Style Guides

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Style Guides

Guide to good practices for WWW authors

Description: This guide tells you how to promote quality, effectiveness, and viability of web-based services on the Internet. It has a guide covering site design from beginning to end.

Source: MMI [(error)]

Last checked: 4/2/1999 16:10:29

The Sevloid Guide to Web Design

Description: A collection of over 100 tips and techniques on every aspect of web design including navigation, content, graphics, and more.

Source: John Cook [(error)]

Last checked: 4/2/1999 16:11:03

NCSA TRG Review of Web Style Guides

Description: A collection of tips and guidelines collected from several different internet sources. A good review of general concepts of good web style.

Source: The National Center for Supercomputing Applications [(error)]

Last checked: 4/2/1999 16:20:05

Hints for Web Authors

Description: An excellent essay on some of the fundamental principles of effective HTML design. This is highly recommended reading for HTML authors of all levels of expertise -- it covers important concepts that must be understood before one ca n progress as an HTML author.

Source: David Warren Steel [(error)]

Last checked: 4/2/1999 16:20:35

Systems Magic HTML Style Guide

Description: Another excellent discussion of many of the important considerations involved in creating effective Web pages.

Source: Systems Magic Ltd. [(error)]

Last checked: 4/2/1999 16:21:20

Guide to Web Style

Description: Sun Microsystems' comprehensive style guide, with emphasis on human factors and organization issues.

Source: Rick Levine, Sun Microsystems Inc. [(error)]

Last checked: 4/2/1999 16:21:50

What Makes a Great Web Site?

Description: A few good pointers on how to improve your web site and make it look and work good in almost all browsers.

Source: Andrew B. King [(error)]

Last checked: 4/2/1999 16:22:18

Composing Good HTML

Description: Eric Tilton's excellent style guide -- one of the best on the Web. A complete guide to organizing your pages for maximum functionality and readablility.

Source: Eric Tilton [(error)]

Last checked: 4/2/1999 16:22:50

Style Guide for Online Hypertext

Description: Tim Berners-Lee's ideas on effective hypertext design. This document is a couple years old and has not been updated to discuss any recent developments in HTML.

Source: Time Berners-Lee [(error)]

Last checked: 4/2/1999 16:23:24

HTML Bad Style Page

Description: A good list of things not to do with HTML. It comes complete with examples.

Source: Tony Sanders [(error)]

Last checked: 4/2/1999 16:23:58

Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide

Description: A very well done manual, except that it apparently (*cough* *cough*)requires JavaScript. This 2nd edition has been revised and updated to hopefully correct some of the flawed HTML advice.

Source: Patrick J. Lynch, Yale C/AIM [(error)]

Last checked: 4/2/1999 16:24:24

Art and the Zen of Web Sites

Description: A collection of quite a few useful tips and pointers on how to create a well made web site. This is a great site and has been updated recently.

Source: Tony Karp, TLC Systems Corp. [(error)]

Last checked: 4/2/1999 16:24:48

Net Tips for Writers and Designers

Description: David Siegel's ideas on how to improve your web site and make your HTML pages look great.

Source: David Siegel [(error)]

Last checked: 4/2/1999 16:25:47