Other than that, I'd ignore dublinclontarf and learn to design directly in your edit + your browser. That's where the magic happens. As far as I see it, there is absolutely no reason to use Photoshop or Gimp up front for that much stuff if you are a html/firebug/css ninja.
http://www.amazon.com/Non-Designers-Design-Book-Robin-Willia...
http://www.amazon.com/Principles-Web-Design-Joel-Sklar/dp/06...
Other than that, I'd ignore dublinclontarf and learn to design directly in your edit + your browser. That's where the magic happens. As far as I see it, there is absolutely no reason to use Photoshop or Gimp up front for that much stuff if you are a html/firebug/css ninja.