General Sites for Web Developers
A list apart: For People Who Make Websites
Tips for any web developer, designer, writer, or beginner with topics covering any aspect of creating content for the world wide web. Written by professionals, these articles give advice on best practices in topics such as design, content, and coding.
Web Monkey: Web Developers Resource
How-to resources for any level developer from beginners to experts. This site is put together by the humorous staff of "monkeys" at webmonkey which is owned by Lycos Inc., a leading web media company. Topics range from HTML coding, layout, and other elements of web pages.
Provides articles, tutorials, and advice from professionals on web site development and design. This site collects relevant, high quality data recommended by professionals into one conveniant location. It includes tutorials for CSS, Adobe Photoshop, and HTML. The list of articles covers topics ranging from web design, to online forums, to marketing, and web content.
A non-profit, online magazine well known in the web design industry. Its goal is to share the experiences and advice of developers to make the web better. Articles are collected from respected web developers and reviewed for professional quality. There are a broad range of useful articles in the topics of discovering, designing, building, and evaluating web pages.
Ben Hunt is a web developer who runs Scratchmedia which hosts this site. This site is completely comprehensive but best of all it is easy to read and navigate! It is designed and written using its own suggestions to create usability for its readers. Most suggestions are based on how surfers use the internet which translates to how a designer should think about the writing for the web. Hunt also lists a lot of great suggested reading and sites to check out.
Some CSS codes for a few cool elements. Menus, links, layouts, design ideas. The site is a bit busy but once you cruise around for a while it has everything you need to build in some impressive features.
Articles - Writing, Design, and CSS for the Web
How to Grok Web Standards by Craig Cook
This article is a good starting point for web writing. Cook contends that writing for the web requires a new thinking style which combines perspectives of writers, engineers, and artists.
Reading Design by Dean Allen
This cleverly written (and somewhat cynical) article describes the disconnect between web design and writing quality. There can be aesthetics in writing and that should be the first thought to putting together a web page. Communication design comes before graphic design.
A Design Process Revealed: No Smoke No Mirrors translated by Stéphane Deschamps
Stéphane Deschamps takes you through his own step by step design process.
CSS No Crap Primer by Wendy Peck
Back to the basics, this article provides a CSS 101 tutorial. This is a good cheat sheet (or "reminder sheet" for those who prefer to be more PC) for the very basic elements of a CSS style sheet.
Blogs - Writing for them, in them, and on them
How to Write a Better Weblog by Dennis A. Mahoney
These fun awards are given to the best blogs of the year, nominated by anyone and voted on by a panel. Categories include "Best Weblog About Music", "Most Humorous", "Best Writing", "Best Designed", and "Weblog of the Year". You can take a look at the sites nominated and even vote for your favorites.