Useful Links
for graphic design and website development
Inexpensive Stock Photography
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iStockPhoto.com - photos, illustrations, video & audio
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BigStockPhoto.com - royalty free photos starting at $1
Identify a Type Font
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Fonts.com - from Monotype Imaging
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myFonts.com - from Bitstream, Inc. Includes font scan automated font identification as well as a blog
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identiFont.com - the largest independent directory of typefaces on the internet
Keyboard Shortcuts for PC and Mac
and Inserting Special Characters
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Special Characters - from Earthlink
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Keyboard Shortcuts for PC's - available in Windows XP
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Keyboard Shortcuts for Macs - available in Mac OS X
Software Training
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Lynda.com - software training for about every program made
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VTC.com - online software tutorials & training CDs
Webmaster Resources
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Google Corporate Overview - Google technology overview
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Google Guide - how Google works
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) - the international organization which develops standards for the
World Wide Web
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Website Code Validation Service - checks the markup validity of web
documents: verification of the HTML and CSS code for standards compliance and errors
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A List Apart - explores the design, development, and meaning
of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices
- 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.
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Most Common Browsers - current web browser statistics and trends
- IE NetRenderer - allows you to check how a website is rendered
by Internet Explorer. It is just a "snapshot."
- BrowserShots - cross Platform Browser Compatibility Test. Gives snapshots of numerous browsers including many you may never have even heard of.
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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.
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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.
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Keyword Density Analyzer - keyword density and word depth calculator for SEO analysis
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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