Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

Would you like to easily find out what colors are used on a web site. I Like Your Colors allows you to extract colors used on a web site. Simply enter the URL of the site and your colors are displayed.
Xmail Hard Drive – Turn your Gmail Email account into an onlin hard drive for free. A [...]

Well, in case you didn’t hear the news in class, Rob and I put in an offer on a house yesterday morning and the offer has been accepted. You can see pictures of the new house here. We are hoping to close escrow by 8/16 and move in starting 8/20.
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Digital Web Magazine has a good article on Architecting CSS. This article discusses the need for separate CSS files to control different structural areas of a site. There is also an article on Strategies for CSS Switching, which may be of interest to some of the more advanced students (Susan).
How about some more “essential” [...]

Time has compiled its 50 coolest web site list for 2005. Take a look at these top 50 sites layout, design and content.
StopDesign has a new article on Zoom Layouts for accessibility.
CSS design for the future: workaround vs hacks – a discussion of hacks vs. workarounds in CSS.
Communicating error messages accessibly. This article addresses the need to write clean [...]

I got a few more modules installed on the forum. Wait, let me back up. The forum uses a package called Xoops. Xoops is a free content management system. It’s pretty easy to install and it is what’s called “extensible” which means that you can add different modules (features) to the system.
Over the weekend [...]

New article alert! Digital Web Magazine has a new article on the Principles of Web Design. This is the first article in a series on design. Be sure to check DWM periodically for the rest of the series.
Which image format is best – a clear explanation of the three image formats (JPEG, Gif, and PNG) [...]

Quick Reference: Google Advanced Operators – a nice cheat sheet of advanced search operators for Google. This cheat sheet is a part of the GoogleGuide, a comprehensive guide to help you search more effectively.
The Open ClipArt Library is a repository or vector clipart. The clipart is free to use and you can submit your own artwork for others [...]

Graphic Design USA has published their third annual Visual Trends Report for 2005. This report discusses the trends in logo design and mentions Logo Lounge, another site worth visiting.. The Annual Color Forecast is also very informative.
SitePoint has a new article on Creating a WireFrame of your site during the planning phases. I would recommend [...]

I needed to find a free file sharing service so that I could bring some files home with me from work. Unfortunately, my CD drive isn’t working on my piece-o-crap Averatec Tablet and I forgot my USB drive at home. I found some recommended resources at About.com and ended up signing up for a 30 day trial account [...]

So I was actually reading the “entire” article that I posted for you earlier, Simple Design Tips for Non-Designers, and I came across cool technique that Garrett, the same author, demonstrates in Need a color palette? Just pixelate. You can use Photoshop to create a complimentary color palette from your favorite photo using the Mosaic Filter (Filters [...]