Knowledge Base

 

Knowledge Base

This section can be used for several reasons:

It's useful for looking at to see what can be done on the web as it shows what other web developers have done.

Another intention was to make this page a helpful resource for web developers. Although most veterans already have their favoured resources, it's always good to see what other web designers use; and for those designers just starting out, it is good to have these links listed in one place.

Finally, for those of you who don't want to spend money with a web developer, these links will point you in the right direction for creating a website yourself, and getting pretty good results.

Site design (css/html galleries etc)

Aggregating CSS & web design inspiration
www.css-galleries.com

There is clearly a need for CSS to be taken seriously by graphic artists...
www.csszengarden.com

Creating a CSS layout from scratch.
www.cssbeauty.com

A publication about web design and standards
www.stylegala.com

Design elements, trends and problems in web design.
www.designmeltdown.com

W3C Sites is a collection of web sites created by designers that conform with the W3C standards.
www.w3csites.com

Really cool site for looking at colour combinations.
www.dark-i.com

Site developement (css/html how-to's)

Full Web Building Tutorials - All Free
www.w3schools.com

HTML Code Tutorial. Our goal is to provide the most helpful and complete guide to creating web pages anywhere.
www.htmlcodetutorial.com

HTML Goodies - The ultimate html resource (good place for adding functionality to your site)
www.htmlgoodies.com

Another good resource site with HTML Tutorials
www.echoecho.com

Web programming (js/php/mysql tutorials)

PHP Manual - a must for every PHP developer
www.php.net

MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual
dev.mysql.com

JavaScript for the Total Non-Programmer
www.webteacher.com

JAVASCRIPT TUTORIAL
www.echoecho.com

Other/general

Ensuring your website is accessible by people with disabilities is not only a legal requirement now - it makes good commercial sense too.
www.netconstruct.co.uk

Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
www.w3.org

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT