Favorite Resources

Tutorial Sites

• Hotwired Web Monkey -- lots of good information about coding, designing, etc., http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/
• W3 - The Governing Body of the Web -- serious web tutorials for those interested in complying with web standards www.w3schools.com/
• Online interactive tutorials -- learn basic html, css, www.davesite.com/

Flash Sites

• Fun flash games -- check out the add it up game! www.flasharcade.com/
• Fun flash games by Orisinal -- this is my favorite and also a 2003 Webby Award Winner, http://ferryhalim.com/orisinal/
• Lines -- try this flash site, click and hold with your mouse and experiment. http://surface.yugop.com/
• Swirve Flash Games -- proud winner of 2002 & 2003 People's Voice Webby Awards for Best Gaming Site, http://games.swirve.com/
• Super Duper Sumos -- fun little flash site, www.superdupersumos.com/
• Weird Site for the Open-Minded -- this one got an award for being weird -- gotta check it out! www.rathergood.com/

Web Technology Newsletters

• sitepoint.com -- the best.
• lockergnome.com -- the jury is still out on this one; will appeal to the "techies."

Print Technology Newletter

• creativepro.com -- good one for CMYK, Font, and Adobe Fans.

News Sites

• The Onion -- Off-beat, http://www.theonion.com/
• The White House News -- Satirical Whitehouse News -- too funny, www.whitehouse.org/
• The World of Strange Phenomena -- Weird News, www.forteantimes.com/
• Inc.com Connection -- good business information, www.inc.com

Books

These are books that I have personally read and reviewed.

• Eric Meyer on CSS -- a must-have if you are serious about stylesheets.
• Looking Good on the Web, Daniel Gray -- good for beginners to web design.
• The Designer's Guide to Color Combinations, Leslie Cabarga -- good one for getting the creative juices going!
• Looking Good in Print, Roger C. Parker -- great for desktop publishing information.