WEBSITE BUILDING RESOURCES
Web Authoring
There's no need to spend a lot of money on a web authoring system. Nvu is a complete Web Authoring System for Linux Desktop users as well as Microsoft Windows and Macintosh users to rival programs like FrontPage and Dreamweaver.Nvu (pronounced N-view, for a "new view") makes managing a web site a snap. Now anyone can create web pages and manage a website with no technical expertise or knowledge of HTML.
Go to http://nvu.com and download it free!
HTML Help
HTML MAKER
http://www.symbolart.com/educ/htmlmaker.html
Test basic markup tags and concepts without having to load an editor or save files and switch to the browser.
10 WEEK HTML TRAINING COURSE
http://html.about.com/library/beginning/bl_htmlclass.htm
The HTML/XHTML Guide at About.com will e-mail you a lesson each week for 10 weeks. This class covers basic HTML, text manipulation, lists, images, linking, tables, frames, and an overview of forms. If you can't keep to the pace of a lesson per week, not to worry — you can go at your own pace and still finish the course.
WEBMONKEY: THE WEB DEVELOPER'S RESOURCE
http://webmonkey.com
A terrific resource for all levels of skill. For the basics of HTML authoring go to http://webmonkey.com/webmonkey/authoring/html_basics/.
W3SCHOOLS
http://w3schools.com
Tutorials for every aspect web developing.
CREATING HOME PAGES TRAINING MANUAL
http://access.k12.wv.us/webpages/index.htm
From the West Virginia Department of Education, Office of Technology. You'll need Acrobat Reader to view these pages. Get a free download—Get Acrobat Reader
MOUSEOVER MADNESS
http://www.symbolart.com/educ/javascript/mouseover.html
Creating mouseovers (aka rollovers) is really a JavaScript function, but they can be really cool on a basic web page. It's not too difficult, so I'm including it here. When you go to this page click on the buff colored section of the page and then go to your menu bar to select View> Source (Page Source). Ron Knoblock has created this as an instructional aid. All the instructions for building the mouseovers are hidden in that Source info. Clever teaching tool.
Design Tips
WEB DESIGN FEATURES
Robin Williams (the web designer, author, not the actor) shares her lists of good and bad design features. Good tips from one of the best.
http://urlsinternetcafe.com/classroom/features/index.html
Web Safe Colors
HEXADECIMAL COLOR CODES
http://www.symbolart.com/educ/color/colornames.html
A list of hexidecimal colors by name along with the web-safe color that is the nearest match.
EXPLORE WEB SAFE COLOR COMBINATIONS
http://www.cs.brown.edu/cgi-bin/colorcomb
Want to see how font colors show up against background colors. This site can help you see it before you decide.
COLOR SELECTOR
http://www.symbolart.com/educ/color/colormain.html
Plug in values for Red, Green and Blue and see what the hexidecimal version is.
WEB-SAFE COLOR WHEEL
http://www.arnb.com/webdesign/chap7/cwheel/cwheel.htm
This chart makes it very easy choose a dither-proof color for web design. Colors are divided and listed by color family.
Books
 Web Design in a Nutshell by Jennifer Niederst |
 The Non-Designer's Web Book by Robin Williams and John Tollett |
 HTML Pocket Reference by Jennifer Neiderst |