Study Guide: Web Design - Resources

Now you've had a taste of writing your own HTML code. You've learned about many of the most useful HTML tags, but there are more out there. Where do you go from here?

You might want to learn more HTML. There are many good books available -- check your library or bookstore. There is also a wealth of up-to-date information on the web. You might want to learn how to make fancier graphics like animated gifs, image maps, or fancy effects. You might want to use frames or java scripts. Here are a few sites, but there are many more out there. Spend some time looking for references and find the ones that appeal most to you.

• HTML Reference Guide - http://www.netstrider.com/tutorials/HTMLRef/
• HTML goodies - http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com/
• CNET.com - Web Building - http://home.cnet.com/webbuilding/0-3880.html
• WebDeveloper.com : Where Web Developers and Designers Learn How to Build Web Sites, Program in Java and JavaScript, and More! http://www.webdeveloper.com/
• Hotwired's web developer's resource: http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/
• Web reference.com- The Webmaster's Reference Library: Web Site Design Tips & Tutorials: http://www.webreference.com/
• BigNoseBird's. HTML, free CGI Scripts, graphics, tutorials and more for the webmaster. http://bignosebird.com/index.shtml
• Dynamic Drive-dynamic HTML code library http://dynamicdrive.com/

Just as the word processor has made creating documents easier and more efficient, there are many software packages available to create web pages without using HTML. You might want to get away from HTML coding and use a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor. There are many tools available that allow you to do this. http://search.netscape.com/Computers/Software/Internet/Authoring/HTML/WYSIWYG_Editors is a site that reviews many of them.

Two common commercial web authoring packages are Macromedia's Dreamweaver, http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/ and Microsoft's Frontpage:http://www.microsoft.com/catalog/display.asp?subid=22&site=768