Web Design Class Notes
copyright 1998, 1999 by Tracy Marks
http://www.windweaver.com/ windweaver@windweaver.com
My webwinds geocities site is http://www.webwinds.com
Web Design class pages: http://www.webwinds.com/classes/design.htm
(New address means http://www.webwinds.com/classes/design.htm
also works!)
and http://www.webwinds.com/classes/design2.htm
and http://www.webwinds.com/classes/design3.htm
A simple guide to links for class notes I post online,
accessible to all my students
be at: http://www.webwinds.com/classes/guide.htm (Bookmark
this page!)
Image practice files for Web Design at:
http://www.webwinds.com/classes/clipart.htm
(and clipart1.htm, clipart2.htm, icons.htm)
Practice html file page at http://www.webwinds.com/classes/practice.htm
HTML Template page: http://www.webwinds.com/classes/htmltemp.htm
PHOTOSHOP links: http://www.webwinds.com/classes/photshop.htm
Also, a guide to Norton Antivirus and Winzip and other Internet
resources is at:
http://www.webwinds.com/classes/webclass.htm
and information on choosing providers and web hosts is at:
http://www.webwinds.com/classes/provider.htm
Internet bookmarks: http://www.webwinds.com/classes/bkmarks.htm
Links at Windweaver Best Personal Pages
216 Color Charts Color Selection Software Articles on Color
Free Chat Rooms for web sites Guides to Web Design
HTML Editors HTML Editing: Notepad HTML Tutorials
Linking to Images Graphics Download Times Image Cd-Roms
ZDU University Online Classes Spectrum University Classes
Nicenet.Org's Online Classroom Web Site Promotion
What's in a Name WhoIs Domain Name Search
Dig. Cameras, Scanners, Image Editors Counters, Guestbooks
Browserola Browser
Compatibility Software
Best personal page contest winners:
http://www.thesite.com/cgi/nyd.cgi
Our of 600+ entries in the best personal page contest at The Site, there
were four
winners (humor, design, content, kids) and four honorable mentions.
The design winner Ellen's Place http://www.ionet.net/~jellenc/index.html
The content winner Patrick Lichty's home http://www.imperium.net/~voyd
Humor winner: Wacky Hospitality http://www.nscee.edu/unlv/Tourism/wacky.html
Kid's winner: Zacks http://geocities.datacellar.net/TimesSquare/Arcade/9157
Honorable mentions: http://hem.passagen.se/bah/
http://kultur-online.com/finesite/
http://abone.superonline.com/~user0001
http://geocities.datacellar.net/SoHo/8182
GUIDES for Web Design
CLN has created two collections of links to guidebooks and
resources to
help you develop web pages -Creating Web Pages (advanced and beginner)
at http://www.etc.bc.ca/tdebhome/themes/webpages_intro.html
AND
http://www.etc.bc.ca/tdebhome/themes/webpages_advanced.html
Copyright and design issues, as well as tutorials and reference material.
ALSO more WEB DESIGN tutorials and articles:
http://edtech.nepean.uws.edu.au/west/login.html
http://www.chepd.mq.edu.au/boomerang/teaching.www/index.htm
And check out Diane Wilson's excellent articles:
http://www.lava.net/~dewilson/web/thumb.html
http://www.lava.net/~dewilson/web/rant.html
And Seven Deadly Web Site Sins:
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_1716.html
And Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9605.html
And Reading on the Web (How People Read Web Pages)
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html
More links at http://www.windweaver.com/searchpage7.htm
and
http://www.windweaver.com/searchpage8.htm
Browserola
http://www.bizdomain.com/browserola/
Browserola is the world's first and only
"browser emulator"; It's a Windows program
that enables Web authors to see how their
pages look in a variety of Web browsers
without having to have those browsers
installed. Windows 95, 98 or NT 4.0
Free Chat Rooms for Web Sites
FREEChatRoom.com - Your Own FREE Chat Room for web sites.
from: support@freechatroom.com http://www.FreeChatRoom.com
- Free
Chat Room Network! 100% Java Certified All Platforms! - Instant setup
Also see links to free chat rooms on my chat resource pages:
http://www.webwinds.com/classes/chat.htm
Web Counters and Guestbooks
(I use the first two)
Digits.com Web Counters http://www.digits.com
Paradise/Pergatory Guestbooks
http://www.paradise-web.com/paradise.mirage
Nick's Guide to Web Counters
http://www.futuris.net/nickp/counter.html
Free Counters, Guestbooks etc.
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~maxlee/FWPReview/FreeMisc/
See also links at http://www.windweaver.com/searchp10.htm
ZDU University/Smart Planet Online
I highly recommend ZDU University at http://www.zdu.com for online
classes at $4.95 a month. It is no substitute for in-person classes, but is
an excellent supplement, and utilizes online message boards. (NOTE:
ZDU has now moved to http://www.smartplanet.com/
)
Courses start every month or so. Some classes are full, and
are open only
to auditors. I highly recommend Mary Morris' Web Design classes. The
Photoshop classes are also excellent.
Spectrum Virtual
University
Spectrum Virtual University at http://www.vu.org/
also has online
courses, and is free. However, (at least in the past) lessons are sent by
email, and interactivity is not as extensive as at ZDU; as a result,
it takes a great deal of self-motivation to do one's lessons. (Also, as
of January 1998, there is a small fee per class)
Calendar: http://www.vu.org/calendar.html
Channels (courses) page:http://www.vu.org/channels.html
AND in ADDITION:
Another source of free online html courses is Internet Free College at http://www.aavstudio.com/ifc/student.board.enrollment.office.shtml
Nicenet.org and
Nicenet.net
My demo classroom at http://www.nicenet.org
is key g793w8. You
may have to register there in order to log in. Then put the above code
in the key code area and you will enter the classroom. I will set up a
message board for web design students for you to use. You can also
sign up there for your own classroom. (As of January 1998, Nicenet
has opened a new improved free classroom site; new classrooms
should now be created at http://www.nicenet.net)
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Article on naming your business or web site: http://members.aol.com/inkspotjbd/business/lib_004.html
WHOIS Domain
Search
Find out if your chosen domain name has been taken. Also, use
this
site to learn who to write if complaining to ISP's about spam from
from their network. This information used to be at the Internic's
address but is now at Network Solutions:
http://www.networksolutions.com/makechanges/
You can also do a domain search at http://www.checkdomain.com/
CNET ARTICLE: WEB SITE PROMOTION
HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR WEB SITE
For every site pushing the limits of a T1 line, thousands of others
languish in obscurity--unloved, unnoticed, and unprofitable. To give
*your* site a fighting chance, you need good Web PR. And to help you
get started, we've pulled together 31 can't-miss ways to tell the world
about your site. From CNET's new BUILDER.COM:
http://www.cnet.com/Content/Features/Howto/Promote/index.html?dd
(See also my web promotion links: http://www.windweaver.com/searchp10.htm