Web Design Resources

Builder.com
Plenty of tutorials, plus reviews of Web-related software and shareware (all platforms).

HTML Writers Guild AWARE Center
Make your Web pages accessible to people of all abilities. A must-read.

Web Developers Virtual Library
Tons of tutorials and information for Web developers, beginners to experts. Don't let the busy interface intimidate you!

Web Techniques and Web Review
Good sites for general Web-related information, and a weekly column of news, tips, and tricks, respectively. Useful features include a browser compatibility chart and market share information, a Web tools guide, and comprehensive sections (in Web Review) for Web authors, designers, developers, and strategists.

Book

Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML 4 in 21 Days, Professional Reference Edition, Second Edition (Teach Yourself - Days), by Laura Lemay and Denise Tyler. A terrific book, with plenty of examples.

Graphics & Site Design

Clip Art: The Science Spot
Lots of links for school-based clip art images, most of which are free!

The Designers' Bookshelf
This is the place for book reviews by the people who are in the business. The Web site claims, "Many of the books are ranked. Stars mean "must have" or "best," bullets mean good or very good. Bad books are not shown on this site."

Designs by Mark
Mark gives you tips on overall site design concepts, such as what fonts are best to use, how to create a fancy navigation bar, Photoshop tips, and free graphics links.

Lynda.com
Lynda Weinman's Web developer site is a tips and tricks resource for Web graphics designers. She also writes terrific books on the subject.

Books

The Non-Designer's Web Book (2nd edition), by Robin Williams and John Tollett. If you're new to the design and graphic aspects of HTML, this book is a must. Fantastic for beginners, and those who think they are expert should probably check their design skills against the advice given.

Photoshop 5.5 and ImageReady 2.0 for the Web: Hands-On Training, by Lynda Weinman. If you only use Photoshop for designing Web graphics, get this book. Excellent.

Advanced Concepts: Scripting, Java, and Databases

CGI Resource Index: Documentation Tutorials
Links to several tutorials on writing CGI scripts. Also see their main page for an exhaustive index of CGI-related resources.

CNET Builder.com: JavaScript
JavaScript tutorials, tips, and free scripts.

Introduction to Databases for the Web
Go to Web Databases once you've finished to find more how-tos on specific database software.

JavaScript Section
More JavaScript tutorials!

Sun's New to Java Programming Center
Java is NOT the same as JavaScript- get the goods here.

Sun's JavaServer Pages Quick Start Guide, The JSP Resource Index, and Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSP) 1.0: A Tutorial
Here you'll find tutorials for JavaServer Pages.

Books

Javascript for the World Wide Web (Visual Quickstart Guide), by Tom Negrino and Dori Smith. A quick overview of JavaScripting, this book offers many JavaScripts to cut and paste. If you don't have time to develop your own JavaScript skills, this will help you get the immediate job done.

Perl and CGI for the World Wide Web (Visual Quickstart Guide), by Elizabeth Castro. CGI scripts are generally used to create Web-based forms and then manipulate the data. This book is for the beginner with no programming skills whatsoever to help get the immediate job done.

Professional JSP, by Karl Avedal et al.

Web Development with JavaServer Pages, by Duane K. Fields and Mark A. Kolb.

Software Downloads

Adobe
Free demo versions of the company's most popular titles.

TUCOWS
Loads of shareware and software reviews.

Inspiration, Information, and Ideas

HTML Writer's Guild
Educators and students qualify for a lower-price membership. Membership entitles you to newsletters and discounted, Net-based training courses.

Internet Developer
Many articles on developing Web sites, including daily tips, with a Mac user's perspective.

Webreference
Gotta redesign that Web site? Take a few lessons from this article!

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