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Resources

  • Accessibility

  • CSS

    • CSS Cheat Sheet Print this out and stick it next to your computer for easy reference.
    • CSS Validator Validate your HTML before publishing and while troubleshooting to check for errors
    • CSS Zen Garden CSS Zen Garden demonstrates the possibilities when you separate content and style. Definitely one to look at if you’ve been designing in tables and are new to CSS.
    • Quirks Mode Resource for CSS browser compatibility information. It is maintained by Peter-Paul Koch.
    • The Box Model Part of understanding how CSS works is by understanding the “box model”. Check this out to make things a bit clearer.
  • Design

    • Design Meltdown An inspiration gallery of website screenshots ordered by theme, colour, and design.
    • Designer's Toolbox Excellent resource for designers including articles and inspiration.
  • Development

    • Code Snippets Some nifty code snippets for your site.
    • Firebug An essential tool for web developers – change markup within the browser. You can edit CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page
    • Stack Overflow Need some help with writing a bit of code? Post your question here and get help from other developers.
    • Various Cheat Sheets Cheat sheets for jQuery, Mootools, Ruby on Rails, Django, YUI, Prototype, Scriptalicious, extJs, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Mod_Rewrite, Regular Expressions, PHP, MySQL and SEO.
  • HTML

    • Microformats Use microformats when marking up things like contact details to make your code more intelligent.
    • W3C HTML Validator Validate your HTML before publishing and while troubleshooting to check for errors
  • Podcasts

    • The Boagworld Podcast “The podcast for all those designing, developing and running websites on a daily basis”. The podcast is hosted by Paul Boag and Marcus Lillington, and will keep you up to date with what’s new in the industry each week.
  • User Experience

    • Getting into User Experience Some questions that students looking at a career in UX asked, answered by Clearleft’s UX designer, Cennydd.
    • UX Booth Essential resource for learning about user experience design.
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