Web Page Design Flaws - http://www.eskimo.com/~billb/mistake.html What to avoid, how to fix them, and links to other sites with constructive criticism.
The Browser-Safe Color Palette - http://lynda.com/hex.html Article about non-dithering colors in browsers, by Lynda Weinman.
Hypertext Gardens - http://www.eastgate.com/garden/ A whimsical essay on unpredictability in hypertext design.
Basic Web Design - http://www.freewebs.com/basic_web_design/ General web design information.
Steadfast Suggestions for Web Design - http://www.saila.com/usage/design/ A dozen suggestions and principles for basic web design and site architecture.
World's Worst Website - http://www.angelfire.com/super/badwebs/ Designed to graphically demonstrate common mistakes of web designers. Offers suggestions and links to examples of good and bad web page design.
Glassdog - http://www.glassdog.com/ Writings and tutorials focusing on design topics. Also includes site reviews.
Web Design Group: Design Elements - http://www.htmlhelp.com/design This section contains style, image, document type, and color guidelines for accessible web sites.
Web Page Design for Designers - http://www.wpdfd.com/ "Editorials" and reference material on selected topics, plus a resource directory.
The Link Between Accessibility and Optimization for Search Engines - http://www.bigmouthmedia.com/search_engine_information/optimisation_accessibility/ A paper discussing how W3C accessibility guidelines may be used to improve performance in search engines. It points out how to use each checkpoint and is an attempt to persuade optimisers to make the W3C guidelines standard practice in SEO.
Soulbath - http://www.soulbath.com/ Experimental website all in gray, a self-declared exhibition of antibanners.
Web Design Tips - http://www.colin.mackenzie.org/webdesign/ Colin Mackenzie's guidelines for web design. Includes examples and illustrations.
Good Practices - http://goodpractices.com/ Links to HTML authoring and site development resources; with explanations of HTML and CSS.
DocB's WebDesign Clinic - http://www.moonlake.net/clinic/ A guide to web site design, with an emphasis on usability and effectiveness.
Color Theory - http://www.valcasey.com/webdesign/color.html Notes on visual interaction and design.
Crossmind.net - http://www.crossmind.net/ Gallery and news for site design. Includes site and technology reviews and a forum.
Benefit from IT - http://www.pcba10167.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Web design and development as it relates to usability.
WEBalley - http://www.weballey.net/ Provides HTML tutorials, web design articles, free templates, tools and webmaster resources.
How To Make An Annoying Web Page - http://www.users.nac.net/falken/annoying/main.html Learn what makes bad web design annoying and see how to avoid it.
Code Style - http://www.codestyle.org/ Articles on CSS, XHTML, JavaScript, Java servlets, and standards-oriented Web design.
Web Design From Scratch - http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/ A guide on essential skills for designing effective web sites.
Freeloader - http://www.pawluh.com/free.html Free advice for building a site which is attractive to your surfers.
Why are Most Web Pages Organized in Similar Ways? - http://dsv.su.se/jpalme/layout/ Why is the layout of so many web pages so similar? This is not by chance. There are simple logical explanations for why most web pages are formatted the way they are.
Web Design Inspiration - http://www.webdesign-inspiration.com Screen-shots and links to some examples of web design.
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