| Bibliography: lists of books and articles of use to web page developers, designers, and content creators | Comprehensive Web Sites: links to sites which offer a variety of tutorials, free graphics, and links to other sources of information useful to web page developers |
| Electronic Magazines on Web Design: links to online magazines aimed at web page developers | Plug-Ins: links to downloadable plug-in software that enhances browser performance |
| Shareware: links to sites offering downloadable shareware and freeware | Writing for the Web: links to full-text articles which specifically discuss issues relevant to developers of content for web pages. |
| Bibliography |
| Castro, Elizabeth. HTML 4 for the World Wide Web. Berkeley: Peachpit Press, 1998.
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LeMay, Laura, et.al. Graphics and Web Page Design. Indianapolis: Sams.net Publishing, 1996.
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| Ohl, Todd Michael, and Ward Mitchell Cates. "Applying Metaphorical Interface Design Principles to the World Wide Web. Educational Technology Nov.-Dec. 1997: 25-9. |
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Siegel, David. Creating Killer Web Sites. Indianapolis,: Hayden Books, 1996.
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Waters, Crystal. Web Concept & Design. Indianapolis: New Riders, 1996.
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| Watzman, Suzanne. "Three Levels of Design." Inside Technology Training September 1998: 44-5. |
Weinman, Lynda, and Bruce Heavin. Coloring Web Graphics. Indianapolis: New Riders, 1996.
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CNET: The Computer Network: comprehensive site with newsletter, articles, tutorials |
| Dave’s Site: includes links to some excellent tutorials on html and javascript as well as web design tips and lots of other useful Internet-related information. |
| Gurus Network: A collection of tutorials, articles, links and a discussion forum on web-related topics |
| HTML Goodies: comprehensive site with tutorials, free images, books and software for sale, discussion areas, and much more |
| MSDN Library: calls itself an “essential resource for developers using Microsoft tools, products, and technologies. It contains a bounty of technical programming information, including sample code, documentation, technical articles, and reference guides.” |
| Usable Web: " a stale collection of [over a thousand] links about information architecture, human factors, user interface issues, and usable design specific to the World Wide Web." No longer updated by Keith Instone, a web usability consultant |
| Web Design: an excellent comprehensive site by Jennifer Kyrnin from About.com |
| Web Diner Inc.: good, simple HTML tutorials, clip art, and page templates by Laurie and Tim McCanna; includes a list of recommended books and also references to AOL. Laurie McCanna is the author of Creating Great Web Graphics |
| WWW Development Resources: lists of links collected by the HTML Writers Guild |
| Electronic Magazines |
| A List Apart: An excellent online magazine for web developers |
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Webreference.com: a webzine devoted to "the web and webmastery"; contains articles, how-tos, downloads, and courses for web designers |
| Zeldman.com: "web designer news & info since 1995" |
| Plug-Ins |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader for .pdf text files |
| Apple QuickTime for streaming video |
| Real Player for streaming audio files |
| Shareware |
| Shareware.com popular shareware and freeware and a huge archive of available titles from C/Net |
| Shareware Junkies reviews and ratings of shareware plus downloads |
| Writing for the Web |
| "Applying Writing Guidelines to Web Pages": by John Morkes and Jakob Nielsen. Published June 6, 1998. |
| "Concise, SCANNABLE, and Objective: How to Write for the Web": by John Morkes and Jakob Nielsen |
| "How Users Read on the Web": by Jakob Nielsen. Alertbox, October 1, 1997 |
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Writing for the Web: a comprehensive overview of the issues involved in developing content for web pages by Jakob Nielsen, PJ Schemenaur, and Jonathan Fox; presented by Sun Microsystems |
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