ahmadabdo.wikispaces.com/. It taught me how to add links to a wiki page and how to generate animated text graphics.   
• I hope to learn how to build a website from scratch. This is something I've wanted to learn for a while, because in today's connected world, websites are more relevant than ever, and I think it will only increase in the future. There are various people out there who need a website, when ether it be for business reasons or personal reasons. With the ability to design websites, I will be able to answer the growing demand for websites.