Design Principles
basic design principles - a handout describing basic design principles
web design basics - a handout describing basic web design principles
bad web design - want to see what not to do when designing you web page? check out web pages that suck.com
Selecting Colors
color contrast analyser - want to make sure the contrast between your page's background color and text color is enough for easy reading? check out the color contrast analyser.
web color schemes - having trouble deciding on a color scheme or combintation of colors for your site. this site can help you out.
grabbing colors from a web site - love the colors used on a web site? want to know what they are so you can use them on your web site? you can use the "grab website colors" tool on this site to find out. the site also provides you with color combinations currently used by other web designers.
color combination samples - check out successful color combinations currently used on the web.
more suggested color combinations - more suggested color combinations you may want to use on your web site.
color scheme chooser - a fun tool you can play with to find different color combinations you may want to use on your web site.
what colors mean - ever wondered what emotions a color evokes? want people to leave your web site happy, relaxed or maybe hungry? this web site explains the hidden meaning behind colors.
Testing Your Site
browser shots - want to make sure your web site looks ok in a number of different browsers, including explorer, firefox, safari, mozilla, and more? browser shots.org will take screen shots of your site in a number of browers.
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