Web Designers' Resource....

[Desert Drifter]

-Revised: Nov 26, 07

Instead of writing a book of how to do and ideals, I'll just list a few links that I came across over the years that are helpful to web design related help and support...

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--Image & Web Hosting:
NOTE: A place to store your files…

+ Village Photos - Free Image Hosting
http://villagephotos.com/
(Great for linking images from your portfolios onto other sites instead of from yours, avoiding "bandwidth" loss problems.)

+ Lycos Tripod - Free Web Hosting
http://www.tripod.lycos.co.uk/
(The best free hosting I came across that has PHP & MYSQL support, though have their "limitations" but what do you expect for being "Free"?)

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--File Uploaders:
NOTE: Programs of putting your files onto your site…

+ CoffeeCup FTP - Free FTP Software
http://www.coffeecup.com/free-ftp/
(Great, plus free. Maybe to get you to check out their other great programs...)

+ Core FTP - Free FTP Client
http://www.coreftp.com/
(Not bad for free...)

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+ SmartFTP – FTP Client
http://www.smartftp.com/download/
(Great, but spendy these days...)

+ BulletProof Software - FTP Client
http://www.bpftp.com/
(Okay, but a bit more complicated, but might work better for others...)

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--HTML Editors:
NOTE: Programs of creating web pages…

+ Microsoft FrontPage 2000
Comes with Microsoft Office 2000
(May be simple, but okay for beginners though comes free with Microsoft Office.)

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+ CoffeeCup - HTML, Flash, & Web Design Software
http://www.coffeecup.com/html-editor/
(Not free, but a great HTML/”You name it” editor. Don’t have to worry about learning any coding, does it for you...)

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--HTML Help:
NOTE: A few resources for help…

+ HTML Color Chart
http://www.allfreebackgrounds.com/ba...colornames.htm

+ Java(TM) Boutique - Color Picker
http://javaboutique.internet.com/ColorPicker/

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+ Webmonkey - Reference HTML Cheat Sheet
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/...ml_cheatsheet/

+ Funky Chickens - HTML Help
http://www.funky-chickens.com/

+ Dynamic Drive DHTML - HTML, Etc. Help
http://dynamicdrive.com/

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--Graphic Tools:
NOTE: Programs of designing images with…

(Graphic Software)

+ Microsoft Paint
Start Menu – Programs - Accessories – “PAINT.EXE”
(Hey, I used it before anything, plus it’s free and a fun tool to use once in a while. It’s great to start with, so can’t argue with that. Comes with Windows...)

+ Project Dogwaffle 1.2 - Free PC Paint and Animation
http://www.thebest3d.com/dogwaffle/free/
(Great image filtering effects and animations. Nice artistic tool…)

+IrfanView - Popular Graphic Viewer
http://www.irfanview.com/
(A free little thumb-sizing/resizing image and color filtering tool. Also has a built-in universal image, video, and music opener. Also edits icon files, though I heard you can also design screensavers with it…)

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+ Ulead GIF Animator 5
http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satelli.../1175263344612
(A high-end image animation program. Exports to a wide variety of file formats, including JPEG, PNG, Flash, AVI, MPEG and QuickTime.)

+ Adobe Photoshop
http://www.adobe.com/digitalimag/ps_pse_comparison.html
(Spendy, but one of the best tools for designing with...)

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(Graphic Software Support)

+ 3D Animation Workshop
http://webreference.com/3d/indexa.html
(Ideals for designing 3D based objects. Something to mess around with…)

+ Pegaweb - Web Design & Photoshop Tutorials
http://www.pegaweb.com/index.html

+ Eyes on Design - Adobe Photoshop Effects
http://www.eyesondesign.net/pshop/tuts.htm

+ Photoshop Café – Adobe Photoshop Tutorials & Resources
http://www.photoshopcafe.com/

+ Planet Photoshop – Adobe Photoshop Tutorials & Tips
http://www.planetphotoshop.com/

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--Forum Software & Support:
NOTE: Messaging communication software and tools…

(Forum Software)

+ phpBB • Creating Communities Worldwide
http://www.phpbb.com/
(Okay, but it’s free, so can’t argue...)

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+ vBulletin - Instant Community
http://www.vbulletin.com/
(Second best, but comes with a price...)

+ Invision Power Services
http://www.invisionpower.com/community/board/index.html
(The best and powerful, but a price tag comes with it...)

(PHP/MYSQL Tools )
NOTE: Needed for PHP scripting forums – listed above –

+ phpMyAdmin - MySQL Database Admin Tool
http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php
(Great and free.)

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+ MySQL - Open Source Database
http://mysql.com/
(Also great, but a bit more powerful, though comes with a price...)

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(Forum Support, Skining, Modding & Etc.)

+ Natural Born Skinners - vBulletin & IPB Skins
http://www.nbsdesignz.com/home
(For most communities…)

+ Invisionize - Completing Your IPB Community
http://www.invisionize.com/
(For Invision Boards…)

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+ SMILEY GENERATOR
http://www.smileygenerator.us/
(Create custom smiles for your community...)

+ Click Smilies - Free Smilies
http://www.clicksmilies.com/
(The name says it all...)

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That’s all I have for now, though some other great sites I know are now down, reason I didn’t list them. Hope this helps and happy designing.

NOTE: Please “STICKY” me.

[Zach]

Nice list. I wouldn't reccomend Front Page though, it's got a long history of producing broken, messy, spaghetti code that only works on IE.

There are alternatives out there tho.. Coffee Cup comes to mind, I know there is a pretty good open source one floating around somewhere too.

Personally I just use dreamweaver in text mode.

[Desert Drifter]

Nice list. I wouldn't reccomend Front Page though, it's got a long history of producing broken, messy, spaghetti code that only works on IE.

There are alternatives out there tho.. Coffee Cup comes to mind, I know there is a pretty good open source one floating around somewhere too.

Personally I just use dreamweaver in text mode.

Yeah, FrontPage has its "issues" alright, though I manage to get around it, but just listed what I used, never got to fully experiment around with other HTML editors to give an opinion, but other suggestions are helpful too.

[AerisHeaven]

FrontPage... man that program is garbage.... it's so outdated and didn't even like it when it first came out. Dreamweaver 8 and CS3 are a choice for me. Bad thing is if you have less than 512MB ram installed on your cPU, CS3 will refuse to install.

A host i recommend is http://dreamhost.com and i say that because they live up to their packages. I never liked free host because users turn away from lost of spam and constant ads.

A good site is http://forums.digitalpoint.com and is good for figuring out how to make a good site. I've seen sights perfect in design but get no traffic or no bookmarks. Thanks for the resources. I booked marked for some of the ones i haven't seen.

Aeris

[Desert Drifter]

FrontPage... man that program is garbage.... it's so outdated and didn't even like it when it first came out. Dreamweaver 8 and CS3 are a choice for me. Bad thing is if you have less than 512MB ram installed on your cPU, CS3 will refuse to install.

Well, didn't mess with much else, like I said, so just a suggestion, but learned to deal with it, just like the game of "life".

A host i recommend is http://dreamhost.com and i say that because they live up to their packages. I never liked free host because users turn away from lost of spam and constant ads.

If you can't afford hosting, it's not bad for a free one or for someone starting out, always can upgrade.

A good site is http://forums.digitalpoint.com and is good for figuring out how to make a good site. I've seen sights perfect in design but get no traffic or no bookmarks. Thanks for the resources. I booked marked for some of the ones i haven't seen.

Aeris

Well, feel free to post, the more resources, the better.

[insanemaniak]

Gimp - Graphics:
www.gimp.org/

This is one of the best (Free) imaging tools i've used, if not the best.
Oh and congratulations with the list, great sites...

[Desert Drifter]

Gimp - Graphics:
www.gimp.org/

This is one of the best (Free) imaging tools i've used, if not the best.
Oh and congratulations with the list, great sites...

Interesting little tool ye posted. GIMP has a nice photo editing feature, similar of Photoshop, though never heard of it, but don't get around as much as I use to...

Those free open source tools are the best, though hard to find... Each one does something quite different then the other.

[laozing]

What about the Nvu html editor???
www.nvudev.com

Its a really good html editor and its free!

[coffeefcy]

great guy!!
i really need them,thanks a lot!

[Desert Drifter]

What about the Nvu html editor???
www.nvudev.com

Its a really good html editor and its free!

Interesting... Never heard of it, but looks promising...

great guy!!
i really need them,thanks a lot!

Well, thanks, if your referring to me that is... Every graphic designer is different of how they design, so what ever I can do to help others, as of myself, makes a difference, though doesn't mean it puts any of us out of ideals.