2005
Favorite Place to Learn about Web Design
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I’m not a web developer, but I’ve done my own web design and written my own HTML since 1995. (Well, in 1995, anyone who could create a basic static web page was a web developer.)
Web design has long since outstripped my capabilities (and the time I can devote to it). I don’t do Flash, Java, ASP, DHTML, server-side includes, or any of those advanced, programmer-like things. But I still do my own websites, and a few for other people.
Fortunately for people like me, there’s Sitepoint.com. The Australian company’s slogan is “Empowering web developers since 1997.” Sitepoint’s articles, books, blogs, and forums are a terrific place to learn how to improve your website, from CSS layouts to Search Engine Optimization to running a web design business. One of the best things about the site is the opportunity to download free sample chapters from books like Firefox Secrets
These books are so clear and comprehensible that even I can understand them, and they enabled me to customize the appearance of my blogs and to set up the new Author-izer website with CSS-based layout.
Sitepoint’s commitment to plain English instruction is a rare and welcome thing in the world of high tech.
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