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Graphics and color
in web site design

  web page design index

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  General: 

Visibone: http://www.visibone.com  "...printed references and free online resources useful in your web design adventures, with Color, HTML, Style Sheets, and JavaScript.

Color:

Marshal, Lindsay; Color selector, http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Lindsay/colours.html (1 December 1, 2000)
A Website that automates and illustrates your color selection, but does not demonstrate the color safe palette or their values.  Handy nonetheless.
(24 November, 1998)

Weinman, Lynda, The Browser Safe Color Palette, The Basics of Color, http://www.lynda.com/hex.html (3 December, 1998)

Graphics/Photoshop:

Adobe Photoshop tutorials http://www.adobe.com/products/tips/photoshop.html

Wilson, Diane, Photoshop hints, http://www.firelily.com/nirvana/tutor/, (1 December 1, 2000)

Ozone, Dr. Thaddeus, Hands-On Training, http://www.handson.nu/, (1 December 1, 2000)
Great little tutorials in Photoshop (drop shadows, lighting effects, transparency, tiled backgrounds, 216 colors, etc.) as well as Javascript rollovers.

Internet.com Corp, Site design and graphics, http://webdeveloper.com/design/, (1 December 1, 2000)
Step by step instructions with illustrations on various effects, including dripping, soft beveled, and "X Files" text; dirty snow, transparent GIF's, chalk effect, etc.

Balay, Scott, Infinite Fish, Photoshop tutorials, http://infinitefish.com/main.html,
Specializes in backgrounds (some free for non-profits), and tutorials on two effects:  "nebula seamless" and "brushed metal"

Swanson Tech Support , Pixel Foundary, Photoshop Techniques http://www.pixelfoundry.com/Techniques/ sizable PDF Adobe Acrobat files/downloads on creating various effects, including Quick Mask photo edges, neon effects, realistic shadows, stencils, embossing, "weathered" graphics, etc.


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