Web Design/Development

The following sites provide resources relating to Web development:

The Alertbox: Current Issues in Web Usability
Bi-weekly column by Jakob Nielsen.

Dynamic Drive: DHTML scripts for the real world
Free dynamic HTML scripts for text and image effects such as popups and rollovers.

Information Models for Web Structure
Article from Writer’s Block on imaginary maps called information models that illustrate the varying ways in which information can be structured on the Web.

MSDN
The Microsoft Developer Network has an extensive database of documents and resources for Web design and development.

reallybig.com: The Complete Resource for All Web Builders
Huge directory of resources for Web developers, including free clipart, CGI, counters, fonts, HTML, java, animation, backgrounds, icons, WSYWYG editors, buttons, photographs, site promotion, and much more.

WebDeveloper.com
Resources for Web developers and designers. (This site has animated advertising.)

WebReference.com - The Webmaster's Reference Library
An index of links relating to the Web and Webmastery, from browsing to authoring, HTML to advanced site design. (This site has animated advertising.)

Writing for the Web, by Jakob Nielsen
A research project about how users read on the Web and how authors should write their Web pages. Includes a short summary of the findings, the full paper Concise, Scannable, and Objective: How to Write for the Web, a case study, and the detailed study materials.