Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour Sunday, March 8, 2009: 2:00 AM forward to 3:00 AM!

My Web sites have been moved to my new hosting company, Host Gator. I was very pleased with Host Gator’s service and help with moving my Web sites.
Free student Web hosting for students enrolled in the ROP Web Development Program is back online. This hosting program is not available to the general public. All current students will have to sign [...]

For the next several months (or maybe years), we are going to have to endure a new and stark reality – a tanking economy and swelling unemployment. The U.S. economy lost an eye-popping 540,000 jobs in January alone, making it likely you or someone you know has become a victim of the crisis.
But the worst time to panic is when [...]

This is an amazing set of resources for anyone who uses Photoshop or wants to learn Photoshop. You must bookmark this.
This is the ultimate Photoshop Toolbox, it is not a list of random resources, it is a list of the BEST and most resourceful PS sites available.
The list is separated into the following categories: Free PSD Files Sites, Free [...]

This is a outstanding showcase of vector based Web designs.
Implementing bright and crisp vector graphics into your web designs can really add some visual kick. This collection of 50 insanely good vector-based web designs showcases the best examples of vector use including landscapes illustrations, abstract collages and character/mascot designs.
Continue reading 50 Insanely Good Vector-based Web Designs
After checking out the designs [...]

There will be no school on February 13 & 16, 2009.
Enjoy the long holiday!!

This is a terrific collection of CSS galleries for inspiration and education. As you view the sites be sure to use the Web Developer toolbar in Firefox to view the source code (View Source > View Source) and to view the CSS (CSS > View CSS).
Now days CSS Galleries are great for improving your website’s traffic and pagerank. Getting [...]

Photoshop and Illustrator are two of the most indispensable tools for web and graphic designers. For those of us who are always looking to learn more and improve skills, there are plenty of great tutorials out there for each of these programs.
Most designers feel a bit more comfortable in one over the other as a result of more experience or [...]

Event takes place on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 @ 9:00 a.m. at Temple Isaiah, 3800 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549.
Tough times call for tough talk. And nobody does it better than career advice expert Marty Nemko. Known for such topics as Do What You Love and You’ll Probably Starve, Nemko brings his unique brand of job search tough love [...]

Lovely Charts is a cool, online tool for creating Flowcharts, Sitemaps, Network Diagrams, People Diagrams, Basic Symbols, and Wireframes. These charts can be exported to PDF, jpeg, and PNG and then they can be imported into other applications like Word or Excel for printing. Charts can also be saved on the Lovely Chart site. This is a free service, [...]