Resources for the 10-week Web Design Course
Learning HTML and CSS
CSS from the Ground Up
Excellent tutorial on HTML and CSS using the ‘correct modern style’ encouraged on the course. Highly recommended!
W3schools
W3Schools has lots of good tutorials at all levels. It is also a good place to start with more advanced stuff, such as PHP.
‘HTML for the Conceptually Challenged’
A very basic introduction to HTML.
CSS Zengarden
Shows what can be achieved using CSS for layout.
Brainjar box model tutorial
The box model explained.
More advanced CSS
CSS-Discuss Wiki
Comprehensive and detailed coverage of all CSS issues.
www.quirksmode.org
More advanced CSS stuff.
The CSS Playground
The CSS playground — lots of good examples for those who know the basics.
A List Apart
Advanced articles and discussions on CSS–based web design.
Site design tools
Colour Picker
A tool for picking colours.
Colour blender
A tool for blending colours.
Lightbox 2
A lightbox for your image galleries.
Site hosting and useful resources
HTML-Kit 292
Download page for HTML-Kit 292, a good, free, open-source HTML editor program for Windows.
Nominet
The administrators of .uk domain names.
Digiart
Brighton–based web hosting.
Email Address Encoder
Useful technique to disguise email addresses from harvesting robots.
All kinds of tutorials and resources for web design
A resource list
Massive list of links related to web design.
OSWD
Open source web design templates.
Internet Brothers
Tutorials on many different web design related subjects.
W3schools
W3Schools is a good place to start with more advanced stuff, such as PHP.
Metatag resources
Links to more than you ever need to know about metatags.
Accessibility issues and testing
W3C HTML Validator
The W3C Validation Service — check your HTML conforms to web standards.
W3C CSS Validator
The W3C Validation Service — check your CSS conforms to web standards.
RNIB
Resources for designing accessible websites.
Accessibility book
An online book — ‘Building Accessible Websites’.
More accessibility resources
Resources for accessible web design — lots of links.
