links

http://www.webdesignerwall.com/
Tutorial, trends and general infomation about web design.

http://www.designmeltdown.com/default.aspx
Web sites fantastically organized by color, design elements, techniques, and types. More info than you can imagine

http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/
http://www.htmldog.com/
Tons of tutorials and discussions about web design, html, xhtml, css, forms, cgi and javascript, promotion...

css Zen Garden
Excellent source for ideas and info on css

http://www.aiga.org/
AIGA, the professional association for design, is the place design professionals turn to first to exchange ideas and information, participate in critical analysis and research and advance education and ethical practice

http://alistapart.com/
many of our reading assignments come from here

http://www.w3.org/
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. W3C is a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding.

http://www.lynda.com/
When you can't figure out how to do something with an application. Some info is free, but the rest you have to pay for. Definitely worth the money.

http://www.wellstyled.com/tools/colorscheme2/index-en.html
Try out your color combination ideas here first

http://www.colorcombos.com/
http://www.colourlovers.com/
more color ideas

http://www.456bereastreet.com/lab/developing_with_web_standards/
"Developing with Web Standards and Best Practices," a practical primer on web standards from Roger Johansson

http://typetester.maratz.com/
Excellent tool to compare fonts for the web or print

http://web.mit.edu/jmorzins/www/fonts.html
http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/res_fonts.htm
http://www.upsdell.com/BrowserNews/res_fontsamp.htm
Lists and examples of web safe fonts for different platforms and browsers

http://www.webformfactory.com/
When you need help creating forms

http://www.digital-web.com/
An online web design magazine

http://www.d.umn.edu/itss/support/Training/Online/webdesign/
All kinds of information about web design and programming

http://www.webdesignfromscratch.com/
Its name says it all: "Web Design from Scratch"

http://markboulton.co.uk/articles
Excellent information on designing with grids

http://webxact.watchfire.com/
http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator.html#validate-by-uri
http://validator.w3.org/
Web sites that do a free check of accessibility factors on any given URL

ARTiculation: Learning to Look at Art
Excellent site for learning more about the Elements and Principles of Design

http://etudesproject.org/sofia/gallery/typography/