Tips for Writers and Designers
Whether you're a home (page) maker, an e-mailer, or a web site graphic designer, these tips will help you be a better communicator on the Net. If you are mostly a browser and e-mailer, try the first few tips. If you're into making your HTML pages look gre at, everything here is for you. In case you're curious, you can learn a bit more about me as well. NB: This is my writing. It's for you to read, not take. As an author I am legally entitled to control the distribution of my words. The idea is to pass my URL around, not my images, and not my pages. Please read the Frequently As ked Questions page. You may want to use this gopher to learn about copyrights. 1: Take the Type Test
2: The Netscape Background taste test!
3: Set Your Links Ergonomically
4: Typographic Emphasis on the Net
5: The Single-Pixel Gif Trick
6: Horizontal White Space Control
7: Vertical White Space Control
8: Practice and Principles
9: Perspicuity... The English Language in Cyberspace
10: Use images and use them well
11: Spelling in Cyberspace
12: The Balkanization of the Web
13: Tools and Access Counters
Frequently Asked Questions
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