Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

Yesterday in class I mentioned the new CSS unit using CSS: The Missing Manual. This will be a required book for all new students entering the program and an optional book for students who are currently enrolled.
I have to say that this is an outstanding book on CSS. It is an excellent introduction to CSS and also a great [...]

The Firefox extensions that we installed yesterday will help you to develop your own web sites. They will also help you to analyze other web sites.
These are sites that showcase CSS design. Take a look at some of the sites, the source code (XHTML) and the CSS. Remember that you can use the web developer [...]

CSS Table Gallery – The CSS Table Gallery is a showcase of how CSS and data tables can work together to create usable and pretty results. Some cool examples of what you can do with data tables. There are download files for you to use.

A collection of 40 CSS layouts is now available at Layout Gala. This is a wonderful collection of templates that you can use to get started when you’re building a CSS based web site.
I mentioned how useful cheat sheets were yesterday. Here are a few cheat sheets that you may want to print and add to your class [...]

These sites are a great starting point for someone who knows nothing about building a web site with HTML/XHTML. While I would recommend that you learn to build standards-compliant web sites with XHTML and CSS, you will usually need to know basic HTML first.
Before you begin you should get some kind of HTML editor for writing your code. Notepad [...]

Roger Johansson has compiled 456 Berea Street highlights of 2005. This is an end-of-the-year summary of readworthy articles that he wrote during this year. Read, bookmark, enjoy!

Ten reasons to learn and use web standards – The title really says it all. Another wonderful article from 456 Berea Street.
Anatomy of a Document – a deconstructed, annotated XHTML document.
Rachel Andrew has an article at 24 ways on CSS Layout Starting Points – I think this is a great example of CSS layouts for beginners.
Image Map [...]

The subject of email design comes up quite a bit in class. I thought you might find this article Email Design Guidelines for 2006 helpful.

CSS Intensivstation offers several XHTML and CSS templates for you to use. There are also 15 CSS short How-to articles and links to other resources.
MaxDesign also offers numerous sample CSS page layouts. You may also want to check out their presentations and articles.
Template:css – this site provides links to numerous CSS templates. Screen captures of each of [...]

CSS Font and Text Style Wizard – a wizard to experiment with font and text styles and generate sample CSS style source code. You may also like the HTML and CSS Table Border Style Wizard. Both of these wizards will generate CSS and HTML code for your web pages.
5 Great Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop – this [...]