Web Design Ezine, V. 1 no. 4

Web Design Ezine

By June Kaminski
from BellaOnline

Volume 1, Number 4 - August 1st, 2003

FROM THE EDITOR

Welcome to this month's edition of the Web Design Ezine from BellaOnline. Check out the articles on the site - there are several, chock full of tips and guidelines for publishing professional user-friendly websites. Lots of resources have also been added, which all lead to useful web building tools and techno know-how. If you have a question you would like to see published in the ezine, have a job to post or a great resource, send in your submission by emailing me at webdesign@bellaonline.org.

WEB WORK

In this section, new jobs for web designers will be showcased. If you have a job for a web designer, feel free to send it in!

Web Master/ Web Designer/Office Work Small fine watch company in San Francisco is seeking a designer on a part-time to full-time basis, on-site, flexible hours.

Requirements:1. strong desire to learn, and excellent English
2. extensive experience in Dreamweaver, HTML and DHTML
3. experience in Windows XP and Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
4. experience in Corel Draw 8 (or higher) and PhotoPaint 8 or other comparable
photo/object editing software
5. experience in Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Fireworks and Javascript recommended
Email resume in body of email to job-14289259@craigslist.org

Company: U.S. Legacies ~ URL: http://www.uslegacies.org/web_designer_wanted.shtml
Independent Web Designers wanted: US Legacies is in the process of setting up a new Web Design Organization consisting of individual freelance web designers that specialize in certain web design elements.

Examples include HTML templates, PHP forms, buttons and backgrounds, translators, Flash, Java, CSS Cascading Style Sheets, MySql databases, shopping carts. Some volunteer work required. ~ Visit their site: www.uslegacies.org/web_designer_wanted.shtml

Company: Web Designers Wanted ~ URL: http://www.webdesignerswanted.net/
Web Designers Interesting concept for web designers to partner with this hosting service and receive revenue from designs in a recurring way. Visit the site to register your services.

WEB RESOURCES

This section will showcase valuable resources for web designers, beginners to experts. If you would like your resource featured in our publication, send in the url, contact name and a brief description of the resource.

Web Design Schools at www.web-design-schools.net/
A comprehensive online directory of the best web design schools and colleges. Users can quickly search our network of schools and easily request additional information. There is no cost or obligation to use the Web Design Schools site or request additional information.

Web Marketing by Haystack In A Needle at www.haystackinaneedle.com/
A full service web marketing company specializing in search engine optimization and pay per click advertising campaign management.

A Better Banner.com at www.abetterbanner.com/
Your source for free banner templates! Why pay big bucks for a banner ad when you can make your own banner for free? We offer a huge selection of professional banner templates, just register (it´s free!) and start picking your banners.

Top-Notch Web DesignUnique, aesthetic web design for the discerning. Entire sites, templates, graphics, logos, banners, CD covers, Ezines, Web Writing. Free graphics too!

HTML 3.2 -
The Birth of Wilbur It is important for serious web designers to understand the various versions and capabilities of HTML. With version 3. 2 a standard was set that allowed more viewers to experience color, layouts, arrangements and combinations that were more pleasing to the eye as well as organized.

All New Links! Fresh new links focused on Beginner to Advanced techniques, Pro Designers, Graphics, Tools and other web design topics are listed for your education and interest.

Should a Credible Designer Know HTML? The ability to hand code a design in HTML (short for Hypertext Markup Language), both versions 3.2 and 4.0 is a basic critical expectation of any professional designer. In essence, HTML is a language with it's own syntax and grammar rules.

Does Your Site
Measure Up?
Most designers realize that we are entering a new wave of website standards and evaluation. Viewers demand that website content is reliable and valid.

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