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Philafleur Design Resources

Like most designers, I learn new things every day. Fortunately, web designers are a camaraderie-oriented bunch and we regularly share solutions with each other. Below are some of the sites I find indispensable. Because these are the designers' own websites, some of them showcase really great design as well as great information.

General Knowledge & Advice

··· http://alistapart.com/
··· http://www.boagworld.com/index.html
··· http://www.webdesignpractices.com/index.html - Analysis of current practices.
··· http://www.w3.org/ - W3 sets the standards and makes the rules.

Color & Art

··· http://www.snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html - Checks copy and background contrast.
··· http://www.colormatch.dk/ - Coordinating color palettes.
··· http://creative.gettyimages.com/source/home/home.aspx - Stock images.
··· http://www.abstractfonts.com/ - Typography
··· http://www.veer.com/ - Veer Photography

Markup-Specific Sites

··· http://www.csszengarden.com/ - The best way to learn CSS, hands down.
··· http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ - Need DHTML? You can find a lot of it here.

Awards for Web Designers

··· http://www.webbyawards.com/ - The Webby Award

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