Finding Inspiration

This page contains all types of resources from design inspiration, living green, and even my daughter's blog! Get to know me and learn something new.

Charlotte Indigo's blog: charlotteindigo.blogspot.com

Web Design Inspiration

CSS Mania: Get design ideas from a large list of web sites. You can submit your site to be listed monthly as the "best of CSS."

CSS Zen Garden: View sites that use the same HTML and vastly different CSS for each page. This site makes you realize the huge potential for CSS based layouts.

Web Designer Wall: Very fun and creative site with articles and a collection of the "best of the web" in CSS design.

Technical Solutions for Web Design

Web Master World (forum): Get a thorough answer to any coding problems in any programming language.

A List Apart: One of the leaders in tackling CSS problems for any skill level.

Site Pro News: Articles and discussions about every topic related to creating and maintaining web sites.

Graphic Design Inspiration

Sustainable Design from AIGA: from the leading graphic industry professional association.

Usability/Accessibility

Jesse James Garrett: A pioneer of usability theory, Jesse James Garret outlines the "five step" approach to designing any media with your user in mind.

Information Architecture Institute: This site provides articles and resources for getting the most usability out of your site.

Starting Your Own Business

Freelance Switch Blog: The best freelancer web site I have found so far. Great articles from pricing yourself to funny caricatures of where you rank with other freelancers. Forums are also available.

Start Up Nation: A multi-industry web site that focuses on taking the right steps to starting your own business, marketing solutions and keeping clients.

Start A Business in PA: PA Power Port web site provides market research statistics, business forms, licensing and employer information for starting a business in Pennsylvania.

Green Living

New Dream: This site provides guides for buying green, newsletters, and discussions of green living for every walk of life.

Green Web Hosting: ThinkHost provides web hosting that is powered solely by wind and solar energy. They also plant a tree on your behalf in countries that are experiencing loss of habitat leading to deforestation. Free web hosting is available to non-profits that are working for the betterment of social and environmental causes.

Green Business

Greener Computing: Articles, resources and newsletters to make the most of doing business with a green focus.

Green Biz: A very informative site with buying guides, green solutions and watch-dog updates.

Artists

Edric Florence, Woodturning Artist – A very gifted artist who makes beautiful and useful things by turning wood.

Local Food Resources

Farm to Table – has many of their own links for local food resources