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=Links to Resources=

=Toolbars for Testing in IE and Firefox=

Steve Faulkner’s Toolbar for IE __[]__

Chris Pederick’s Toolbar for Firefox __[]__

Gez Lemon's Colour Contrast Analyser Extension for Firefox

This is the same analyzer that’s in the Internet Explorer toolbar. It works on the Firefox for Mac. __[]__

Fire Vox, a screen reader extension for Firefox []

=Multiple IE's for Testing Pages=

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=IE Only Stylesheets= []

=**960 Grid System**= []

=**Color Palette Generators**=

**Color Scheme Designer (free and can export)**
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**Color DB - The Color Database (awkward interface)**
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**Color Theory and ColorJack**
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**ColorSchemer ($$)**
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**Color Palette Generator (from image)**
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**List of Generators**
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=**Type Tester**= []

=**Latin Generator**= @http://www.lipsum.com/feed/html

=**Chris Crawford on Interactive Storytelling**=

List of lessons http://fall2009imd360.wikispaces.com/Interactive+Storytelling+-+Chris+Crawford

=Social Media Club Charleston on Facebook= __[]__

=**24 ways: Transparent PNGs in Internet Explorer 6**= [] and []

=Firefox spacing issue= __[]__ Same issue. Adding a 1px border the same color as the background works. Adding a 0.01px margin to the top of the wrapper worked.

Using “position: relative” on the wrapper, header divs did not work. =Markup for Text Messages in Basecamp=

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=Keeping your web pages and documents out of search engines=

__[]__ (for more information) Code for don’t index this page and don’t follow the links on this page: 

**Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO**
Learn more about robots.txt @http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/robots-txt-remove-url/

=Legal Disclaimer for Student Work=

If you are going to put your work on the Web, you should add this disclaimer: This interactive media project was created by students for educational purposes at The Art Institute of Charleston and is in no way intended for commercial gain or as a source of public information.

=Articles=

Page Resources.com
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**ABTests.com**
Improvements to web page designs [|http://www.abtests.com]

**24 ways: The Construction of Instruction (writing copy)**
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**Design - Exploring Options and Making Decisions**
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**How to Create Clear Web Navigation Menus**
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**5 Simple, But Useful CSS Properties**
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**User Testing - Inexpensive Ways to Target Problem Areas**
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**Object-Oriented CSS: What, How and Why**
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Gartner predicts the rise of the social scientist (in web design) __[]__

**The Future of Gaming: 5 Social Predictions**
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**7 Deadly Sins of Site Design**
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**The Ever-Evolving Arrow: Universal Control Symbol**
@http://www.uxmatters.com/mt/archives/2009/10/the-ever-evolving-arrow-universal-control-symbol.php

**Drupal or Django? A Guide for Decision Makers**
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**Creating Email Newsletters**
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**IPhone Apps Design Mistakes: Diregard of Context**
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** Call to Action Buttons: Examples and Best Practices **
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**Friday Focus 11/06/09: Playing with Transparency**
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**15 Common Mistakes in E-Commerce Design**
@http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/10/08/15-common-mistakes-in-e-commerce-design-and-how-to-avoid-them/

Corporate Twitter Toolbox: Twitter Tools for the Enterprise []

The Social Networking revolution is just getting started. There’s so much more to come. []

Top 5 Twitter Trends to Watch Right Now [|http://mashable.com/2009/10/17/crowdsourced-twitter-trends/]

Awesome Persona Vision Statement Link
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Bloom's Taxonomy Information
[|http://www.skagitwatershed.org/~donclark/hrd/bloom.html]

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=Other Useful Links=

Validation: XHTML / CSS / WAI & Section 508:
o http://validator.w3.org o http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator o http://bobby.watchfire.com o http://www.cynthiasays.com

CSS References
o http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/css/propindex/all.htm

Design Inspiration
o Go to the library, look at design books and magazines o http://cssvault.com o http://cssbeauty.com o http://csszengarden.com o http://www.stylegala.com

Color Palette Builder and Contrast Checker
o http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/kuler/ o http://colormixers.com o http://www.snook.ca/technical/colour_contrast/colour.html

Photo Sources
 o http://morguefile.com o http://istockphoto.com o http://corbis.com (see library for instructions for free access) o http://gettyimages.com o http://www.veer.com/

Fonts
o http://www.1001freefonts.com o http://misprintedtype.com o http://acidfonts.com

Web Design Portals
o http://sitepoint.com/ o http://alistapart.com o http://thinkvitamin.com/ o http://digitalthread.com/

Tiling Images
o http://squidfingers.com o http://textureking.com

Photoshop Resources
o http://spoono.com

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