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Cabrillo
College Library
Web
Design
Image
Files/Graphics
Color
Other
Web Resources (cgi scripts, search word trackers, etc.)
Email:
Free Email on the Web
Free
Web Page Hosting
Free
Message Boards
Free
E-groups (mailing lists)
Web
Developer Resources
Major
Web Plagers
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Web Design
Creating Killer Web Sites
2nd ed.
Designing
the User Interface
The Foundations
of Web Design from Webmonkey
Great Tips from CNet Designers
How
to Make a Website of Your Own Better
UseIt.com
Web-Based Training Information
Center
Web Design Tips
Web Pages that Suck (Vincent
Flanders)
Yale C/AIM
Web Style Guide
I
Want To
Image
Files/Graphics/Multimedia Many sites make pictures and images
available for free. On other sites, there are use restrictions,
or fees. Except for Corbis, the image sites listed below make
their images available free for non-commercial use. If ever in
doubt, contact the Web site to inquire about restrictions or to gain
specific permission. Check out these sites for answers to your questions
about "fair use" in educational settings:
Amazing
Picture Machine from North Central Regional Educational Library
Animated Gif Library
ClipartConnection.com
CoolGraphics.com
Corbis - The Place for Pictures on
the Internet Good quality images available for sale; thumbnails
are free
Cornell University Prototype Digital
Library
ditto.com Subject search for
many, many photos
fotosearch.com
Getty Images Huge image library;
professional stock photos for sale. Thumbnails are free.
IconBazaar.com
Image Finder
IxQuick.com Search for images
from multiple sources
Nature Picture Library
PhotoDisc (Getty images)
Photos to Go
Picsearch
Reallybig.com
Streambox.com Access to
multimedia files
WebClipArt
Yahoo! Picture Gallery
Strong in photographs:
Search tools that
index images:
Places where you
can make banners-- i.e., headings with words
3dtext.com
Banner Maker Pro
Zyris.com
Just about Color
ColorMatters -- everything
about color
Using Color
on the Web -- article about color theory, color wheels, etc.
The
Web-Safe Palette -- all about colors that look (mostly) the same
given different platforms and browsers
Other
Web Resources
CGI Resource Index
download.com Can search
for specific tools. Or, click on a category, e.g., development tools
Scour.net Audio players; video players,
etc.
WorkTracker (free trial, then
fee-based) and Overture's Search
Term Suggestion Tool -- both help you identify the terms people
actually use in searching. Use these services to hone in on words and
phrases to use in your metatags.
Google
analytics! -- "Google Analytics tells you everything you want
to know about how your visitors found you and how they interact with
your site."
Free
Email
A variety of free Web-based email services are available. Check
out Free Email Address Directory,
which claims to list over 700 free email providers! Over the last
several years, some free email services have seemed to come and go with
dizzying speed. The ones listed below appear to be well-established
by now and stable. All provide ways of sending, receiving, and
filing email. They will vary in other "bells and whistles" provided.
Free Web Page Hosting
Frequently these days, you have a place
to publish your Web pages where you work, or your ISP (Internet Service
Provider) may provide you with Web space. If, however, you
want to experiment with free Web space, here are some resources
to explore.Some (e.g., FortuneCity and GeoCities) provide "neighborhoods,"
allowing you to post your site near others of like theme or focus.
Check
on file size limits, and other restrictions. Most include some kind of
advertising, e.g., at GeoCities, a GeoCities frame pops up when someone
visits your homepage; the homepage is "signed" GeoCities at the bottom
right
Identify additional services that offer free Web page
hosting by using Internet search engines.
- Be on the Cabrillo
College Library homepage http://libwww.cabrillo.cc.ca.us
- Click on Search
the Internet
- Select a search
engine and search on a phrase such as "free Web hosting"
Free
Message Boards and Forums Many
carry advertising. An extremely easy one to set up is QuickTopic.
In my experience, people really enjoy posting messages, then reading what
they and others have posted, and learning in the process.
Identify additional
services that offer free message boards and forums by using Internet search
engines.
- Be on the Cabrillo
College Library homepage http://libwww.cabrillo.cc.ca.us
- Click on Search
the Internet
- Select a search
engine and search on a phrase such as "free message boards"
or "free forums"
Free E-groups (mailing
lists)
Services like these come and go. Check back several times before
you adopt one.
If you want to download
your own software to run a listserv or mailing list, try this: Email
Discussion Groups and Lists - Resources
Web Developer Resources
General
Internet.com's
Web Developer Channel Access to many resources, and to other developers
Skills of a Professional
Web Developer
Web
Professional Research Center Accessibility
Bobby
W3c Web Accessibility
Web Accessibility
from IBM
HTML
Code
Introduction
to HTML from Web Developers Virtual Library
NCSA--A
Beginner's Guide to HTML The "classic"
Writing HTML
a tutorial for creating Web pages
HTML Editors
and Site Managers
Adobe
Tryout software: Tryout Adobe PageMill
Bare Bones Software BBEdit
HTML
Editors and Templates A list from NCSA
Macromedia:
Dreamweaver What's new in Dreamweaver 4; take a tour.
Not an editor,
but a Wizard: Microsoft
Web Publishing Wizard
Tutorials
Build Your First Web
Site from builder.com
FindTutorials
-- over 700 tutorials for the Web designer/builder
Tutorials: Getting
Started from HTML Goodies (Joe Burns)
Webmonkey from Hot
Wired. Type the word tutorials in the search box at the
top of the screen. All kinds of tutorials here -- animation tutorial,
ColdFusion tutorial, etc.
HTML
Validators -- Once you have published your page and
have a URL, you can submit the URL to a HTML validator for a check:
Doctor
HTML
NetMechanic "Find problems
before your visitors do!"
WDG HTML Validator
Via this site, you can validate files on your computer or enter your
HTML directly.
WebABLE "...the authoritative
Web site for disability-related internet resources"
Web Site Garage
General Web
Tool Collections
Beseen
Bravenet Web Services free guestbooks,
hit counters, greeting cards, etc.
Net Resources
Spotlight! Build Your
First Web Site
Web Developers Virtual Library
Webmonkey
Promoting
Your Site NOTE: Some of these services are available free;
for some, there are charges!
Beseen
Increase Web Traffic
Magic-City Net
Submit It! Announce your Web
site
TrafficBuilding.com
WebPosition.com
Terminology
Basic
Internet Terms
Geek.com
NetLingo.com The Internet
Dictionary
Whatis.com
Professional
Groups
CERN "Where
the Web was born"
Internet
Society
W3C The World Wide Web Consortium
Jobs
for Web Developers and Designers
Job
Searching: Technical Involved in a job search? Is the job you desire
technical? Good resources here.
JobVertise
Constantly updated listings. Try searching for web design
VL-WWW:
Job_Resources Resources for searching for hi-tech jobs
WebJobsUSA Information about
Web design jobs, and others in the hi-tech industry
Major Web
Players
- Go to topsy.org
- In righthand
column, click on Making Web Pages: Resources that Help
The page is posted
at topsy.org
Topsy N. Smalley
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