Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

FotoSharp makes consise guides for photographers. There are a variety of topics available: Exposure, fill flash, photographing water, sunrise/sunset photography, photographing fireworks, flower photography, effective flash range, light, sports, etc. These cards includes composition tips, shutter and aperture settings, and lighting information. These are small (3.5″x5.5″) laminated cards that you can carry in your camera bag. They also have a [...]

I thought I would post a few more sites that include tips and techniques for taking digital photographs. Canon Canada – Digital Photography Tips Canon USA – Digital Learning Center Kodak – Taking Great Pictures In addition to these resources I have a large page of links to photography resources on TinkerTech. I would also like to recommend the photography [...]

I have added some notes to the XHTML assignment sheet from the author of the book Patrick Carey. Additional Case 3 page ADD 29 cannot be validated using a strict DTD (DOCTYPE) with the CreditRoll.class file and an applet tag. Use a transitional DTD until we have this problem resolved.

Graph paper in PDF format – Graph paper is extremely useful for planing and drawing “mock” web pages. Download the PDF file and print copies on your laser or inkjet printer. If you ever need icons for your web site, message boards, or email, check out Yellow Icon. There are tons of free, quality icons for you to use. We’re [...]

Earlier we discussed block level and inline elements. I thought I would follow-up by providing you with a list of these elements: Block Level Elements Inline Elements Note: You can display both strict and non-strict versions of these lists. Hudson Valley also has a nice XHTML tutorial that outlines block and inline elements.

I was hunting around for a site that included information on the default spacing between block level elements in HTML. This has proven to be difficult to find since browsers tend to be inconsistent in their display. We’ve explored this issue of inconsistency in class and on the blog. I will point you to a couple of archive posts: Common [...]

Photoshop’s High Pass Filter – Veerle outlines how to use Photoshop’s High Pass Filter to sharpen your photos. Joshuaink has a great article on web fashion. While you’re there read Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens… WebColor-Kit is a web utility for selecting colors for web sites. What’s different about this color tool is that you select a background [...]

I have made a change to the blog archives. It is common for blogs to only display “excerpts” of posts in the archives. In order to see the entire post you have to click the post title. I think this has been a bit confusing for new bloggers who use this site. Now when you use one of the category [...]

These are a few general notes on XHTML and CSS for my Macromedia presentation today. My presentation today really confirmed my belief that before attempting to use Dreamweaver or any other HTML editor it’s important to have a basic knowledge of HTML/XHTML and CSS. Before the invention of Dreamweaver, FrontPage, GoLive and the other popular web page creation tools, most [...]

Hi All! I am in Surrey, BC. I got in about 1:30 p.m. and was taken straight to the high school, Guildford Park Secondary, that I will be presenting at tomorrow morning and Saturday. David, you were right, the Vancouver Airport is gorgeous! I’m thinking about a nap, this travel stuff wipes me out. Tomorrow after my presentation I’m going [...]