WEBSITES –
Colors on the Web http://colorsontheweb.com/
This site is great because it gives a comprehensive review on color tools, schemes, contrast and etc. This site will help a developer better choose their color structure.
Readings-
Creating Web Sites-
Chapter 9: This chapter discusses page layout tools such as tables and styles. Some developers use the invisible table, which allows the text, pictures and headings to be aligned along the lines of an invisible grid. Also a developer can use a style-based layout, which allows items to be placed in specific spots on the web page. Its important for the tables to be positiones properly in order for the design to fit the frameset.
Chapter 10: This chapter discusses frames. Frames is considered to be a controversial topic among web developers. A frame lets you show more than one page in the same browser window. Frames are controversial because they may repeat content. Also many top developers list the following as the topic reasons that frames should be avoided: search engine confusion, frame abuse, future compatibility and accessibility, and less effective URLS. I cannot really critique this topic because I really don’t understand it myself.
The Principles of Beautiful Web Design-
Chapter 3: This chapter covers the topic of texture. Texture helps give a web page a distinctive appearance. it s very important that a developer understand that pixels are important for building any type of graphics. This chapter also goes into details about points, lines, shapes, volumn, depth, and patterns. All of these things are important for the layout of a web page. This chapter will help give a developer ideas on how they want there page to appear.