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Creating simple web pages is relatively easy. So is posting photographs or images, creating links, and linking to pdf and Word files. Many of us who do web design for a living are completely self-taught. You don't even need to spend money -- use the free Netscape Composer (or download 30-day trial versions of software like Dreamweaver), check out books from the public library (e.g., Teach Yourself HTML in 24 Hours), and get Nick to give you permission to post things on the EEB website. That's all you need.
However, if you need a basic, simple website, Margrit can set you up.

Also keep in mind that there are people within the department that actually know way more about web design than I do. Consider approaching them for help with really fancy stuff. For example, check out the website of Alex Badyaev; see also his class website.

There are also a ton of resources, tutorials, tips, instruction sheets, and examples online. Below are some of my favorites.

Also:
• four extremely useful books
• software for web design


Great Websites:

Simplicity and Usability -- Jakob Nielsen's minimalist approach

The Web Teaching Guide -- for busy professors who just want the basics

The Yale Web Style Guide -- superb

"Top Ten Mistakes in Web Design" -- avoid these and your website will be really nice.

"Web Pages that Suck" -- the title says it all.


University of Arizona web resources:

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has created a great online set of resources called "Educational Communications and Technologies"

Here are some great pages from within that site:
FAQ web tips for beginners
FAQ advanced web tips
UofA tutorials and classes on web design
Website checklist

Basic UA web resources:
"Making Your Website Accessible"
"Resources for Web Masters"
"Computing Resources for Faculty"

Instruction sheets from UA Info Commons:

PDF file: "Basic Web Page Authoring with Dreamweaver MX"

PDF file: "HTML coding"

PDF file: "Learning Netscape Composer"
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