teacher Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 I have seen several posts recently referring to great resources for those learning web design. I invite you to drop your favorites here so there is a common thread. I am always on the look-out for good resources to use in the classroom. Quote
ross549 Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 One of the best ways (IMO) of learning HTML basics is having someone installa CMS (content management system) on your host, and that way you have a fully functional site. Then you can play with HTML goodies within announcments, user created pages and such, and still have your site operational. Quote
Peachy Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 Good post. Here are some of mine:Eric Meyer's CSS stuffJeffrey Zeldman's Blog always points to more creative and interesting linksCSS Zen Garden for those who want to experience the wonders of CSS in all its beauty and creative potentialA List Apart has great how-tos and commentaries by some of the leading web designers in North AmericaDive Into Mark for web accessibilityTantek C.'s Box Model HackNew York Public Library Style GuideThe Web Standards ProjectNetscape's DevEdgeThe Layout Reservoir provides CSS layouts for stealingCSS Panic Guide for those who are overwhelmed by CSS Quote
teacher Posted November 13, 2003 Author Posted November 13, 2003 Great List Peachy.I had to set a whole new set of bookmarks just for those! Quote
SonicDragon Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 My best adice for people new to web design, is to learn the actually HTML. It's really not that hard. Once you know it, you'll be so glad you do!For a great HTML editor, HTML-Kit.My favorite site to learn HTML is LissaExplains.com, but there are TONS of sites out there.Once you've got HTML down, go for CSS!!! Quote
Guest LilBambi Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 All great links here already!Will have to go hunt up some more! LOL! Quote
SonicDragon Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 Will have to go hunt up some more! LOL!I've probably got over a hundred in windows. Next time i boot into windows i'll have to go though them and see if there are any good enough to post Quote
nilson Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 HTMlite - http://www.htmlite.com/IMO, the best text editor around, supports publishing to FTP, syntax highlighting, and more:Crimson Editor - http://www.crimsoneditor.com/ Quote
havnblast Posted November 14, 2003 Posted November 14, 2003 Looks nice Nilson - looks a lot like Edit Plus 2, I will give it a try. Quote
Eric Legge Posted November 25, 2003 Posted November 25, 2003 This is an excellent resource - http://www.hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkeyEric,http://www.legge40.freeserve.co.uk/BuyerBeware.htm Quote
SonicDragon Posted December 13, 2003 Posted December 13, 2003 IMO, the best text editor around, supports publishing to FTP, syntax highlighting, and more:Crimson Editor - http://www.crimsoneditor.com/ I've also used Crimson Editor and would recommend it I like it because it is simple and doesn't really have the tools found in other editors like HTML-Kit etc.Editors like HTML-Kit are great for webdesign, I like Crimson editor for other languages like Perl etc. Quote
volunteer Posted January 19, 2004 Posted January 19, 2004 There are a lot of free programmer's tools located here. It has editors, utilities, compilers, source code/libraries, and documentation. It even has webmaster resources, too. All are free. Quote
SonicDragon Posted January 19, 2004 Posted January 19, 2004 There are a lot of free programmer's tools located here. It has editors, utilities, compilers, source code/libraries, and documentation. It even has webmaster resources, too. All are free.wow! tons of links there. Thanks Quote
epp_b Posted May 15, 2004 Posted May 15, 2004 I can honestly say that I learned 50% of all my HTML knowledge from http://www.htmlgoodies.com/A very informative site and *perfect* for beginners. Quote
littlebone Posted July 1, 2004 Posted July 1, 2004 I'm partial to 4 Guys From Rolla for ASP and ASP.Net development.And my additional bookmarks are: Index of HTML tags HTML Quick Reference Tools for WWW providers Quote
cantthinkofanickname Posted April 25, 2008 Posted April 25, 2008 (edited) Nowadays a website is usually interactive to some extent and requires a database. So if you're not a PHP programmer install a CMS. I use Joomla! but I think for choice Drupal may be a close 2nd. MHOFWIW.If you make websites do consider accessibility. Google "accessible websites" to research this subject. Edited April 25, 2008 by cantthinkofanickname Quote
teacher Posted April 25, 2008 Author Posted April 25, 2008 Can'tIt's been just a bit of a time since this thread was last visited. We are now using Moodle to set up our academic web sites. We will be offering much of our course offerings next year based upon Moodle. Moodle is open source to boot. We sure prefer it to Drupal around my area. Quote
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