Design and Construction Resources


The following are links to documents concerning web page design: covers topics you might explore in the planning and construction of your web site:


Art and the Zen of Web Sites - many questions to ask when designing web pages
Dmitry's Design Lab - for everyone interested in the important basics of design
Web Pages That Suck - learn good Web design by looking at bad Web design
Useit.com- Jakob Nielsen's Website on web useability
Design Happy - this site has been executed entirely in vanilla HTML - nothing fancy!
Web Quest - Training Materials
Web Design for Designers - articles and reviews
Top 10 Mistakes in Web Design - by Jacob Nielsen
Copyright and Fair Use Law - Stanford University
Critical Evaluation of WWW Resources - University of Alberta
Critical Evaluation of Resources - University of California at Berkeley
Web Design Group - a Web Authoring Resource
Web Pages for ESL- from the TESL Journal
Web Design Tools - Webweaver's resources
HTML.com - a 368,000 word guide for both newbie and experienced web developers
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/computer-language-for-beginners.html Computer Language for Beginners
 

Tara's Cheap Tricks
     This website has a lot to look at. Tara Maginnis, a professor at the University of
     Alaska has links to information about downloads, web editors, making sites useful,
     and more. Have a look at her bio and resume as well. This is quite the professional
     portfolio - it gives us a rich resource as it  informs us about Tara and her work.

Why Validate Your Web Page
     This informative page puts into perspective the transitory nature of the web page.
     It's essential to keep your pages error-free and up-to-date.

Scrub the Web - Meta-tag analyzer to see how search engines read your site

Cool Text - logo, text and button creating

updated January 2022