Useful Links

for graphic design and website development

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Inexpensive Stock Photography

  1. iStockPhoto.com  - photos, illustrations, video & audio
  2. BigStockPhoto.com  - royalty free photos starting at $1

Identify a Type Font

  1. Fonts.com  - from Monotype Imaging
  2. myFonts.com  - from Bitstream, Inc. Includes font scan automated font identification as well as a blog
  3. identiFont.com  - the largest independent directory of typefaces on the internet

Keyboard Shortcuts for PC and Mac

and Inserting Special Characters

  1. Special Characters  - from Earthlink
  2. Keyboard Shortcuts for PC's  - available in Windows XP
  3. Keyboard Shortcuts for Macs  - available in Mac OS X

Software Training

  1. Lynda.com  - software training for about every program made
  2. VTC.com  - online software tutorials & training CDs

Webmaster Resources

  1. Google Corporate Overview  - Google technology overview
  2. Google Guide  - how Google works
  3. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)  - the international organization which develops standards for the World Wide Web
  4. Website Code Validation Service  - checks the markup validity of web documents: verification of the HTML and CSS code for standards compliance and errors
  5. A List Apart  - explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices
  6. Eric Meyer  - if you like CSS, you'll want to bookmark his site. Much of the "cool" styling techniques I have learned are tricks I learned from his website or CSS coders others who attributed him as at least partially credited for their technique.
  7. Most Common Browsers  - current web browser statistics and trends
  8. IE NetRenderer  - allows you to check how a website is rendered
    by Internet Explorer. It is just a "snapshot."
  9. BrowserShots  - cross Platform Browser Compatibility Test. Gives snapshots of numerous browsers including many you may never have even heard of.
  10. CSS Zen Garden  - a demonstration of what can be accomplished visually through CSS. An excellent resource for styling you may never have dreamed could be done without JavaScript.
  11. Website Source Code Protection  - free HTML source code encryption to hide & protect your sensitive HTML source code from theft. Encrypting the HTML source code file with HTML obfuscation.
  12. Keyword Density Analyzer  - keyword density and word depth calculator for SEO analysis

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Check back from time-to-time, as I will be adding more useful links
related to graphic design and website design.


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