Webmaster’s Roundtable

presented by Rita Gavelis
April 20, 2007

Useful Web Sites for the Accidental Webmaster

Design Tips:

Grandtasticdesigns.com: Grandtastic Designs is a design firm that offers free web tips on their site. It is organized well and easy to use.
http://www.grantasticdesigns.com/tips.html

SpiderPro.com: SpiderPro is a site that is aimed at webmasters and developers. It offers information on a number of different web topics, as well as free ebooks.
http://www.spiderpro.com/

Websitetips.com: An educational Web design and development resource for people wanting to learn about Web sites. It provides articles on different design topics, as well as book recommendations.
http://websitetips.com/

Web Standards and Accessibility

Usability.Gov: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “resource for designing usable, useful and accessible Web sites and user interfaces.”
http://usability.gov/

Dive Into Accessibility: You will find loads of tips for creating accessible sites.
http://www.diveintoaccessibility.org

W3C: This is a site from an organization dedicated to creating web standards and increasing accessibility. You will find articles and technical reports about coding and other issues.
http://www.w3.org

Watchfire WebXACT: An online service that checks your site for quality, accessibility, and privacy issues.
http://webxact.watchfire.com/

CSS and HTML:

CSS Zen Garden: A site dedicated to the beauty of CSS. It’s a great place to get ideas for your site.
http://www.csszengarden.com

A List Apart: Another site that “explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on techniques and benefits of designing with web standards.” You’ll find articles about content, code, and more.
http://www.alistapart.com

ASCII.CL: This page contains a chart of characters of the alphabet and other symbols translated into HTML code. This is a great way to mask email addresses.
http://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm

Web Source: A directory that contains links to sites where you can find HTML tags and tips.
http://www.web-source.net/html_codes_chart.htm

TheHTMLtag.com: A resource center for HTML coding issues.
http://www.thehtmltag.com/htmlasciitable.html

Java Script:

JavaScriptKit: A great place to find java script for everything from calendars to status bar effects.
http://www.javascriptkit.com/cutpastejava.shtml

JavaScript.com: A site for articles and tips on Java.
http://www.javascript.com/

JavaScript City: Another site for finding free java script for everything from alerts to search
http://www.javascriptcity.com/scripts/

Free Clipart and Images:

Free Clipart Now: Despite the cheesy name, it is a great site for finding clipart covering all topics.
http://www.freeclipartnow.com/

Graphic Maps.com: This is the best place for the educator in need of maps, globes, and continent images.
http://graphicmaps.com/clipart.htm

Brands of the World: A site for finding vector graphics for Flash animation.
http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/

Icon Bazaar.com: A great place for animated graphics.
http://www.iconbazaar.com/

Background City: If you need to find a background for your page, this is the first place to look.
http://www.backgroundcity.com/