Web Design Tutorials

A comparison of the positives and negatives of Frames, Templates, Server Side Includes, and CSS

Some Basic 'Dos and Don'ts' of Web Design.

I have done a large amount of reading and research over the last couple of years into the principles of good web design the elements of graphic design and how they relate. I have also been actively researching the art of self promotion, marketing, and internet marketing.

I have decided to to create a section of my web site on which to share a summary of my findings. I have read countless books and articles, taken classes, and even teach the subject matter, and I am fascinated by how much there is to learn. I am still learning. I decided that there are probable a lot of people like me that wish they could get a quick and easy answer to their questions. Perhaps in bulleted form, so that they do not have to spend allot of time reading paragraphs, and pages, and chapters of information looking for they answer to their question. I certainly have found in my daily teaching that this is what the students desire. A quick and easy answer. Which way is right, which way is wrong. Which technique or technology should they use. There is no 'easy' answer in this new art form we call web design. You must balance the use of the latest technology with the capabilities of your audience. The conscious designer must design for accessibility to all individuals including the color blind and the handicap while still creating visual interest for a high speed television generation. You have to balance creativity with marketing aspects inherent in how will your user find you in this mass of information glutting the internet?

So in order to share and organize a little of what I learned. And perhaps make it easier for my students and interested parties to find a 'quick' answer, I have provided some brief tutorials and comparison charts.