Free Web Design Information
For all those front end web designers out there here are some great resources I have come across over time. I have one rule of thumb; If its useful and or has potential for at some point being useful to me (a front end web designer) then I will likely list it here. If something is missing, let me know!
ALSO see my Web Design Examples!
- Awesome List of Resources
A great list of resources put together and updated over time.
- Bulletproof Web Design ∴ Example Code
Example code from the master himself Dan Cederholm. The book is Bulletproof Web Design and I would say it's a must have for anyone learning web design.
- Web Standards Solutions ∴ Example Code
The Markup and Style Handbook. A definite must have for anyone learning web design. The book is easy to read through, insightful, and full of practical solutions for essential elements of web design.
- Visibone Web Design Sheet
What more can I say other than I loved this so much I bought it and use it on practically a daily basis. Sure this information is easily accessible on the web but it's a hell of a lot easier using this guys functional and equally beautiful layouts.
- ListAMatic
Learn all about making beautiful lists. Lists come up more often than not, trust me.
- over LIB
A nifty little chunk of js that allow for text and images to appear on mouseovers of links. I guess you gotta see it to really understand it so click the link.
- Coding for IE7
When looking at your website in Internet Explorer 7, you may notice a few things look different or even that the layout is totally broken. This will almost certainly be due to a number of changes that have been made in IE7 from its predecessor, IE6.
- Color Detector Tool
A cool tool to detect the color of anything on your screen.
- A List apart
Some great articles on general design principles.
E-Mail Related
- HTML E-Mail How To Guide
A must read for anyone trying to figure out sending html formatted e-mails. Warning: Headache may follow.
Newsletter Distribution Solutions
- Vertical Response
A great way to manage your newsletter with marketing analytics.
- Constant Contact
Another source for e-mail newsletter software that is fairly popular.
- Get Response
Another well priced option for e-mail newsletter marketing, foreign based.
Website Analytics:
- Click Tracks Analytics
Dig deep into your websites statistics.
- Google Analytics
Powerful and free software from Google. They should be charging for this stuff.
- Add This
A great bookmarking tool to integrate into your website. You need to have a way for users to bookmark your pages easily.
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Domain Name Tools:
Getting a quality domain name can make a huge difference. Here are some sites I found useful in addition to where you would normally register a website.
- GoDaddy
After market domain shopping on GoDaddy.