web design resources

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ASP
ASP 101: Validating Email Addresses with ASP

Browser Extensions
Nils.org.au: Accessibility (and more) Toolbar for IE

Color
Kuler - Adobe Labs
Visibone: Colorlab
Visibone: Online Color Chart
wellstyled.com: Color Scheme Generator 2
Nils.org.au: Color Contrast Analyzer
siteprocentral.com: HTML Color Code Combination Chooser
meyerweb.com: Color Blender
colorschemer.com: Color Schemer Online v2
EasyRBG.com: Color Harmonies, Complements and Themes
artofwebdesign.com: Color Scheme Calculator

CSS in general
Blooberry.com:Index Dot CSS
CSS/Edge (Eric Meyer)
CSS Playground

CSS for Menus/Boxes
A List Apart: Taming Lists (styles and navigation)
Community MX: CSS Flyout Part 1 (demo)
Webreference: How to Add Fluid Borders to Your Boxes with CSS (examples)
CSS Playground: Fixed Position Menu
CSS Playground: Curved Corners
CSS Playground: Snazzy Borders
CSS Playground: Krazy Korners
CSS Playground: Menus

CSS Layout
A List Apart: Two Column Liquid 200 px fixed right (demo)
A List Apart: Three Column Fixed with Nav and Sidebar (demo)
A List Apart: Creating Custom Borders Part 1 (demo)
Blue Robot: Layout Reservoir
Macromedia DC:Working with CSS Background Images – Part 4
Using Images to Fake the Appearance of Columns
CSS Playground: Fixed Body
Glish.com
css-discuss - three column layouts
maxdesign page layouts

CSS/DHTML articles
Macromedia DC: Designing with CSS Part 1
Understanding CSS Design Concepts
Macromedia DC: Designing with CSS Part 2
Defining Style Properties and Working with Floats
Macromedia DC: Designing with CSS Part 3
Creating Your First Design Without Tables
Macromedia DC: Designing with CSS Part 4
Creating a Two-Column Layout
Macromedia DC: Designing with CSS Part 5
Defining Columns and Vertical List Navigation
Macromedia DC: Designing with CSS Part 5
Deciding Whether to Float or Position Columns
Project VII Tutorials
Macromedia DC:Working with CSS Background Images Part 1
An Overview
Macromedia DC:Working with CSS Background Images Part 2
Precisely Positioning Images
Macromedia DC:Working with CSS Background Images Part 3
Creating Background Images with a Drop Shadow
Macromedia DC:Working with CSS Background Images Part 4
Using Images to Fake the Appearance of Columns

DHTML Examples
DHTML Lab: Pop-Up Calendar
Delaney Pub: Collapsible Menu

Dreamweaver Articles/Examples/Reference
Macromedia Developer Center for Dreamweaver
Macromedia DC: Dissecting the Halo Template File

Fireworks Articles/Examples/Reference
Macromedia Developer Center for Fireworks
Ultraweaver: Fireworks Samples Downloads
Community MX: Slicing Fireworks Navigation Bars With Frames

Flash Articles/Examples/Reference
Macromedia Developer Center for Flash
Macromedia DC: Using Flash for the First Time, Part 1
Building a Banner
Macromedia DC: Using Flash for the First Time, Part 2
Adding Symbols, Animation, and ActionScript
Macromedia DC: Using Flash for the First Time, Part 3
Publishing and Adding the Flash File to a Web Page
Macromedia DC: Sample Applications
Macromedia DC: Sample Files
Macromedia DC: Simple Motion Blur
Macromedia DC: Drawing and Animating a Character
Macromedia DC: Adding Motion to a Menu
Macromedia DC: Creating a JPEG Slide Show with XML
FlashKit Web Site
Macromedia: Flash Player Version Embedded Base
Art's Web Site: Flash Resources
Community MX: Creating Custom Component Cell Renderers(v2 UI)

Flash Gurus
Flash Guru (Guy Watson)
Ericd.net (Eric Dolecki)

Javascript
Javascript Kit: Javascript Reference
Javascript Kit: Javascript Scripts

Photoshop
PhotoSpin: Creating a Cast Shadow

Templates
Boxed Art
Project VII CSS Fast Packs: Fabrizio
Project VII CSS Fast Packs: Carrollton
Project VII CSS Fast Packs: Darby O'Toole
Project VII CSS Fast Packs: The Palms
Project VII CSS Fast Packs: J.D. Maxwell
Template Monster
AllwebcoDesign
A4 Flash Templates

Typography/Fonts
Sitepoint: The Anatomy of Web Fonts
Richard Rutter: The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web

XML/XSLT
Macromedia DC: XML Overview
Macromedia DC: XSL Overview
Macromedia DC: Consuming a Remote RSS 1.0 Feed with Dreamweaver 8