Web Design Links
As each of your continue working on developing your Web-based Learning Technology Respository site, I thought it would be helpful to provide links to some additional resources and readings related to the principles of web design. While this is not a course on web design or in-depth study of web development, those who are interested in digging a bit deeper into the fundamentals of these areas are welcome to do so. I’ve broken the resources below into groups based on various elements of the design process.
Planning a Web Site
- Web Style Guide: The Site Development Process
- Web Style Guide: Initial Plannning
- Webmonkey’s Crash Course in Information Architecture: Lesson 1
- Webmonkey’s Crash Course in Information Architecture: Lesson 2
- Webmonkey’s Crash Course in Information Architecture: Lesson 3
HTML Basics
- Make an HTML Document from Scratch
- HTML Cheatsheet
- HTML Basics Videos – YouTube
Search with keywords “HTML basics” to find numerous videos related to the basics of HTML
Usability
- The Usable Web
- Value of Usability
- User Testing Techniques
- Hidden Keys to Reader Friendliness
- Use It
- Removing Stumbling Blocks by Usability Testing
- Practical Usability Testing
Accessibility
- Accessible Online Course Design
- Creating Printer-Friendly Documents for Your Online Course
- Making Educational Software and Web Sites Accessible
- Accessibility in Distance Education
- Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
- Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools
Evaluating Web Sites
- WWW CyberGuide Ratings for Web Site Design
- Rubric for Classroom Web Pages
- “Good Sites: A rubric for evaluating student sites”
Misc.
Have you found other great resources related to web design or web development? Post a comment and share them here! My ever-expanding collection of web design resources is available at delicious.com/jrhode/webdesign