| FLASH
RESOURCES |
Designs
by Mark
. . . Flash tutorials, easy stuff to do.
Flash
Easy . . . affordable, readytowear
Flash websites.
FlashKit
. . . one of the best Flash portals:
tons of tutorials and downloadable shared
files.
EverMon
. . Lotsa free stuff to make your Flash movies
better.
Eyeland.com
. . . Home of the Flash Foundry, a
membership based Flash resource I use just
about every day. About the best Flash
value online.
BigShotMedia
. . . fabulous Flash animations and animated
backgrounds.
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| GENERAL
WEBSITE DESIGN RESOURCES |
The Webmaster's Den
. . . A searchable
directory of Internet resources and tools
for web masters. Includes resources like programming,
web design, promotion, affiliates, tutorials
and many other useful webmaster resources.
I-Frame Specifications . . . Specifications
for creating scrolling inline text frames.
Using
I-Frame Elements . . . how to create
transparent, stacking, movable text frames
within an html page.
Internetstats.com
. . . Uptodate statistics on browser usage,
resolution, advertising stats, demographic
trends on the Internet, basically everything
you need to know about who is going to see
your website.
Web
Reference
. . . everything - and I mean everything
- you might want to know about site development:
Java, javascript, graphics tutorials, site
promotion, hosting, e-commerce. Check here,
for sure.
The
Beginner's Page . . . There can be
no substitute for learning the basics of html
and page design and this is as kindly an introduction
as I have found.
The
ABCs of HTML . . . ditto. Without
the basic grasp of the html language, you
will not even be able to ask questions in
an intelligent way so that someone could help
you troubleshoot your designs. Learn html.
Learn html.
The
Webdesign Clinic . . . learn the basics
of page design and html!
Dr.
HTML . . . learn more html or your
life will be full of anguish.
Efuse.com
. . . the basics of general webpage design
for beginners, with a strong focus on NetObjects
Fusion.
ZDnet
. . . Everything you need to know about webpage
design, and promotion. Also has several invaluable
online utilities, such as GifBot, which will
beautifully squeeze unnecessary pixels out
of your graphics.
Personal
Webpage Guide at About.com . . . an
excellent archive of guides to html and webpage
creation in general.
Bobbie
Peachy's About.com Guide to ClipArt
. . . A reeeeeally vast guide to clipart and
graphics for building personal pages.
Ann-S-Thesia's
Full-Border Background Tutorial .
. . this is the best place to learn how to
use nested tables to achieve thelook of a
full bordered page.
HitBox.com:
Browser Comparison Chart . . . gives
you a visual view of the features supported
by each browser type and version.
WebsiteTips.com
. . . tons and tons of tutorials and links
on html, dhtml, site design in general, Flash,
graphics . . . everything but everything.
ONLINE
UTILITIES
FlamingText.com
. . . Create hundreds of great text effects
right online.
Hype's Color Specifier for Navigator
Picture
Dicer . . . I couldn't live without
it. Free download of an essential program which
dices up your images and spits them out in html
code.
The
Frameshop . . . a great online utility
where you can put in your frame parameters and
out comes the frame code! Very useful for learning
the how-to's of frames.
Tablemaker.
. . from the generous provider of The Frameshop,
this online utility will create tables for you
as well as tutoring you in table html. This
is a great way to master the mysteries of the
indespensable nested tables.
Hosted
Scripts . . . This is a free service
(in return for their advertising banners, of
course) which will provide guestbooks, drop
down navigation menus, password protection,
counters, trackers, page redirects, mailing
lists, search engines . . . FREE!
ColorSchemer
. . . plug in a color value and Color Schemer
will provide you with a perfect pallette.
Rollover
Effect Coder . . . an online service
of Eyeland Studios which will help you create
javascript code for button rollover effects.
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| TUTORIALS
OF ALL KINDS |
PhotoShop
Stewart
Studio
. . . Lots
of interface elements and tutorials on those
cool interface effects you see everywhere.
Team
Photoshop . . . Verrry comprehensive
tutorials, beginning with the basic tools,
to text effects, and on through the most
sophisticated image manipulation.
Eyes
on Design . . . Really great and
clearly explained PhotoShop tutorials.
Designs
By Mark . . . a GREAT collection
of tutorials in Flash as well as PhotoShop.
Any aspiring webdesigner should check out
these resources.
Eyeball
Design . . . my top favorite photoshop
& interface tutorials! The new
tutorials are KILLER!!!!
My
Janee's PhotoShop Tutorials List
. . . the biggest list of PhotoShop resources
I ever saw.
How
to Draw & Paint Hair .
. . one of the best tutorials for hair I've
seen yet; really explains digital hair.
Mystical
Modality: Painting Hair & Cloth
in PhotoShop . . . dontcha
want to be able to have realistic hair and
flowing folds of cloth?
Creative
Dust Hair & Cloth Tutorials
. . . the most beautiful hair and clothing
. . . the kind of hair you will see in
Boris Vallejo paintings. I always
go for LUSH. And he has GREAT tutorials
explanations. The tutorials alone
are entertaining.
Paint
Shop Pro
Designs
by Joy . . . Tutorial Wonderland
. . . lots of "getting started"
tutorials for Paint Shop Pro.
Top
Ten Questions Asked About Paint Shop Pro
. . . this is an invaluable little resources
where you can get some quick but detailed
answers to basic questions like "how
can I make my image transparent?".
Robin's
Paint Shop Pro Resources . . . a
vast link listing of ALL the Paint Shop
Pro tutorials in the universe.
Pinoy7
. . . one of the best sets of PSP tutorials
I have yet seen. You know all those effects
and techniques for PhotoShop? They can be
done just as well and more easily in PaintShopPro
and here is page of tutorials to prove it.
Paint
Shop Pro Tutorials . . . a list
of all the Paint Shop Pro tutorials in the
known universe.
Web
Graphics on a Budget . . . marvellous
tutorials for Paint Shop Pro and Blade Pro
and some very nice websets. I have personally
benefited by the tutorials here.
Poser
Daz3D
. . . This is the place to start to aquire
your Poser models, clothing, textures, props,
tips & tricks.
Strike a Pose Textures . . . textures
for Poser and a tutorial for applying textures
to Poser models.
Renderosity
. . . every imaginable tutorial and tons-o-downloads
for textures, models, and poses to use with
Poser. this is my all-time favorite
for a 3-D portal and store.
RDNA
. . . great store for Poser models and textures
. . . also has busy forums with lotsa links
and advice for modelling 3-D characters
and scenes.
Interface
Design
Anders
Quicker . . . GRRREAT interface
design tips.
Eyeball
Designs . . . Some terrific examples
of interface design and generous tutorials,
too.
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| JAVA,
JAVASCRIPT, DHTML |
Cool
Focus
. . . lots and lots of Java navigation and
presentation applets at bargain prices. One
of the best things about this site is that
you can purchase the applets individual (for
about $10-$15) OR in a package. Also has Java
driven guestbooks, counters, and a host of
other applications for the professional designer.
OpenCube
. . . This is one of the best resources for
robust Java applets for presentations (slide
shows, scrollers) and navigation (infinitely
expanding tree menus, drop down menus) . .
. the hefty registration fee insures great
tech support, which you will need because
these applets take some definite configuration
sweat. These are the applets I use on my own
websites.
Anfy
Java . . . I love these applets for
their image effects. This is where I got the
water applets and hue rotator applet I use
myself. Freeware, with a $25 registration
fee, per domain, to activate the clickable
link feature.
CodeBrain.com
. . . tons of Java applets and scrolling effects
and great animated image galleries.
Dynamic
Drive
The
Javascript Source
Javascripts
at Earthweb
HTML
Guru . . . a great resource for learning
DHTML. If you are interested in expanding
your skills in interactive design, this site
will make your day.
BLADEPRO
NKDesigns
. . . Now this lady has some Blade Pro presets
unlike any I have ever seen. Grrrreat
textures and tons of 'em. Reeeally nice
presets. Look in her "Treasure
Trove" section.
Aesthetic
Webcreations . . . Blade Pro
Tutorials and Tips
State
of Entropy . . . excellent tutorials
for text effects and Blade Pro effects.
Visual
Sonnets . . . . many excellent tutorials
on making metals and jewels with Blade Pro:
pearls, opals, metal effects.
New
Dawn Graphics . . . and extensive
list of sites for Blade Pro presets and tutorials,
as well as some great PSP tutorials.
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