The realm of web designing is a very different animal from other design mediums such as print. Web designing hosts a slew of workarounds, frustrations, programming variables alongside an infinite creative space — that and the perks of instant gratification which web publication provides.
I hand code all of my HTML (XHTML, CSS and JavaScript as well) using the indispensable trio of
BBEdit HTML/text editor,
Adobe Photoshop, and
CSSEdit. Additionally, I also occasionally use other applications such as
Macaw's code-savvy web design tool, Adobe Dreamweaver/
GoLive 6,
Panic's Coda,
TextMate, and
Adobe Illustrator to aide in complex site layouts and graphic elements. When I started building a site for myself, I didn't know that I would be opening a whole new can of worms. Boy, was I in for a big surprise!
Below are several examples of web sites I designed and developed: