Resources for Web Site Design

Are you needing some help to get started in learning or teaching Web design? Look no further. Compiled below are some references to get you started.

Overview of Web Design

A good place to start is to ask what are you trying to accomplish with the Web site? Sometimes, a simple downloadable PDF can achieve the same results rather than spending the resources and time to learn how to create a Web site. If you would like some help here, please contact Cary Hazelwood, Web & Learning Services Coordinator, for information on how to approach your project. Please, no inquiries from outside the college.

• Basics of Web Design (from Web Design from Scratch)
  This section covers the basics of the process of creating pages, understanding Web site design, principles of good Web page design, and recommended reading.

Teaching Web Design and Development

If you are an instructor looking to incorporate Web design in your course, make sure that you have familiarized yourself with the basics above before diving headfirst into planning your lesson or project.

• Teaching Web Composition: Logistics and Design (Abacon.com)
• Teaching with Modern Tools to Prepare the Next Generation of Web Designers and Developers (Adobe.com)

 

Web Reference and Tutorials CoolHomepages.com Offers an updated design gallery and additional Web design resources. W3Schools Online reference and tutorials for HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, and more. SitePoint Web development and design resources, news, articles, and tutorials. Web Pages That Suck Editorial site about poor Web design with detailed examples. Web Standards Project Organization devoted to and promoting Web standards. Web Style Guide, 3rd Edition Reference for the planning, development, design, and management of Web sites. Usable Web Index to articles about Web usability.

Organizations World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Organization that leads in standards specifications for the Web.