What method/software do you use for web design??

[Diggs]

Hmm.... No mention of open-source stuff here? The OP was for quick and simple which Adobe products rarely qualify for.
Remember that Netscape Communicator had not only email (Thunderbird today) but an HTML editor in which one iteration became Nvu > Kompozer > Blue Griffon. I use Blue Griffon quite a bit today for the quick and simple stuff. Allows switching in and out of WYSIWYG or source. It can publish (although I like Filezilla).

http://bluegriffon.org/

Just thought I'd throw it out there for those that don't need the Adobe products overkill and like free and easy.

 

[Thedog]

Wordpress for advanced projects, wix for simple sites. Textwrangler when im on Mac and notepad++ when im on PC

 

[MichaelBits]

I use notepad++ and code everything by hand.... don't like html editors or wysiwyg except in the actual posting/publishing for the end user of the site.
I also don't like wordpress and refuse to touch it.

If I need a CMS for a site, I use Bolt CMS. I spent the last year playing with it and like the way I can build themes and implement things into it. It uses symphony/foundation so has several options already there for coding. Themes are built with twig. I had never heard of twig before Bolt, but after tinkering/learning it I have come to like it.

 

[16bwhitt]

I use notepad++ and code everything by hand.... don't like html editors or wysiwyg except in the actual posting/publishing for the end user of the site.
I also don't like wordpress and refuse to touch it.

If I need a CMS for a site, I use Bolt CMS. I spent the last year playing with it and like the way I can build themes and implement things into it. It uses symphony/foundation so has several options already there for coding. Themes are built with twig. I had never heard of twig before Bolt, but after tinkering/learning it I have come to like it.

I'm just curious, why don't you like Wordpress?

 

[MichaelBits]

I'm just curious, why don't you like Wordpress?

It's the 500lb gorilla in the room... everyone uses it and it's the most targeted for a web platform.

Quite frankly there plenty of options other than using wordpress but it has such a large theme selection and following/community its the go to cms/blog for the majority. Most don't even bother exploring other options.

 

[tucsonpc]

it's the most targeted for a web platform.

This right here is why I haven't bothered much with wordpress ever. The consistent need to patch it and any plugins makes it more time consuming than hand coding for me.

 

[Thedog]

It's the 500lb gorilla in the room... everyone uses it and it's the most targeted for a web platform.

Quite a good point, I've done sites which was based as "one-time payment" in booth Joomla & Wordpress and they got exploited and I have to "fix it" and usually I have not charged... The benefits with large platforms is as I say "loads of opportunities" and low-cost development of plugins etc but I never really mention the part that it's actually targeted for exploits and it requires updating.

 

[Slaters Kustum Machines]

This right here is why I haven't bothered much with wordpress ever. The consistent need to patch it and any plugins makes it more time consuming than hand coding for me.

How is this any different than using Windows as an OS? This is actually a money making opportunity. Charge a monthly fee to keep the CMS and plugins up to date.

 

[tucsonpc]

How is this any different than using Windows as an OS? This is actually a money making opportunity. Charge a monthly fee to keep the CMS and plugins up to date.

Oh, from a business side of things, if I was doing web design/development, I'd be all over it. From a *personal* standpoint, I could be spending that time patching Windows (or playing Fallout 4) instead of patching holes in my otherwise pretty static web site.

 

[Debuggers LLC]

I sketch my designs first on paper, then use Fireworks for wire framing. I found Notepad ++ to be the best editor for HTML and CSS.

 

[HCHTech]

I use a great app on my smartphone - it's called "Phone" and in it is the number of my web design guy. I hardly spend any time at all - it's great. *ducks*