Design Studio

Designers of Web pages can learn a lot from cruising these sites. Being a novice myself, some of the tricks and techniques discussed are still beyond me, but to see the results is an illumination. David Siegel has quite a bit to say about the direction that Web typography and graphics should take. Bob Allison's Tips for Web Spinners is an excellent site for all things involved in Web construction, with relevant links. Dale Kirby's magnificently designed site offers good examples and also gets into VRML land. You'll also find additional useful links now, so do enjoy.

ASCII Codes
(HTML codes for special ASCII characters... essential list for Web page construction)

Color Code Index
(HTML 6-digit alphanumerical codes for background and text colors... e-mail: lema@infi.net)

Colour Picker
(RGB percentage values... enter the amount of red green and blue by percentage and click to see the results... built by Ross McNab... e-mail: rmcn@dcs.ed.uk)

Common Internet File Formats
(saving images?... have you ever wanted to know what .gif, .jpeg, .tiff, .pict, and so forth are... this site contains a convenient comparison table, info, and links to downloadable software)

Encyclopedia of Graphics File Formats
(as stated)

FlashPix
(FlashPix specification... image-file common-interchange format)

HTTP Header Information
(information, syntax, and spec... useful resource)

HTTP Protocol
(streams and specs)

Java Applets
(Java script)

Object Headers
(lists the headers currently defined in HTTP)

PNG Home Page
(Portable Network Graphic format... pronounced 'ping'... the next web image standard, sponsored by the World Wide Web Consortium... to be a replacement for GIF... royalty-free license)

PNP Home Page
(Portable Network Photograph format... pronounced 'pinup'... open-standard replacement for JPEG)

Proprietary Headers
(header implementations for Netscape)

PSiFi
(PSiFi protocol specification... Printing and Scanning for the Internet... enables interactive use of images over the Web... publicly available for building your own implementations)

Web Graphics
(reference site)

Circle of Fire Studio
(create online communities, virtual worlds, avatars)

The Cooker
(designer Jake Tilson's home page)

Dale Kirby's Home Page
(columnist: Web Developer magazine--The Dukes of URL, free-lance Database Developer, Netscape Development Partner... this site is one of the finest examples of a well-designed website... you'll also find his columns and interviews, a section devoted to VRML for the Mac, a Tom Robbins page, and more... you absolutely must check it)

Dan Farmer's Home Page
(ray-tracer, member of the POV-Ray team... 3D art... includes interesting links... recommended)

David Siegel's Home Page
(Web design tips... typography...useful links... and lots more... recommended.)

ReZ.n8
(advice on building Web pages... plus links to hypermedia experiments... commercial site)

Thomas Homepage
(resource site constructed by Thomas Kuhn... links to software, HTML information, etc... contains a graphics download area: animated gifs, backgrounds, buttons, 3D lines... e-mail: 100046.1437@compuserve.com)

• Communication Arts
  (online version of magazine... art and design)

• Javaworld
  (online magazine, java resource... plus links)

• Netsurfer Digest

• The Spider's Web
  (online magazine... web design)

• 3D Artist Magazine
  ("dedicated to those who make or aspire to make an artful livelihood with computer 3D graphics"... from Sante Fe, New Mexico... also some very good gallery links from here)

• VRML World
  (new magazine replacing VR World ...
  a bit on the commercial side)

• The Web
  (UK-based internet magazine... good coverage of websites)

• Web Developer
  ("technical magazine for internet professionals"... includes a regular column 'The Dukes of URL' by Dale Kirby)

• Webster
  (webnews)

• WEBsurf
  (internet zine... html news and reviews... published by Anthony Boyd...
  *note: new URL)

• WEB Techniques
  ("solutions for internet and web developers"... articles, tutorials, sourcecode, chat, news, polls)

• The Whole Internet Catalog
  (haven't checked this site in a long long time... let me know if it's still online)

Adobe File Utilities
(as stated)

Analog 2.11
(free website visitor statistics tool)

Cold Fusion
(commercial software for Windows... integrates databases with the Internet)
"It allows you to edit and enter information; create and read cookies; perform conditional queries; dynamically send mail; create thread-based discussion groups, order forms, and 'shopping cart' systems..." --Scott Clark (review in Web Developer , July/August 1996)

Compnet Download
(FTP links for Internet software... e-mail, IRC, HTML)

Cookie Cruncher
(freeware... looks for cookies on your system, can delete cookies, can prevent cookies from being left on your system)

Fractal Imager
(software which compresses images into Fractal Image Format or FIF... works by storing a mathematical description... Cool Fusion, which plays movie clips as they download, and Fractal Viewer plug-ins are freeware, Fractal Imager is shareware)

Full Motion
(shareware... "the AVI/MOV video screen saver. That way, people can watch your clips again and again in a fun way." --David Vedder.)

FutureSplash
(vector-based animation plug-in... using advanced compression techniques to provide real-time updating... zoom control, anti-aliasing, outline fonts support)

GifBuilder
(software for making animated gifs... mac format... mirror sites exist at various places, this is the UK one)

Gif 89a
(gif animation)

TheGlobe
(online chat system based on the web... freeware compliments of WebGenesis)

HomeSite
(HTML editor...
"A freeware program by Nick Bradbury. It features search & replace across all files in a directory. Handy!" --Laura Stinson)

htmlchek
(software developed by Henry Churchyard... checks HTML pages for errors)

Jamba
(java authoring software)

Java Applets
(as stated)

The Kinder, Gentler Validator
(software for checking HTML pages... user-friendly warning messages)

MOMspider
(web robot which checks structural integrity in your web pages... developed by Roy Fielding)

Netscape Navigator 3.0
(includes virtual reality support)

PNG Live Plug-in
(Portable Network Graphics format plug-in for internet browsers)

PNG Plug-in for Photoshop
(Portable Network Graphics format plug-in for Adobe Photoshop)

RealAudio
(commercial software service... allows audio files to remain on the remote server and play directly over the Internet in real time)

Shockwave
(multimedia plug-in for web pages... handles audio, video, and animation)

SiteSweeper
("Free for the downloading while in beta, SiteTech's SiteSweeper is a great tool. You give it your base URL, and it goes through the entire site testing links and gathering data. It then produces HTML-formatted reports with everything from estimated download times for pages to lists of links-to and links-from each page. Very cool! I recommend it." --Laura Stinson)

Video Launch Pad
(shareware...
"one of the top AVI/MOV video players. Features: slo-mo, freeze frame and frame advance, capture frames as BMP files, real-time draggable FWD and REW, and much more." --David Vedder.)

Virtual Reality Software
(Anachron Library entry... links to VR software sites, online community systems, graphic IRC, 3D animation, VRML browsers)

Weblint Home Page
(software developed by Neil Bowers... checks HTML pages for errors, lexical problems, HTML usage, structural integrity, and suggests improvements... updated frequently... freely available... plus lists other tools)

WebTechs Validator
(software for HTML validation... based on James Clark's SGML parser)

World Wide Web Weaver
(HTML editing software developed by Robert C. Best III... recommended... this is the new link... includes the shareware version Web Weaver Lite 3.0)

Browserwatch
(everything you ever wanted to know about individual browsers... plus new servers, HTML editors, CGIs... maintained by Dave J.Garaffa... *note: new URL)

Building Internet Servers
(configuring server software, shareware, booklist, plus links)

Creating Net Sites
(basic intro to Web building... presented by Netscape)

Email 101
(think I'll take this course... especially the section on using Boolean logic... lots of info on e-mail, compressing files, Usenet, etc.)

Frames
(the 'frames' section on Netscape's web-design pages)

Frames
(another 'frames' tutorial)

MacMillan's HTML Workshop
(HTML authoring guide)

Netlinks! Newbie Help Links
(netiquette, search engines, software, HTML, tutorials... introductory site presented by C.Steele)

"Optimizing Web Graphics" by Andrew King
(online article... originally published in WEB Techniques , Volume 1, Issue 9, December 1996... e-mail: aking@webreference.com)

PGP: The Privacy Wars
(site maintained by Deborah Russell... a primer to "Pretty Good Privacy"...
the encryption software that caused all that fuss in the US, including the government prosecution of its inventor)

Publishing on the Web
(resource... guides, tutorials)

Tips for Web Spinners
(site by Bob Allison... lots of advice and loads of appropriate links... highly recommended)

VRML Foundry
(Virtual Reality Mark-up Language... beginner's guide)

Cybermail
(free homepage)

Four One One User Directory
(internet white pages... search engine for locating e-mail addresses or personal Webpages... also offer free e-mail addresses)

GeoCities
(offer 1 megabyte of free webspace)

Hotmail
(free e-mail addresses... accessable via any server)

Ol' Lady Lynliss Boarding House
(virtual boarding house... offers a free room... interesting residents)

RocketMail - Free Email for the Planet
("RocketMail is free, globally accessible, and fully integrated with Four11 people directories and address books."... so they say)

TopTown
(free homepage)

Andy's Netscape HTTP Cookie Notes
(resource site... code, elaborations, feedback... plus links)

Bandwidth Conservation Society
(haven't checked this link)

Central Registry
(publicize your website...
"Register it FOR FREE in over 400 Internet indexes and directories. I used it for my site and it worked great, traffic soared!" --Rusty J.Hill.)

Cut & Paste HTML
(copy and paste approach to building a webpage... by Brandon Lay)

Digits
(a site which supplies you with a counter for keeping track of the number of visitors your webpage receives...
not easy to implement... it takes a bit of trial and error to get it running, but a valuable service)

E-zine Resource Page
(maintained by Blaise Faint)

E-zines
(maintained by Chip Rowe... includes links to e-zines, software, tutorials, archive sites, and documents...
essential connection for would be electronic-magazine publishers...
*note: new URL)

Gamelan: The Earthweb's Java Directory
(as stated... java, applets, etc.)

GIF Transparentifier Thinga-Ma-Jiggy
(send these guys the URL for your .gif and they'll convert it to a transparency... free service from The Creative Internet... I imagine there might be a backlog)

Homepage Headquarters
(resource site... backgrounds, images, HTML guides, counter/meter installation, form creation, server installation)

HyperNews
(comprehensive list of resources for HTML and Webpage construction)

The Internet Link Exchange
(as stated)

InterNIC
(domain-name policy)

Java Booklist
(compiled by Kevin M.Savetz)

Java Info
(IBM Centre for Java Technology Development Hursley Park... Simon Phipps, Programme Manager)

JavaScript and Netscape Wizardry
(supports the book by Dan Shafer... living appendix, errata, clarifications, examples)

Malcolm's Guide To Persistent Cookie Resources
(ethical and practical issues... plus links to resources)

Meta-Indexes and Search Tools
(worldwide web resources)

Name Space
(alternative domain name registry)

Netlinks! Newbie Help Links
(netiquette, search engines, software, HTML, tutorials... introductory site presented by C.Steele)

Pixelfreak
("online resources for computer graphic professionals"... searchable... plus links)

Remailers Home Page
(if you want your e-mail to be anonymous, you'll need the service of a remailer... this site lists and compares those currently available...
useful and sometimes essential)

Starting Point
(a good place for announcing new websites)

SubmitAll
(submits your URL to 27 different search sites and directory services)

Submit It!
(groups links to various places where you can announce your new website...
very, very handy!)

Symantec Anti-Virus Reference Center
(updates on the latest viruses)

The Web Developer's Virtual Library
(resource center)

Web Tools
(software, icons, gophers, clients, servers)


(free guestbook... compliments of Lpage.com)

HALSoft HTML Validation Service
(checks your HTML codes to see if they'll work with HTML 2.0 or HTML 3.0 specifications... very useful... thanks to Mark Gaither)

The Postmaster
(commercial service from NetCreations... the free part is they'll post your new website on over 20 indexes that announce new sites... and for a fee they'll notify over 100 popular sites and publications of your website's existence)

Wishing Com
(plug-in CGI programming specialists... statistics, guestbook, chat room, email grabber, site history... basically, a self promotion site)

Also see these gallery entries:

Exhibition by Chris Paulsen
(PopArt Gallery)

Exhibition by Gregory Sams
(CyArt Gallery)

Visit:

Talent Agency
(for webweavers, page designers, desktop publishers, artists, etc.)

Warehouse 1
(for images, icons, symbols, textures, etc.)

Warehouse 2
(for various software)

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