Other than Open Source Catholic and Catholic Tech Tips, there aren’t many Catholic sites out there where you can learn new skills on the web. Of course, there are tons of sites where you can learn apologetics, philosophy, and theology, but anything else is pretty much non-existent. So being the shrewd servant that I am, I am going to give you a series of articles that will give you the tools necessary to learn some cool new skills so you can then create a Catholic blog to teach others your mad skills.
Probably the most popular design and web development blog out there, Smashing Magazine has some amazing tutorials and content. If you don’t really care to learn HTML or CSS, but want to learn how to make things look pretty, this is the place to go.
Very similar to Smashing Magazine, InstantShift has everything from inspiring design, to WordPress hacks, to typography. If you are looking for resources or inspiration, this is the place to go. It doesn’t have much in the way of tutorials, but what it lacks in step-by-step teaching it makes up in beauty.
Screencasts, screencasts, screencasts! CSS-Tricks has the best web development screencasts EVER! Seriously, they are probably the easiest way to learn the structure of web design and development.
If you want to learn a whole mess of stuff (Photoshop, PHP, etc.), then check out TutsPlus. TutsPlus is a mashup of various web and design tutorials. It’s a great resource, but can be a bit overwhelming if you are a newbie.
Want to learn the basics? W3Schools is where you can study everything that you ever wanted about web development (not design). They have the most widely used coding tutorials ever, with a multitude of different languages and techniques. They even have certification courses.
Do you have any web development tutorial sites that you recommended?
Other articles that you may enjoy:
- Episode #16: Saving a Dying Church Website, Part 3 (productivecatholic.com)
- Episode #15: Get the Liturgy of the Hours in Your Inbox (productivecatholic.com)
- PetrosTV: A Mashup of the Best Catholic Videos Online (productivecatholic.com)
- The 10 Most Fascinating Catholics of 2009 (fallibleblogma.com)
