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Day 2 - Cool Stuff
                                       Color, Graphics, Typography

Artistic Web Design - The Rule of Thirds                                 Web Site Types
  1. Model Train TracksPhotos – Stock Photos
    1. Flickr - "Free" photos under Creative Commons licensing.
    2. iStockphoto – These photos can be purchased singly, although subscriptions are available by the month or year.
    3. Shutterstock – by subscription, per month or year. 
    4. Photos.com –
    5. BigStockPhoto.com – by picture or by subscription –
    6. Fotolia – by picture or by subscription –    
  2. This Business of Web Design – The Practical Project Approach
    1. Basic Web Site Checklist -
    2. “Neutrality Zone” Problem Solving.
      1. How Could our Web Site Design/Redesign Improve Our Relationship with Customers?
    1. (What Problems in my business model need addressing?)
    2. (How should I reorganize the way I’m doing business to take advantage of the web?)
  1. Notable Sites
    1. About.com – http://webdesign.about.com
    2. Maricopa HTML Tutorial - http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/
    3. Web Design Tutorial - http://webdesign.about.com/c/ec/74.htm
    4. Flash - http://alanbecker.deviantart.com/art/Animator-vs-Animation-34244097
    5. Flash CS4 "Bone" Tool - Specialized.com Bike Geometry
    6. What is a favicon – (Favorites Icon)? http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/jennifer/favicon.html
    7. Mobile Web Sites – UVA Mobile
      1. http://www.virginia.edu/mobile/
      2. http://mobile.virginia.edu/
    1. Web Site Types
      1. Hardware Stores
        1. Lowes - http://www.lowes.com/ 
        2. HardwareStore.com - http://www.hardwarestore.com/
        3. http://www.acehardware.com/home/index.jsp
      2. Sports Stores
        1. Sports Authority http://www.sportsauthority.com/home/index.jsp?cid=&
        2. NIKE – http://www.nike.com
        3. Final-Score – “Discount” Sports Apparel http://www.final-score.com/
      3. U.S. Government – 508 Compliance – http://www.usa.gov
      4. Horses – Montgomery County, Maryland
        1. http://www.reddemeade.com/
        2. www.ohorse.com
        3. Maryland Agriculture - http://www.marylandagriculture.info/
        4. Centerline Farm, Inc - http://www.centerlinefarm.com/
      5. Trade Associations
        1. Gateway to Associations - http://www.asaecenter.org/Directories/AssociationSearch.cfm
        2. AARP - http://www.aarp.org/
        3. DNC - http://www.dnc.org/
        4. RNC - http://www.rnc.org/