Resource links

Web building

• A list apart: for people who make websites
• Evolt
• Web Monkey: The Web Developer's Resource

User experience

• A new book by info architect, Jesse James Garrett. The Elements of User Experience.

Visual design

• See some great designs. Communication Arts Interactive Annual 8
• More great designs. TheBestDesigns.com
• Color, Contrast, and Dimension in News Design.

Web usability

• useit.com Jakob Nielsen's site. Some web builders have a mantra "Keep the design simple and the content rich." Jakob's might be "Keep the design ugly and simple and the content rich." Really, a site worth browsing.
• Usable Web: 1270 links about web usability. Note: this site is no longer being updated.

Information architecture

• boxesandarrows.com As they say, "Boxes and Arrows: Guru-free, Peer-filled and ready for trouble!"
• jjg.net: information architecture resources
• Google's Info Architecture directory

Some interesting personal sites

• peterme.com Web log of user experience specialist, Peter Merholz. He usually has something interesting to say.
• zeldman.com Personal site of designer Jeffrey Zeldman. Some fun design pieces and occassional rant about the industry.