Publishing on the Internet

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		Publishing on the Internet
WEB DESIGN		Publishing on the Internet
		Pages dedicated to the various issues related to Web publishing. Most links point to contributions by others; my contributions are emphasised. Style and Design Guides The safe colour palettes implemented by web browsers Learn HTML, norms and validation Advanced Code: references on JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets and Dynamic HTML. Includes my examples, some of them explained step by step. My notes and reflections on Web design (in Portuguese only) Editors and auxiliary programs By default the contents are available on-line, the books are indicated.
		Style and Design Guides
		Web Design Group Style Guide - a simple introduction with a wealth of information for novices in HTML coding. This group also maintains a site with HTML references.
		Yale Web Style Guide - already a classic but still update. Free from the University of Yale, USA. Also available as a book. Creating Killer Web Sites by David Siegel (book)- controversial... contagious ? In 1998 the author published a second edition, taking into account the changes occurred since 1995, date of the first edition. Great Web Architecture by Clay Andres (book) - a recent book (1999), thorough and carefully written. Its arguments are grounded by examples reviewed in detail and interviews with leading web designers. Jakob Nielsen (on line column, twice a week). Opinions, advice and commentaries on web design and future trends on the Internet. Shorewalker.com by David Walker - Comments and reviews about Web design. Includes summaries about tests and trials, technical reports, conference papers, etc with emphasis on Australian issues. Web review - An online archive of papers and manuals by different authors. Spans different areas in a technical and objective approach. Features standards reference guides and tables of browser compliance to the different standards.
		Colour Palette
		Do you know the colour cube? It represents the 216 colours implemented by most browsers on limited colour depth screens. I made a model in 3D that you can print and assemble with scissors and glue. Choose from a Corel Draw!^® file or a GIF(80Kb) file. In case you just want to know the 216 colours in the palette de 216 cores copy the 2D version.