Site List

• HTML. Sites that fall into this section focus on HTML or HTML-related practices.
• Web Technology and Programming. This section features sites that examine various technologies and programming for the Web.
• Graphics Technologies. Graphics-intensive learning is featured within this section.
• Web Design Concepts. Web sites that exemplify general Web design concepts are highlighted here.
• Points to Ponder. Philosophical and practical points for the Web designer to examine are expressed within the Web sites in this section.

HTML

• AEGIS - AIDS Clearing House. Cascading style sheets. Chapter Five.
• Eve Andersson - Personal Home Page. Text alignment techniques. Chapter Nine.
• Blue Note Restaurant - Jazz Club and Restaurant. Background Colors in Tables. Chapter Eight.
• Cocktail - Mixed drinks and High-Style. HTML Style Conventions. Chapter Eight.
• Ellis Island and Immigrant Wall of Honorv - Historic museum. Unordered lists. Chapter Four.
• Escape Artist Mat Cooper - Personal Home Page. Frame-related tags. Chapter Nine.
• Heather and Selene's Mystical Realm - Personal Home Page. Font attributes, do's and don'ts of font mixing. Chapter Nine.
• IBM - Business machine manufacturer. META tagging. Chapter Eleven.
• Intel - Computer hardware company. Trimming the fat from HTML. Chapter Six.
• Internet World - Internet World Magazine online. Using the ALT argument. Chapter Six.
• Maison Europeene de La Photographie - European Photography Magazine. How to generate HTML source code. Chapter Four.
• A Man's Life - Men's lifestyle magazine. Use of the EMBED tag. Chapter Five.
• Mello Smello - Shockwave games and educational tools. Avoiding horizontal scroll bars. Chapter Ten.
• Jennifer Ringley - Personal Home Page. Using horizontal rules. Chapter Nine.
• Sportsline - Sports 'zine. Study of character entities. Chapter Two.
• Sundance Channel - Independent film channel. Type control, the TT tag. Chapter Two.
• T@P Online - Entertainment 'zine. BR tag and elements Chapter Two
• Travelocity - Travel reservations on the Net. Floating Images and the ALIGN argument. Chapter Seven.
• UK Web - Web server hardware and software company. Using mailto anchors. Chapter Six.
• Urban Artifacts - Art Gallery. NOBR tag. Chapter Four.
• World Surfari - Geography for kids. Using BLOCKQUOTE and creating margins. Chapter Ten.

Web Technology and Programming

• The 40k Miracle Monthly - Shockwave and FutureSplash animations under 40k. Discussion of Domain Names. Chapter Two: Sites that Play
• Alt.coffee - Coffee house and computers online. VRML for the Web designer. Chapter Eight.
• The Buffalo Exchange - Recycled fashions. Server-push animations. Chapter Five.
• Clinique - Cosmetics company. CGI Password protection. Chapter Five.
• Fodor's - Travel magazine. Randomization pre-processing. Chapter Seven.
• FutureWave - Software Company. The FutureSplash Animator. Chapter Six.
• Gerber Optical - Scientific products. Java Applets. Chapter Eleven.
• Lycos - Web search engine. JavaScript Launch Pads. Chapter Six.
• The Minneapolis/St. Paul Star Tribune - Daily newspaper. Downloadable video formats on the Web. Chapter Three.
• Quantum Chess - Interactive Chess game. ActiveX. Chapter Two
• Science Friday Kids' Connection - Science education for children. RealAudio. Chapter Ten.
• Martin Scorcese - Film Director filmography and news site. Examination of hit counters. Chapter Two.

Graphics Technology

• Bloomingdale's - Department store. Animated GIFs. Chapter Eleven.
• The Boston Phoenix - Alternative news weekly. Client-side image maps. Chapter Three.
• Guinness Brewing Company - Irish beer company. Font solutions via graphics. Chapter Eight.
• Lonely Planet - Independent traveler's resources. Progressive JPGs. Chapter Seven.
• Nordic Track - Home exercise equipment. How to create interlaced GIFs. Chapter Five.
• Penelope's - French Restaurant. Transparent GIFs. Chapter Eight.
• Wilde Rose Coffee Company - Micro-roastery. Image enhancement and production. Chapter Eight.
• The Yuckiest Site on the Internet - Fun and learning for kids. Low SRC/High SRC graphic tricks. Chapter Ten.

Web Design Concepts

• The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - Using frames as an interface tool. Chapter Four.
• An Appreciation of Frank Lloyd Wright - Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, biography and resources. Pull quotes. Chapter Four.
• ARTnet IAMfree - Interactive art site. Study of shape. Chapter Four.
• Beaudry RV - Recreational Vehicles company. Developing a theme for Web sites. Chapter Eleven.
• Border Grill - Restaurant. Consistent design from page to page. Chapter Eight.
• The Brink - Alternative 'zine. Hypermedia as artistic form. Chapter Three.
• C|NET - Computer information network. Writing for the Web. Chapter Six.
• Crayola - Crayon company. Offering information on Web sites. Chapter Ten.
• Adrienne Dailey - Personal Home Page. How to create effective background images. Chapter Nine.
• Dark Alliances - Investigative journalism. Designing for varied browser and user requirements. Chapter Two.
• Excite's City.Net - Travel resources online. Left margin solutions. Chapter Seven.
• The Film Vault - Film search and review site. Tables as layout. Chapter Two.
• Freezone - Children's online community. Commercial and BBS system design models. Chapter Ten.
• Gadabout Salons - Salon and Day Spa. The importance of white space. Chapter Five.
• GRP Records - Jazz Record Label. Study in Proximity. Chapter Two.
• Health Girl - Beauty and well-being. Designing for your audience. Chapter Five.
• HotWired - Technology lifestyle magazine. Using browser-based color features to optimize download times. Chapter Six.
• International Kids' Space - Kid's Online Community. How to create effective Help pages. Chapter Ten.
• JCPenney - Department store online. Promoting Web sites effectively. Chapter Eleven.
• Kid'n Around - Kids' magazine. Safe Palettes. Chapter Ten.
• Konika Business Machines - Business machine manufacturer. Link color matching. Chapter Eleven.
• Loreal - Cosmetics company. Baiting the audience, bringing them back for more! Chapter Five.
• Lumiere - Fashion magazine. Treating space as an entire unit. Chapter Five.
• M&Ms - Commercial site for M&M's. Experiments with voice. Chapter Eight.
• The MCA/Universal Home Video Kid's Playroom - Video fun online. The importance of editing Web pages. Chapter Ten.
• Microsoft - Computer software company. Top navigation. Chapter Six.
• The Microsoft Network (msn.) - Commercial online services. Creating "jumping-off" sites. Chapter Six.
• Mojo Wire - Political commentary. Conceptually appropriate design. Chapter Three.
• Museum of Modern Art - Contemporary art museum online. How to create effective and attractive thumbnail sketches. Chapter Four.
• Nike - Athletic footwear company. Effective placeholders. Chapter Eleven.
• La Nacion Online - Daily newspaper, Argentina. Navigation consistency and text options. Chapter Three.
• Roberto Ochoa - Personal Home Page. Freeing page elements from constraints such as table borders. Chapter Nine.
• Out.com - Lifestyle magazine. Developing community through interactive forums.
• Paramount Pictures - Movie Company. Study of Proportion. Chapter Two.
• The Phoenix New Times - Alternative news weekly. Keeping content fresh. Chapter Three.
• Ragu - Mama's Kitchen. Strategic loading of background images. Chapter Eight.
• Red Meat - Max Cannon's popular comic. Balance of content to design Chapter Two
• Suza Scalora: Color Therapy - Interactive art experiment. Color significance. Chapter Four.
• Sedgwick China - Insurance Company. Mixing textures and colors. Chapter Eleven.
• Seussville - Dr. Seuss Web site. Design simplicity. Chapter Ten.
• The Smithsonian Native American Indian Museum - Native American Indian Museum. Study of Splash Pages. Chapter Three.
• The Squeegee Guy - Web humor. Using humor and parody on the Web. Chapter Nine.
• TimeOut Net - European-centric guide to travel. Iconography. Chapter Seven.
• Toshiba - Computer and technology company. Designing for an international audience. Chapter Eleven.
• The Tucson Weekly - Alternative news weekly online. Study of navigation and large data management. Chapter Three.
• Walt Disney World - Theme park. Concepts of continuity and repetition. Chapter Seven.
• The Web Developer's Virtual Library - Web developer's resource. Re-design of site using simple elements from chapter Four. Chapter Six.
• Word - Interactive 'zine. Study of interface and audience relationship. Chapter Three.

Points to Ponder

• 7-Up - Soda company. Corporate involvement in community service. Chapter Eight.
• AIDS Quilt Project - Community art and education project. Art on the Web as a unifying, community effort. Chapter Four.
• Cyberspace World Railroad - RailFan resources. When hobbyist sites become very popular, a graphic design consult might be in order! Here's how to know when, and how, to contact graphic designers. Chapter Seven.
• Expedia - Travel resources online. RSACi ratings. Chapter Seven.
• gURL - Lifestyle 'zine. Collaborative paradigm and healthy work spaces. Chapter Five.
• The Internet Travel Network - Secure-server travel network. Copyrighting Web sites. Chapter Seven.
• MCI - Communications technology. Web sites for Customer Service. Chapter Eleven.
• Shoel Perelman - Personal Home Page. The human view in a technological environment. Chapter Nine.
• Tales of Four Iguanas - Personal Home Page. Fundamental resources for the Web designer. Chapter Nine.
• TerraQuest - Outdoor adventure. A look into sponsor-driven solutions to fund Web sites. Chapter Seven.
• The United Kitty Front - Personal Home Page. Injecting new ideas into old themes. Chapter Nine.