Free Web Design Resources

Online Resources for Your Website Development & Design

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There are a huge number of free web design resources available online — css templates, web design templates, tutorials, and free blogging and website hosting services that provide easy to install design templates.

You can count on finding many free and easy web design options listed here at website-writer.com as I compile the ones I know of and discover new ones to share with you.

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This section of website-writer.com features well-established and respected sources for all of the best in free web design and development resources, from learning html and css and more advanced programming languages, to finding free templates or open source content management systems that you or a professional web designer can customize to your needs.

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Free Web Design Tutorials

W3C — the World Wide Web Consortium: W3.org offers online standardized html and css tutorials. They also provide valuable information for making your pages accessible to people with disabilities.

Even if you intend to buy web builder software or a content management system or hire a web designer, laying a basic foundation in html coding is essential. Learn html now, and you'll save yourself headaches down the road.
The W3C QA Toolbox - Validators, checkers and other tools for Webmasters and Web Developers: Indispensable tools for the professional Webmaster, Web Designer or Web Developer. The css and html validators check your code and explain errors, helping you learn as you go and make sure your code is perfect across all browsers. All free and Open Source.
TechSoup - Web Building Resources for NonProfits: Powered by CompuMentor, one of the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit technology assistance agencies, TechSoup.org offers nonprofits a one-stop resource for technology needs by providing free information, resources, and support.
idealist.org - Technology for NonProfits
Web Design from Scratch: Free web design course - basics, layout, free tutorials, case studies, how to guides and examples.

Favourite Sources for Free Web Design Templates

The list of possible sources for free web design templates is infinite.

Free, in most cases, means that it will not cost you money, but the designer will require that you keep their credit line, copyright, and link to their website intact at the bottom of your site.

Here are a few sources for user-friendly and easily downloadable design, html and css templates.

Open Source Web Design - Download free web design templates.: Open Source Web Design is a site to download free web design templates and share yours with others. We help make the internet a prettier place.
Free CSS Layouts And Templates | Smashing Magazine: List of sources for free templates
The CSS Tinderbox: Open Source Web Design Templates

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