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Useful Web Design and Development Links

To be a great web designer/developer, you need to be on top of accessibility issues, browser bugs and quirks, color theory, CSS, DHTML, image processing, information architecture, JavaScript, search engine optimization, typography, usability, W3C standards... and a whole lot more. But you can't be a master of everything -- sometimes, you just need a little help.

That's where these sites come in. We've compiled sites in a number of categories to make your job easier. If you have some more suggestions of helpful sites for web designers, just let us know.

Accessibility

  • Bobby
    Bobby is a great web-based tool that analyzes web pages and tests them for their accessibility to people with disabilities (based on both the W3C's guidelines and Section 508).
  • Dive into Accessibility
    Designed for weblog creators -- but applicable to almost any web designer -- this site illustrates 30 easy principles to make your site more accessible.
  • Section 508
    Section 508 requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities. Learn more about the government's guidelines here.
  • Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
    The W3C's guidelines for web accessibility.

Image Archives

Who knows how many hours every web designer spends searching for that perfect image for their project? Hopefully these sites will help reduce that time.

JavaScript

  • Peter Paul Koch's JavaScript Section
    A great site where you can not only find scripts to cut and paste in your own site, but read great explanations so that you actually understand how those scripts work. Scary, huh?

Online "Magazines" and Portals

  • A List Apart
    "From pixels to prose, from code to content." Indeed, you'll find articles on everything from building a PHP style sheet switcher to incorporating your web business.
  • Digital Web
    Articles, columns, interviews, and reviews published weekly on monthly topics that in the past have included user-centered design, searching, accessiblity, CSS, and more.
  • Webmonkey
    One of the longest-running sites for web developers. Don't miss their cornucopia of tutorials; great for learning HTML, CSS, DHTML, XML, SMIL, and a ton of other acronyms.
  • Web Page Design for Designers
    Designers, Joe Gillespie speaks your language. His site is dedicated to graphic design and the creative aspects of web design.
  • Zeldman.com
    Probably no better site on the web for the latest information and smart thinking in the world of web design. But don't tell him we said that.

Web Standards and Validation

Web Design Firms

  • Astra Web Design Company
    Professional web design and web development, internet marketing and promotional services, corporate identity and 3D modeling.

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More Links of Interest

  • Insurance Leads
    ABCLeads provides exclusive insurance, financial, and home improvement leads sent instantly upon generation. Leads are generated on top ranked websites from prospects in your area.
  • Annuity
    Top resource for unbiased professional advice about fixed, variable, and deferred annuities. This site offers an Insider's Guide, Learning Center, Discussion Board, and much more. Learn the benefits of annuities today.
  • Affiliate Program
    Join ABCLeads.com's affiliate program which pays competitive pay per lead commissions. Refer your traffic to our network of insurance, financial, and home improvement websites. Earn monthly bonuses, receive personal attention, use the best proven creatives, and receive accurate real time tracking and statistics.
  • Disability Insurance
    Top resource for unbiased professional advice about disability insurance. This site offers an Insider's Guide, Learning Center, Discussion Board, and much more.
  • Replacement Windows
    Top resource for unbiased professional advice about Replacement Windows. This site offers an Insider's Guide to Replacement Windows, a Learning Center, Discussions, and much more.
  • Vinyl Siding
    Top resource for unbiased professional advice about Vinyl Siding and other types of House Siding. This site offers an Insider's Guide to Siding, Free Instant Quotes, Learning Center, Discussions, and much more.
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