| Internet Basics & Reference Sites, Shopping | |
| General Sites for Web Authors, Web Courses, Career Information, Professional Organizations | |
| Information Architecture, Cuyamaca Student work | |
General Style Guides, Screen Design, Content Design, Color Design, Fonts |
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Web Authoring (HTML, CSS, etc.), Dreamweaver, FrontPage |
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| General Information, Fireworks, Photoshop, Scanning, Clip Art, Digital Photography | |
| Animation, Sound, Video, Streaming Media | |
| General Information, CGI Script Libraries, JavaScript, ASP. PERL, Database Integration | |
| Web Hosting, Marketing, shopping carts | |
| Site Evaluation and optimization, usability, site redesign, browser differences, statistics |
Background
Internet Basics & Reference Sites
- simple video introductions to wikis, RSS, blogs, social networking, and zombies
- Web101 Glossary
- whatis.com
- How Web servers and the Internet Work
- TechWeb Tech Encyclopedia
- Bandwidth Meter
- Data Powers of Ten
Spam & spyware
- Ad-Aware - free utility
- Spybot Search and Destroy - free utility
- AVG Anti-Virus - Free edition
Shopping: Books and Software
- Gradware
- JourneyEd
- CampusTech
- San Diego Technical Books
- Amazon
- Campusbooks
- BookPool
- CNET
- Computershopper
General
Sites for Web Authors
- GenerateIt - generate CSS layouts, buttons, color schemes, etc.
- WebForumz
- webmonkey
- BUILDER.COM
- HTML Goodies
- webreference
- Blackstump
- Webmaster Resources
- Internet World
- 123webmaster.com
- Developer.com
- A List Apart
- CSS Crib Sheet
- CSS Zen Garden
- Eric Meyer Web Site
- Project Seven Tutorials
- World Wide Web Consortium
- Web AIM - Web Accessability In Mind
- Page Resource (tutorials)
- Digital Web
Certification, Career Information, Professional Organizations
Analysis
Information Architecture
Design
General
- Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide
- Hot Tips - Design from Webmonkey
- Web Page Design for Designers
- Ten Good Deeds in Web Design
- Recipe for a Successful Website
- Design & Publishing Center
- design resources
- Design Principles
Screen Design
- CARP design principles
- more CARP (simple explanation with examples)
- even more CARP (ppt)
- Webmonkey Type Articles
Content Design
- Good Documents - tips for writing that will be read on-screen
- Writing for the Web - a concise set of tips
Navigation Design
Color Design
- colorcombos.com
- Color Theory
- Color Scheme Generator - shows harmonious colors based on color wheel
- ColorMatch - generates a 6-color palette based on a color you choose
- MyPantone - tools for creating, managing and sharing user-defined and PANTONE-identified color palettes. See example from former student Ann Tarvin.
- Color Gallery
- Color, Contrast, and Dimension in News Design - Interactive Flash experience that explains color design
- Color Links from websitetips.com
- Graphics and Palettes from Web Page Design for Designers
Logo Design
- Logo Design articles
- Create your own browser icon (shows in favorites list)
- Gary Dickson reflects on designing logos
- LogoBee Top 10 Logo Design Tips
- SOS 10 Tips for Logo Design
- How to Create a Logo
Fonts
Authoring
Adobe Dreamweaver
- Official Dreamweaver support page
- Adobe tutorial - How to make nested templates
- Tom Muck Dreamweaver Extensions
- Dreamweaver tutorials and resources from WebsiteTips
- Adobe Exchange
- Massimo's Corner
- Yaromat's Dreamweaver Extensions
- DWFile.com
- Dreamweaver FAQ.com
- Using Spry Widgets to make tabbed panels and pop-up menus
- Use Spry to make a dropdown menu
- WebThang - tutorials for Guestbook, Online Poll, Login & Redirect, and more! (Advanced -- uses databases
HTML, XHTML
- W3 Schools HTML Tutorial
- HTML Source
- Tizag tutorials - HTML & CSS
CSS
- CSS Zen Garden
- Listamatic - Samples of list menus with code
- CSS and links from HTMLsource
- Uberlink list menu tutorial
- W3School CSS Tutorial
- Style Master CSS Tutorial
- CSS / Edge
- CSS Playground
- CSSShark
- Real World Style
- The Layout Reservoir
- Mulder's Stylesheets Tutorial
- House of Style
- A List Apart - CSS topics - see print styles
- CSS for small screens
- Position is Everything
- How to Create CSS Menus
- CSS Menu Maker
Graphics Production
General
- Production Graphics
- Web Graphics Book
- CoolText - online tool for creating simple title and button graphics
- Stripe Generator - create backgroud images
- Copy Safe - protects your images
Fireworks
- Macromedia's Fireworks
- Fireworks video demos by yours truly
Photoshop
- TutorialFX - Photoshop tutorials and Web Design examples
- Adobe Photoshop
- CBT Cafe
- Mark's Photoshop tips
- Photoshop tips from Adobe
- Webmonkey: graphics design
- Free Photoshop Plugins
Clip Art
- Microsoft Clip Gallery
- Realm Graphics
- FreeFoto
- Backgrounds Archive
- GRSites backgrounds, button maker, web graphics
- Animation Factory
- Clip Art Connection
- Barry's Clip Art
- Amazing Picture Machine
- Millanimations
Scanning
- A Few Scanning Tips
- Scanning 101 from Webmonkey
Multimedia Production
Animation
- Animation Tutorial
- My First GIF Animation
- Flash Links
Sound
Video
- Movie Files Tutorial from webTeacher (multimedia section)
Web Programming
General Information
- Webmonkey programming articles
- Server-Side Scripting Shootout compares ASP, ColdFusion, Perl, and PHP
- XML.com
- Wrox Programmer to Programmer
Database Integration
Script Libraries and Tools
- Dynamic Drive - DHTML scripts
- Atomz free search tool
- JavaScript Source
- Dynamic Drive - DHTML to copy and paste
- Java and CGI Scripts from webTeacher
JavaScript
- JavaScript Primer
- Beginners JavaScript Tutorial - from Internet.com
- JavaScript Crash Course from Webmonkey
- JavaScript.com
Active Server Pages
Perl
- Good Definition of Perl
- CGI programming 101
- ActivePerl -- free Perl with installer for Windows
- Using Perl with Microsoft Personal Web Server on Windows 95/98
- Learning Perl, by R.L. Schwartz, is published by O'Reilly
- Intro to Perl for CGI from Webmonkey
- Configuring and Testing a PERL Script with Internet Information Server (IIS)
- Tom Christiansen's Perl Language Home Page
- perlWWW
- CGI.pm - library to help handle form input
Search utilities
Chat
Implementation
Website Promotion
- How Does Google Figure out What Pages are More Relevant? and Three Ways to Adversely Impact your Google Pagerank
- How to Attract Visitors to Your Website
- Search Engine Watch - see How Search Engines Work
- Webmonkey's e-business marketing page-- advertising, marketing, and more
- Web Statistics - how is the Web growing?
- Market Research on the Web
ISP's and Web Servers
- Students have recommended the following hosting services:
- Web Tactics Inc. - company of student Paul Rios offers hosting, domains, DSL, PC repair, etc. Ask for student discount!
- Free Web Server Space
- Tripod, GeoCities, NetFirms, and Bizland offer free Web hosting services
- Domain Name Buyers Guide
- DomainSurfer
Shopping Carts
Evaluation
Site Evaluation and Usability
- Usability Guidelines
- Jakob Nielsen's Usability site -- see Current Issues in Web Usability and e-commerce Usability article
- Test Your Designs - on People!
- W3C HTML Validator - enter your URL to find HTML errors
- Web Page Purifier - see how your page looks when viewed by browsers supporting different versions of HTML
- OptiView - evaluates your graphic file compression
- Webmonkey Radio interview: Usability Testing
- Walk-Through A Usability Experiment
- Usability On The Web Isn't A Luxury
- Guerrilla usability
Site Optimization
- Site Optimization Tutorial
- Anatomy of a Redesign from webmonkey
Browsers
- Browsershots - Proof your work on multiple browsers.
- install multiple versions of Internet Explorer so you can test
- Sizing up the Browsers
- Will Browsers Ever Not Suck
Statistics
- thecounter.com stats (Browser, color depth, OS, etc.)
- Hitbox
- StatMarket's Browser Stats from websidestory shows what users use (monitors, browsers, etc.)
- Internet News