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Personal websites are one of the few new forms of personal expression to arise out of the last few decades--certainly out of the computer and media industries. No longer a simple curiosity, the growth in personal websites points to some inherent need people have for self-expression. However, there is a wide gulf between those who find this medium an exciting opportunity and those who see it as yet another form of self-absorption. For designers, personal websites are, at once, a new phenomenon (a type of design project never before existing), and at the same time, merely the latest take on that old, established product: the self promotion. There are already a number of issues surrounding this new application, but if anything, personal websites are probably the quintessential fin-de-siècle product as they reflect the natural evolution of Andy Warhol's ideas of fame, blended with Tom Peter's realization that the most important brand is 'you.'
Shedroff, Nathan. nathan.com (1997). Resources>Web Design
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Print and Online Resources about Web Accessibility: An Annotated Bibliography 
This annotated bibliography discusses over 120 print and online resources related to Web accessibility. It lists and describes resources that offer practical advice on how to implement accessibility, particularly in relation to the WCAG 1.0 and Section 508 standards. It also summarizes the findings of empirical studies that have examined Web site accessibility via automated tests, such as Bobby, and studies that have gauged user performance with assistive technologies, such as screen readers. The bibliography lists forums for discussing accessibility with other practitioners and researchers, and it cites sources for news and events related to accessibility. The bibliography concludes with a short discussion of trends in accessibility research.
Mackiewicz, Jo M. Technical Communication Online (2006). Resources>Bibliographies>Accessibility>Web Design
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A template for providing historical information, available industry research, initial scope, a rough schedule, and implementation plans for the proposed project. It should outline business objectives of the project. It is to be completed by the project requestor – usually a business stakeholder.
Malone, Erin. AIfIA (2003). Resources>Web Design>Project Management>Workflow
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A weblog about the Web, computer vision and life.
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Recipe for a Successful Website
Listen up, this one's a no-brainer. Building a successful website is as simple as an Easy-Bake Oven™. Although it's a lot of hard work, it isn't very difficult to understand. The directions are clear. Here's the list of ingredients-and there are only six: Content, Information Design, Performance, Compatibility, Visual Design, and Interaction Design. Each of these ingredients is important and not one can be left out. Would you leave out sugar in a cake recipe? Would you bake bread without yeast? Of course not, but that's what 95% of the websites on the Internet are doing-especially the commercial sites where it is even more important. Most sites serve up pages like half-baked cookies without everything necessary to make them delicious. They usually get the sugar in there but they often forget even more essential elements like flour and water, making their servings hard to swallow and even more difficult to stomach. A successful website might be able to get by with only five of these ingredients-if they are ex
Shedroff, Nathan. nathan.com (1994). Resources>Web Design>Interaction Design
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Resources for Editors and Writers of Websites
This 'starter list' was originally compiled for a presentation on editing websites given at the Australian Society for Technical Communication (ASTC) annual conference in Sydney, NSW, Australia on 30 October 1998. Several of the sites listed have quite extensive lists of links to further information
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Resources for Web Content Writers
Free articles on writing web content and intranet content. High quality, strongly focused web content impresses both visitors and search engines. The Web is so competitive, you need to get your key message across in two seconds. These articles help!
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At SAP cookbooks are frequently used as a very efficient and highly accepted means to communicate design. This cookbook not only comprises the introduction of SAP's design for screen elements in the web environment but also the documentation of the so called 'business functions'. These functions are used to render the screen elements of business applications in an internet browser. They ensure the highly sophisticated appearance of web applications according to the SAP brand design and protect the developer from being forced to write endless HTML coding.
SAP Design Guild (2003). Resources>Web Design>HTML
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The following glossary lists and explains general Web terms. The information was taken from several sources and adapted to the needs of this glossary. Among the sources are: www.whatis.com, the book authored by Larry Constantine and Lucy Lockwood 'Software for use: a practical guide to models and methods of usage-centered design', the book authored by JoAnn Hackos and Janice Reddish 'User and Task Analysis for Interface Design', information contained in articles and guidelines in the SAP Design Guild, own contributions (a.o. photos and graphics).
Waloszek, Gerd. SAP Design Guild (2003). Resources>Web Design>Glossary
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Search Engine Decoder: Relationship Chart
An interactive multimedia 'map' about the interconnections between various Internet search engines.
Search-This (2004). Resources>Web Design>Information Design>Search
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The purpose behind the Search Engine Roundtable is to report on the most interesting threads taking place at the SEM (Search Engine Marketing) forums. By enlisting some of the most recognized names at those forums, the Roundtable is able to not only report on these outstanding threads but also provide a synopsis that provides greater detail into those threads.
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Search Engine Watch provides tips and information about searching the web, analysis of the search engine industry and help to site owners trying to improve their ability to be found in search engines.
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For those of you who have used PHP template engines, the basic concepts of Smarty should look quite familiar. In your PHP application you assign variables for use in the template, then you display it.
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The Stomper Scrutinizer: Web Browser w/Visual Simulation
The Stomper Scrutinizer is a webkit based browser that includes a simulation of human foveal and peripheral vision. By providing a realistic distortion of non-focused page content, the Scrutinizer reveals the perceptability of design features. It is also useful for conducting usability tests, design reviews, and has a number of features (including screenshots) for talking about design.
Andy Edmonds. StomperNet (2007). Resources>Software>Accessibility>Web Design
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ArticleCentral is a content directory for webmasters, web developers and Internet business professionals. We list the newest web resources in an easy to use, categorized manner.
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Tomalak's Realm is a daily source of links to strategic Web design stories. Every day there are links to interesting articles with short quotes from the story on the site.
Lee, Lawrence. Tomalak's Realm. Resources>Web Design>Technology>Blogs
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Twelve Great CSS Resources: From Inspiration to Implementation
CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheets, which is a style sheet language used to present a document written in a markup language. CSS is often used to update and change web sites written in HTML or XHTML. These are a few sites that have a excellent start up information to help someone use CSS.
Haig, Anders. ReEncoded (2008). Resources>Web Design>CSS
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This website provides information and resources for key issues related to usability in website and software design. We believe that helping people do their work in an effective and enjoyable way should be the top priority in design because if a product is not usable, people will not use it.
Diamond Bullet Design (1996). Resources>User Interface>Usability>Web Design
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A bibliography of published books related to usability in website design.
Usability and Beyond. Resources>Bibliographies>Usability>Web Design
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Until 2002, Usable Web linked to sites about information architecture, human factors, user interface issues, and usable design specific to the World Wide Web. Now it's no longer maintained, but it's still a well-organized collection of (older) online resources.
Instone, Keith. Usable Web. Resources>Directories>Usability>Web Design
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A collection of more than a thousand links to usability articles; more complete than any other.
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usefo.com: Usable Information Design
Usefo probes the rapidly expanding world of usability design, current web design issues, and interesting aspects of information technology.
