Notepad ++ a powerful code-based program for editing html files

IrfanView -a very fast, small, compact and innovative graphic viewer for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7.

Web Development and Design Resources

Creating Your First Website Section

Making Money With Your Website

Useful Links

Quick Reference Sheets HTML & Client Side Cheat Sheets (TAGS): http://www.webmonkey.com/reference/HTML_Cheatsheet http://techcheatsheets.com/tag/html/ CSS Properties Cheat Sheet http://www.webmonkey.com/reference/CSS_Properties 145 new quick cheat sheets for some of the most widely used tools on the web CSS and SEO Tidbits HTML Colorpicker

Website Information Basic Info: Browser Display Statistics http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_display.asp OS Systems Statistics http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp Color and Accessibility http://www.visibone.com/ (includes info on color blindness at http://www.visibone.com/colorblind/) http://halflife.ukrpack.net/csfiles/help/colors.shtml http://www.december.com/html/spec/color.html (speccing color) Web dev stats: 93% use 1024x728 screen res or higher; 95% use 24-bit color display, as of Jan'09

Website applications you can use

100 Web Applications for everything you will possibly need 30-useful-open-source-apps for web designers GIMPshop is a modification of the free/open source GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Its primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP. 10 Excellent Open Source and Free Alternatives to Photoshop 85+ tools for freelancers and Web workers Online Photo Editors Compared

KompoZer KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG web page editing. (for PC, MAC and LINUX) Broken Link Checker: http://www.netmechanic.com/ http://www.sitereportcard.com/ Top 10 social media and online communications tips How-To: Search the Social Web - Ultimate Toolkit Stylesheet edits to make existing web page "print friendly" Google's Keyword Research Tool

Production and Process

Creating a Planning Document for your own website (PDF) Creating a Timeline and Budget when doing a Proposal for Website Design (PDF) Questions to ask when creating a Proposal for Website Design (PDF)

Website planning doc content map (editable) Sample Content Map (PDF) Site Map Template (Power Point)

Online Tools

Dummy Text Generator! Create dummy text for all your layout needs. http://www.blindtextgenerator.com/lorem-ipsum Convenient and easy to use color scheme designer. http://colorschemedesigner.com/ IconFinder allows you to search through 115,827 icons or browse 276 icon sets. http://www.iconfinder.net/ "50 Fresh Useful Icon Sets For Your Next Design" Javascripts you can Use

Tutorials 16-hand-picked-psd-to-html-tutorials Complete HTML Tutorial Complete CSS Tutorial Complete SQL Tutorial My SQL Introduction

Graphic Design

Principles of graphic design: http://www.graphicdesignbasics.com/article1043.html
Color Theory: http://www.wpdfd.com/wpdpal3.htm
rules of layout: http://www.typography-1st.com/typo/layouts.shtml
Design Rules of Thumb: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/ET650_online/MAPPS/GDBasics.html#Rules
Type Palettes: http://www.ideabook.com/typepale.htm