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MSU Web Site Starter Kit
The MSU starter kit contains a set of files that provide the basics needed to create a simple site in the MSU look and feel. The kit includes a Dreamweaver Template, support files such as CSS and Javascript, and some banner images to choose from. The starter kit is appropriate for MSU units wanting to build small, informational Web sites.
Web standards
Web sites
Recommended books
- "Designing with Web Standards" by Jeffrey Zeldman
- "Designing with Web Standards (2nd Edition)" by Jeffrey Zeldman
Accessibility
Web sites
Recommended books
- "Constructing Accessible Web Sites" by Jim Thatcher, et al.
- "Building Accessible Web sites" by Joe Clark
LCTTP courses
Web design
Web sites and blogs
Recommended books
- "Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed" by Jakob Nielsen & Mark Tahir
- "Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability" by Steve Krug
- "Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity" by Jakob Nielsen
- "Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large-Scale Web Sites" by Louis Rosenfield and Peter Morville
- "Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS" by Dan Cederholm
- "The Non-Designer's Design Book" by Robin Williams
LCTTP courses
- Web Site Visibility: What Every Webmaster Should Know
- Information Architecture: How to Organize a Web site
- Web Design & Usability Techniques
- Principles of Web Writing
CSS
Web sites and services
Recommended books
- "Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design" by Eric A. Meyer
- "More Eric Meyer on CSS" by Eric A. Meyer
- "Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide" by Eric A. Meyer
- "The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web" by Dave Shea and Molly E. Holzschlag