Guides: Web Design: Overview

Workshop Materials

Choose the Right Online Exhibit Software

See a comparison of the features and capabilities of software options for creating online exhibits, websites, and blogs.

Comparison Table of Online Exhibit Software Created by Nick Okrent and Katie Rawson, Penn Libraries. Updated 7/2014.

Exemplary Faculty Websites

A guided tour of exemplary faculty websites. We will bookmark models, discuss platform and software choices and demonstrate how to build a simple WordPress professional site for faculty.

Exemplary Faculty Websites Workshop Outline

Promoting Your Article

Web Resources

Basic Color Theory for Web Design
Basic color theory, along with examples from popular websites.
Writing for the Web
From Jakob Nielson, a usability expert. Links to a few research articles and editorials on how users read on the web, and how content creators can write effectively.
W3C Markup Validation
Getting started writing HTML and CSS code? Use this tool to check your work.
Free Stock Photos
List compiled by Canva of the best sites to find amazing photos.

Introduction

Web design and fluency with website creation tools are quickly becoming fundamental skills, regardless of what field you pursue. This guide will introduce some of the website creation tools that the library can help you use.

Free Web-Based Design Tools

Canva Web Design Tips and Tutorials
Getting started with web and graphic design.
Logaster
Create logos with ease.
Adobe Color Wheel
Create and explore color themes
Colour Lovers
Explore a wide range of color palettes.
Google Fonts
Directory of customizable web fonts.
Pixlr
Quick and easy photo editor. No registration required!

Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug
Call Number: TK5105.888 .K78 2006
ISBN: 9780321344755
Publication Date: 2006
It's hard to imagine anyone working in Web design who hasn't read Steve Krug's "instant classic" on Web usability... Don't be surprised if it completely changes the way you think about Web design.
CSS Cookbook by Christopher Schmitt
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 9780596155933
Publication Date: 2009
Learn the basics, such as the CSS rule structure. Work with web typography and page layout. Create effects for images and other page elements. Learn techniques for configuring lists, forms, and tables. Design effective web navigation and create custom links. Get creative by combining CSS with JavaScript.
From A to A by Bradley Dilger (Editor); Jeff Rice (Editor)
Call Number: QA76.76.H94 F76 2010
ISBN: 0816666091
Publication Date: 2010
As it becomes impossible to imagine a world without a World Wide Web, information organization, delivery, and production have converged on the simple principle of marking up information for given audiences. "From A to "investigates the relationship between media and culture by articulating questions regarding the role of markup. How do the codes of HTML, CSS, PHP, and other markup languages affect the Web's everyday uses?

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LinkedIn Learning @ Penn

LinkedIn Learning provides over 77,000 training videos related to new technologies and software. Faculty, students, and permanent staff can access LinkedIn Learning through Pennkey access.