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Design Resources

Optimal Web Design--Dept. of Psych, Wichita State Univ. (research based information)

Web Style Guide 2nd Edition

Usability Article From Macromedia

Web Design for Instruction, Research Based Guidelines

Usability First

Jakob Nielson's Usability site

WebMonkey

Accessibility

Total Hosting Tips

Education Principles

Usability Tips

Business Usability Guidelines

Ten Principles

Books and Printed Materials

Carroll, J. M. (1995). Scenario-Based Design: Envisioning Work and Technology in System Development.

Crawford Killian, C. (1999). Writing for the Web Self-Counsel Press.

Donnelly, V. (2001). Designing easy-to-use websites: A hands-on approach to structuring successful websites. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Garrett, J. J. (2003). The elements of user experience: User-centered design for the Web. Indianapolis: New Riders.

Holmes, M. (2002). Web usability and navigation: A beginner's guide. New York: McGraw-Hill/Osborne.

Holzschlag, M.E. (2002). Design your own home page. New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.

Johnson-Eiloa, J. (2002). Designing effective websites: A concise guide. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin.

Krug, S. (2000). Don't make me think: A common sense approach to Web usability. Indianapolis: Que.

Lenker, J. C. (2002). Train of thoughts: Designing the effective Web experience. Indianapolis: New Riders.

Lynch, P.J., & Horton, S. (1999). Web style guide. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Millhollon, M., & Castrina, J. (2001). Easy web creation. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Press.

NIelson, J. Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity. Indianapolis: New Riders.

NIelson, J. Homepage Usability: 50 websites deconstructed. Indianapolis: New Riders.

Stauffer, T. (2002). Absolute beginner’s guide to creating web pages. Indianapolis: Indiana: Que Publishing.

Software Resources

SmartDraw Charting Software

Inspiration

FrontPage

Dreamweaver (and others)