Usability guru Jakob Nielsen and Marie Tahir have a fascinating new book called Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed. This book may not have been written for class discussion, but it is perfect for it! It takes a unique “snapshot” of 50 home pages, analyzes them, and then deconstructs them point by point.
Category: UsefulLinks
Design for AOL
AOL webmaster.info will help students prepare a site for AOL users.
Nice set of links from DePauw Univ.
DePauw University FITS: Resources about Web Design for Instruction is an annotated set of links to information about designing web sites.
Netscape’s DOCTYPE Quirks
Mozilla’s DOCTYPE sniffing provides information to help you understand how Mozilla uses the DOCTYPE declaration and what effect it can have on styles and interpretation of a document page.
Educational Software Pricing
Creation Engine provides Macromedia, Adobe, Microsoft and many other brands of software at educational prices. They sell to both students and faculty, but you must send proof that you are either enrolled or teaching at an educational institution. Great prices!
JavaScript Tutorials
121-java-script-tutorials.com has some basic JavaScript tutorials.
Article explains inline frames
WebReview.com: December 20, 2001: Inline Frames Revisited. In this article, the author introduces you to inline frames and explains how they work.