Helpful Sources for Beginning Web Design and Authoring
HTML5 Basics
Author: Yarema Yurchyshyn
Date Published: 9/3/24
Date Accessed: 2/9/25
This is a helpful source for HTML5 basics; it is short and sweet, going over basic tags without getting overly complex. It also has a helpful FAQ section at the bottom of the page that will help lead to next steps.
- HTML5 - Syntax
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Date accessed: 2/9/25
Also gives you helpful HTML5 basic information, with examples of how one would write the code out and examples of what it looks like in practice. Also, plenty of other tutorials linked on the left sidebar
CSS Basics
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Date published: 6/5/23
Date accessed: 2/10/25
Simple to follow tutorial on applying CSS to HTML. Gives examples on different ways to apply it, including inline, internal, and external methods.
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Date accessed: 2/10/25
One of many handy pages on W3Schools. Has a extensive list of CSS properties that can be applied to HTML documents.
Color and Design Issues
Author: Continual Engine Team
Date published: 7/2/24
Date accessed: 2/10/25
A good guide that not only goes over what color accessibility is from a design standpoint, but also why it matters. It focuses on color combinations to steer clear of, as well as the importance of contrast when designing webpages to be completely accessible to all users.
Author: Kyle Prinsloo
Date published: 10/1/18
Date accessed: 2/10/25
Focuses on color more from an influence standpoint on a designers users. Not only is color important for branding and getting across certain messages, but it can make certain aspects of a page stand out and draw users to parts of ones website more effectively.
Copyright-Free Imagery Sources & Usage Information
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Date accessed: 2/10/25
An extremely popular site with a large source of copyright free images. It is extremely useful for designers because each image also has suggested alt-text for designers to use on their non-commercial websites.
Author: Kristi Kellogg
Date published: 9/8/24
Date accessed: 2/10/25
Article runs through the difference between copyrighted and non-copyrighted images; what is ok and not ok to use from a design standpoint and the legal ramifications of copyright law. Talks about using personal images, AI imagery, gifs and more on ones website.