Tools and Materials
Contents
Articles
Books
CSS
Databases
Design
Domain Name Registrars
Drupal
HTML
Hosting Companies
Logos
Online Tools
Photoshop
PHP
Royalty-Free Images
Software
Usability
Websites
Articles
"The 10 (or so) Commandments of Web Design"
"The ALA Primer: A Guide for New Readers"
"The ALA Primer Part Two: Resources For Beginners"
"Building a web brand
"Designing Your Site for Web 2.0"
"Reference Guide: Graphics Technical Options and Decisions"
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Books
CSS: The Definitive Guide by Eric Meyer
Don't Make Me Think! by Steve Krug
Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed by Jakob Nielsen and Marie Tahir (somewhat outdated)
HTML for the World Wide Web by Elizabeth Castro (Visual QuickStart Guide)
PHP for the World Wide Web by Larry Ullman (Visual QuickStart Guide)
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design by Jason Beaird
Prioritizing Web Usability by Jakob Nielsen and Hoa Loranger
Using Drupal by Angela Byron, Addison Berry, Nathan Haug, Jeff Eaton, James Walker, and Jeff Robbins
The Web Designer's Idea Book by Patrick McNeil
Web ReDesign 2.0: Workflow that Works by Kelly Goto and Emily Cotler
The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web by Dave Shea and Molly Holzschlag
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CSS
"CSS and round corners: Boxes with curves"
CSS list properties
"CSS Design: Taming Lists"
CSS list tutorials
CSS Mania
CSS Zen Garden
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Databases
"Databases from Scratch III: The Design Process"
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Design
Daily Slurp
Design Melt Down
"Making your site pretty can get ugly"
mezzoblue design archive
Open Source Web Design
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Domain Name Registrars
Drupal
HTML
Basic intro to HTML tags
HTML entities
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Hosting Companies
Advantage Labs
CrystalTech
pajunas interactive
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Logos
Online Tools
Kuler Adobe Labs (color lab)
Email Address Encoder
VisiBone Webmaster's Color Lab
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Photoshop
"The Extract tool"
"Mountaintop Corners"
"Photoshop Tips: Burning Questions Answered"
"Web 2.0 Design Kit"
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PHP
Royalty-Free Images
creative commons
iStockphoto
omnetwork.net
openphoto
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Software
BBEdit (HTML editor for Macs)
Cyberduck (FTP client for Macs)
Photoshop
SmartFTP (FTP client for Windows)
Taco Software (HTML editor for Macs)
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Usability
useit.com: Jakob Nielsen's Website
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Websites
A List Apart
christopher scott
Grow Collective
Smashing Magazine
Web Design From Scratch
Webdesigner Depot
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Tools and Materials
Glossary