Design Resources
Free Stock Photos and Fonts
Blogs
- Creativebloq - art and design inspiration
- Eye on Design - AIGA writes about design world
- Inspiration Feed - digital magazine that educates and inspires those with professions in design, technology and business
- Creative Nerds - design resources
- Adobe - Adobe news and creative insights
Other Tools
- Giphy - Easily create your own GIFs or download from a GIF library
- Flipsnack - Turn PDF's into digital flipbooks or create catalogs and magazines
- Brusheezy - Free Photoshop brushes
- Font Awesome - Download icons
- Canva - Easy design templates for non-designers
HTML and CSS
- W3Schools - Learn HTML, CSS and More.
- Code Academy - Courses, videos and resources to learn coding
- W3.org - The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential.
- W3C Markup Validation Service - Check the markup (HTML, XHTML, ?) of Web documents
- W3C CSS Validation Service - Check Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and (X)HTML documents with style sheets
- CSS Zen Garden - A demonstration of what can be accomplished visually through CSS-based design.
- A List Apart - Explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices.
- Position Is Everything - Big John attempts to describe and demonstrate some of the bugs found in web browsers, and to show advanced CSS methods that work across all browsers.
- JS Fiddle - Playground to test out coding languages
- MDN WebDocs - Resources and tutorials for coding
- Browser Stack - Live test websites across all devices and browsers
Technical Links
PHP Learning & Best Practices
- PHP Manual – Comprehensive official documentation covering all aspects of PHP.
- PHP: The Right Way – A guide to PHP best practices, coding standards, and links to authoritative tutorials.PHP: The Right Way
- W3Schools PHP Tutorial – Beginner-friendly tutorials with examples and exercises.
- Codecademy – Learn PHP – Interactive course covering PHP fundamentals.
PHP Tools & Package Management
- Composer – Dependency manager for PHP, essential for managing project libraries.
- Packagist – The default package repository for Composer.
- PEAR – PHP Extension and Application Repository offering reusable PHP components.
- PHP-FIG – PHP Framework Interop Group, providing coding standards like PSR.
Frameworks
- Laravel – A popular PHP framework for web artisans.
- Symfony – A set of reusable PHP components and a PHP framework
- CodeIgniter – A powerful PHP framework with a small footprint.
Design Patterns & Architecture
- Refactoring.Guru – Design Patterns in PHP – Illustrated guide to design patterns with
- DesignPatternsPHP – A collection of known design patterns implemented in PHP.
- PHP: The Right Way – Design Patterns – Overview of common PHP patterns.
- Awesome PHP – A curated list of amazing PHP libraries, resources, and shiny things.
- Zend PHP Tutorial – Beginner steps for PHP developers, from setup to basic syntax.
- PHP Apprentice – A free online book with examples of PHP in action.
SEO Resources
- LearningSEO.io – A comprehensive roadmap of free SEO resources and tools to accelerate your learning process.
- Ahrefs – A comprehensive SEO toolset for backlink checking, keyword research, and competitor analysis.
- SEMrush – An all-in-one marketing toolkit for digital marketing professionals.
Google Quick Links
- Google Workspace – Productivity suite including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Meet, and more.Lifewire
- Google Ads – Online advertising platform to reach customers via Search, Display, YouTube, and more.
- Google Analytics – Tool to analyze website traffic and user behavior.
- Google Tag Manager – Tag management system to update measurement codes and related code fragments on your website or mobile app.
- Google Marketing Platform – Suite of advertising and analytics tools for marketers.Google Workspace
- Google Business Profile – Manage your business information across Google Search and Maps.
- Google Merchant Center – Upload and manage product data for Google Shopping.
- Google Ads Help Center – Support and learning resources for Google Ads.
- Google Workspace Resources – Guides and tools to maximize productivity with Google Workspace.
- Google Search Central – Official resources from Google to help you understand and improve your site's presence in Google Search.
Google Certificates (via Coursera)
- IT Support Certificate
Foundational skills for entry-level IT support. - IT Automation with Python
Advanced IT skills focusing on using Python. - Data Analytics Certificate
Data collection, analysis, and visualization techniques. - Project Management Certificate
Essential project management skills and methodologies. - UX Design Certificate
User experience research and design principles. - Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate
Online marketing strategies & e-commerce fundamentals. - Cybersecurity Certificate
Fundamentals of cybersecurity and threat management. - Advanced Data Analytics Certificate
In-depth data analysis and statistical techniques. - Business Intelligence Certificate
BI tools and data-driven decision-making processes. - AI Essentials & Prompting Essentials
Introduction to AI concepts and prompting techniques.
SEO & Design
With regards to web development - which is more important: SEO or design? With Avallo we got both! Great SEO brings them to the door,
great design gets them to open the door. Thank you Julie and team!
- Lisa Bickford
