DIY Web Design Resources

Are you creating your website by yourself? Or simply interested in learning more about the process? Here is a list of resources that can help you in your web design journey. They have been chosen on the whole because they are free or good value, and links that I or my clients have found useful.

If you have a comment about any link on this list, or would like to suggest a link, drop us an email.

Photos

• http://www.istockphoto.com/ - Cheap stock photos
• http://www.dreamstime.com/ - More cheap stock photos, stunning images
• http://www.bigstockphoto.com/ - Yet more cheap stock photos
• http://www.sxc.hu/ - mostly Free stock photos - check license carefully. This site can be a bit confusing as it tends to send you off to paid stock photo sites, but worth a look.

Tutorials / Primers

• http://www.htmlgoodies.com/ - Brilliant site with lots of getting started primers and tutorials.
• http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/colors/article.php/3478921 - From the above site, the page shows all of the web colours, codes and names.
• http://www.webstyleguide.com/ - Fairly heavy site (originally a textbook) but heaps of great technical information

Downloads

• http://www.evrsoft.com/1stpage2.shtml - 1st Page - excellent free HTML editor

Other Trainers

• Capital Education & Training - short courses on topics including basic business accounting, accounting for non-accountants, budgeting and cash flow control, business financial analysis and small business planning.