There are a number of terrific resources available online for Web authors. As with learning only as much code as you need, you only need to find a few sources that offer you enough help to design the type of pages you'd like. Here are three sources that have proven especially useful for me:
The Web Developer's Virtual Library http://www.stars.com/
- This site offers an impressive collection of advice, downloadable images,
links to tutorials, etc. Perhaps their most useful feature is their alphabetical
index. Use this to search for advice on topics ranging from the creation
of tables and frames to the use of Java script.
- This guide, produced by Patrick Lynch and the Yale Center for Advanced
Instructional Media, focuses less on the nuts-and-bolts of HTML coding
and more on the principles of graphic design. As such, it offers a primer
on page and image design. I recommend this resource for those who want
to move beyond the how of page design toward the what and
why.
