A Beginner's Guide to Anything and Everything

**Webnauts** · Jul 15, 2004, 07:07

Originally Posted by Elis

Do you know any references on research in webdesign?

I'm planning a rich content site and I need to do some reaserch on content and usability.

I found something on useit.com and in IBM Webdesign Guidelines. Do you know any other useful resources? It will be helpful if they were very cler about the methodology/ procedures.

Thanks!

Elis

Elis,

I guess you will find everything you need here: http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/support/Tr...ine/webdesign/

If you need more, just post.

**Elis** · Jul 15, 2004, 11:00

Great! Thanks! I found everything I was looking for.

**Webnauts** · Jul 15, 2004, 11:14

Originally Posted by Elis

Great! Thanks! I found everything I was looking for.

You are always welcome Elis!

**Scratch2** · Oct 5, 2004, 01:23

Just read two pages of very worthy links to sites full of information about how to code, mark up, and make things using graphics packages, but nothing about how to DESIGN.

I wrote a set of 60 tutorials on the essentials of web design, which should make useful reading for everyone involved in making web sites. Please check it out at http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com and let me know what you think.

Also, Web Page Design for Designers (http://www.wpdfd.com) is a useful resource.

And, A List Apart (http://www.alistapart.com)

**Janean** · Nov 10, 2004, 04:43

Hi, I'm new here. Looks like I might be here a lot, seems like a great site and have just ordered a Sitepoint book.

Anyway, http://www.webthang.co.uk has been invaluable for beginners tutorials.

Their easy-to-follow "Getting Started with ASP in Dreamweaver MX" tutorials were a godsend for a beginner like me, and there are some friendly and very helpful people posting in the forums.

PS: C++ = see plus plus

**DomineauX** · Nov 11, 2004, 10:21

Here is a very handy htaccess tool for generating htaccess files:

http://www.bitesizeinc.net/demo.htaccesser.html

**ellora** · Nov 23, 2004, 05:37

Royalty free photos -
http://morguefile.com

**marcel** · Nov 29, 2004, 20:29

http://man-pages.com - unix manual pages and php manuals in many languages

**Webnauts** · Jan 10, 2005, 23:10

Actually you should avoid forcing links to open in a new window or popups (such as with the "target" attribute or with JavaScript).

Why shouldn't you? And what if you still want to do so?

See here an article I published on my web site yesterday:
http://www.webnauts.net/new_window.html

Your feedback would be kindly appreciated!

**mr.dutch** · Mar 7, 2005, 15:16

thanks guys this thread is great!!!
www.zeldman.com

**marcel** · Mar 16, 2005, 06:09

http://01edit.com - Web based HTML editor. It acts as a remote WYSIWYG HTML editor for any website. It can also edit/upload/delete files.

**datutorials** · Apr 2, 2005, 05:54

http://datutorials.com
Photoshop and programming tutorials and references.

**Ronny** · Apr 2, 2005, 11:08

CSS Books that are supposed to be great, already ordered them from Amazon and I should get them soon:

Self promotional but still great for all things web-development-related:

Goask.net - Web Development FAQs

**AlexW** · Apr 4, 2005, 00:27

Originally Posted by Ronny

CSS Books that are supposed to be great, already ordered them from Amazon and I should get them soon:

Self promotional but still great for all things web-development-related:

Goask.net - Web Development FAQs

You've got some good content in there, Ronny, but what's going on with your layout? That 'browse by subject' bit looks like a list to me

**Ronny** · Apr 4, 2005, 01:06

Thanks for your feedback, Alex!

Off Topic:

I assume I can use a SELECT there instead and put the neat alphabetically-ordered list in a "site map" for the SE, but IMHO it will be harder to use for my visitors. But please correct me if I'm wrong (we can continue this in PM)

**nomorenames81** · May 4, 2005, 10:53

Software Engineering for Internet Applications, a free MIT course

http://philip.greenspun.com/seia/

**Cool_dude_Prav** · Jul 20, 2005, 10:07

Hey guys!!!

Great list all there.

But I really recommend one really site for really grt HTML and CSS tuts.

It is by one Code_Punk http://codepunk.hardwar.org.uk/

It is one really grt one I stumbled on by...

**EEEtc** · Aug 11, 2005, 01:47

I am not seeing anything about the actual process of starting a professional site. This sitepoint article is excellent but it will be nice if there more like this article:
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/sma...ss-perspective

**dbeckitt** · Aug 19, 2005, 05:52

http://www.csscreator.com/

Definitely worth a look for anyone into CSS.

**Macro** · Sep 9, 2005, 11:57

Great thread! And for a more light hearted look at a webmaster glossary.

**Webnauts** · Sep 17, 2005, 11:29

Providing links that allow the user to skip directly to content, bypassing the navigation, enhances the accessibility of your web site. This is recommended for blind or visually impaired users, people who use screen readers, and also for text-browsers, mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants).
Go on reading.

**Hexonfire** · Sep 20, 2005, 19:20

Hey, I think it'll be much easier for us if the links open in a new window >_<

**The buzzing bee** · Oct 15, 2005, 11:40

Great Links!

I am a beginner webdesigner. I can do HTML and a bit of basic javascript but not much else. I am thinking about learning PHP. Does anyone know of a site where you can simply copy PHP scripts and fiddle around with them, instead of having to start from scratch?