48:064: Alternative Forms
August 31, 2006
Terms:
Save for web, view page source, CSS, HTML tags, header, tile, masthead
Tools and links:
Basic HTML coding standards
To insert a link:
<a href= “http://YOURLINKURLHERE”>Put some text or an image link here</a>
To insert an image:
<img src=“http://YOURIMAGEURLHERE”>
To center text or an image:
<center>Your text here</center>
To create a new line item (like a link):
<li>Put text or image here</li>
Images and Textures
Citrus Moon—a wide range of patterns
http://citrusmoon.typepad.com/citrusmoon/
Textura—haunting, abstract textures
http://veredgf.fredfarm.com/textura/index.html
Squid Fingers—fun, playful patterns
http://www.squidfingers.com/patterns/
Color Blender—Creates a palette of color with HTML codes
http://colorblender.com/
Color Scheme Generator—useful for creating a coordinating color palette
http://wellstyled.com/tools/colorscheme2/index-en.html
Websafe Color Reference—codes for colors that are safe for the web
http://www.webreference.com/html/reference/color/websafe.html
Triple Hex—look up the three digit color codes in your template
http://www.december.com/html/spec/color3hex1.html
Freevlog—How to customize your Blogger header image
http://tinyurl.com/jo4df
Typetester—Try out different fonts onscreen
http://typetester.maratz.com/