Student Resources

This page includes dozens of tutorials, reference guides, and tools to help beginners as well as advanced coders to hone their craft. Best of all, everything listed here is free! Explore these sites to discover new ways to expand your web design and development skills.

Learning about HTML

W3Schools HTML Tutorial
W3Schools HTML Reference: tags ordered alphabetically or tags ordered by function
HTML 5 Spec - the definitive source, but not easy reading!

Learning About CSS

W3Schools CSS Tutorial
W3Schools CSS Properties Reference
CSS Zen Garden - a site that demonstrates the potential of CSS

Learning About Javascript

Learning About Web Accessibility

WebAIM Introduction to Web Accessibility
Developing Accessible Websites - the University of Washington's official site on technology accessibility includes a variety of accessibility-related tips and techniques for web designers and developers

Learning About Everything

W3Schools - in addition to their HTML, CSS, and JavaScript tutorials, they also have excellent tutorials on dozens of advanced topics in web design and development—great for any student who's looking to expand their skills
Code Avengers - free tutorials on HTML, CSS, & JavaScript
Code Academy - free tutorials for learning web design plus several popular programming languages

Learning About Graphics

50 Totally Free Lessons in Graphic Design Theory

Learning About Copyright

Color Tools

W3Schools HTML Color Picker
Wikipedia: Web Colors
Colour Contrast Analyser - free downloadable software for Windows and Mac, can be used to check contrast between foreground and background colors anywhere on the computer screen