This collection of online resources is intended as a reference for the beginning web designer. Here, you will find hypertext markup language (HTML) information and tutorials, cascading stylesheet (CSS) reference and templates, and general resources for creating and uploading websites that comply to current standards for web design using file transfer protocol (FTP).
Should you wish to find additional sources on the web, try searching for these terms:
A List Apart: For people who make websites
http://www.w3.org/
This bi-monthly online magazine is devoted to web design and standards and includes many articles on the topics of Code, Content, Culture, Design, Process, and User Science. A search feature allows you to find information about CSS, HTML, XHTML, and other web-specific topics in the archives.
Quackit
http://www.quackit.com/
Webmaster tutorials include HTML, CSS and Design, Scripting, Database, Website Hosting, and XML. Includes HTML tag lists, hex codes and web-safe color palette, and MySpace code generators.
W3 Schools
http://www.w3schools.com/
Web-building tutorials include HTML, CSS, XML, Javascript, ASP, PHP, SQL, and more. An excellent reference section offers explanations of HTML tags, color codes, and CSS properties. Real-time examples let you enter your code and test its display. Includes online web certifications.
Web Style Guide Online
http://www.webstyleguide.com/wsg3/index.html
An excellent overview of web design principles for information organization, navigation, semantic markup, search engine optimization, site and page design, forms, graphics, and multimedia. This is the entire book by Patrick J. Lynch and Sarah Horton in online format.
World Wide Web Consortium
http://www.w3.org/
An extensive collection of web standards and guidelines from the website authority, Tim Berners-Lee, "Director and inventor of the World Wide Web." Includes news, forums, tutorials, specifications, and recommendations for all aspects of web design and usability.
CSS Zen Garden
http://www.csszengarden.com/
A unique site that allows you to apply CSS templates contributed by professional graphic designers to the site itself, for a preview in real-time. Templates are available through creative commons licensing and may be modified. Includes a CSS Resource Guide.
Max Design
http://css.maxdesign.com.au/
This site, which is associated with the Web Standards Group, hosts Listamatic and Listamatic2: examples, HTML code, and CSS code for lists and nested lists of all sorts. Listutorial, Floatutorial, and Selectutorial offer step-by-step instruction for creating lists and floated divs, and for structuring CSS selectors.
meyerweb
http://meyerweb.com/
Eric A. and Kathryn S. Meyer maintain this blog of CSS, web standards, and W3C information and commentary. A Css page links to references, tests, and articles, and a Toolbox page contains links to tools and plugins for use in your websites.
The CSS Tutorial
http://www.csstutorial.net/
Introductory CSS, CSS and images, and CSS in webpages tutorials, plus a CSS forum for community questions and answers.
FTP Planet
http://www.ftpplanet.com/
Hosted by IPSWITCH, the company that provides the WS_FTP program, this site offers an informative New User Guide. The guide includes information for beginners, tutorials, a discussion group, FAQs, and a searchable knowledge base.
Smart FTP
http://www.smartftp.com/support/howto/
SmartSoft, Ltd. provides getting started tutorials and information about transfering information from computer to computer and to the internet using the SmartFTP program. Includes security and permissions topics and visual examples of the file transfer process.