Bump! Excited to learn more as I really want to move forward. Any additional advice about anything I mentioned would be great.

What would be the practical/probable steps in the creation for a designer so I know a little about what would be necessary for creation. Preferably in very novice on codeacademy.com / laymen's terms.

how about you just post here once a week? you can track your progress. how many hours you spent and how much you learned. that's my advice.