Additional Recommended Resources

This page contains a list of resources that may be helpful to you in Web development. These resources will continue to be developed over time.

IU Webmaster FAQ

Much useful info in question answer format. For example:
* How do I get lost or damaged files restored?

Security

Controlling Web Page Access
Secure WWW Server
Storing of Institutional Data
IU IT Security Office
A Form to Protect Your E-mail Address
How can I protect my Web pages from e-mail address harvesting?

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Internet/Web Terms

Webopedia.com
WhatIs - TechTarget.com
A beginner's Web glossary

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Web-Related Tutorials

Macromedia MX tutorial for Macromedia MX Studio (Dreamweaver, Freehand, Flash, ColdFusion)
Macromedia tutorial: Defining your Dreamweaver MX site
BU Web Central - extensive how-to site for all things Web
BU Guide to Dreamweaver
HTML Goodies.com
Javascript primers
The Javascript Source
Jan's Guide to Web Authoring/HTML
PHP.net tutorials and complete PHP documentation

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Graphics/Design

PhotoshopCafe.com
Adobe Expert Center
Creating Killer Web Sites
Tomalak's Realm - daily links to strategic Web design news
Web page design for designers
Graphics on the Web - no experience required

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Color on the Web

Browser-safe colors (hexadecimal values)
Browser-safe colors by value
Browser-safe colors by hue
Visibone's Web Color KiloChart - 1028 hues with decimal RGB values
Vischeck - see how a colorblind person would view your site
Quick color class - evolt.org
Web Reference.com on color
Color schemes, Color schemes 2, Good color practice - book excerpts
Make a Splash with Color - developed by Adobe Systems Inc. (warning: very colorful!)
Color Picker - shows color combinations on screen
More Crayons.com - colors for Web designers

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Web Development Tools Sites

WebDeveloper.com - lots of resources here
WebMonkey - Web developer's resource
WebReference.com - Web developer's resource
Web Graphics - encompasses the creation, optimization, use of color, and protection of graphics for the Web
Meta tags
How Do I? list - various Web topics
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Good Practices.com - links and resources for Web development
Creating Web Sites, Refdesk.com - many links and resources
Bravenet.com - Web tools for Web Masters
A Guide to Creating Web Sites - lots of explanatory info, but (warning) page is painful to look at!
Transform - forms submit email or database self guided (IU page)

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Usability

Advanced Common Sense - Sensible.com
UseIt.com - Jakob Nielsen's site
Usablenet.com - Web site testing systems

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Accessibility and HTML validation

A-Prompt - HTML validation that provides guided editing to correct problems
Evaluation, repair, and transformation tools - from the Web Accessibility Initiative
Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM) - information, tools and tutorials
Creating Accessible Images (WebAIM)
Checkpoints - Web Accessibility Initiative checkpoints and guidelines
Bobby - HTML validation tool
Section 508 - U.S. Government accessibility standards
Vischeck - see how a colorblind person would view your site
Killer Sites

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Recommended Books

Web Style Guide - Lynch and Horton (Web design and style, 160 pp.) Second edition now available. The online version is http://www.Webstyleguide.com/
Don't Make Me Think - Steve Krug (Web usability, 195 pp.)
Designing Web Usability - Jakob Nielsen (Web usability, 432 pp.)
The Elements of User Experience - Jesse James Garrett (user-centered Web design; usability, 190 pp.)
Web Design Workshop - Robin Williams (Web design, 370 pp.)
Creating Killer Web Sites - David Siegel (Web site design, 320 pp.)
Information Architecture - Christina Wodtke (Web site architecture, 348 pp.)
Designing Web Graphics - Lynda Weinman (Web graphics, 445 pp.)
Web Graphics for Non-Designers - Roselli, Gibbons, Forman, Boyce (Web graphics, 300 pp.)

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Guides

Standards

Policies

Additional Recommended Resources