For those of us who like great design, but have no idea where to start when it comes to colors:
http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html
Color schemer is an excellent resource for getting a whole color scheme together or even just for finding a lighter or darker version of a single color.
And here’s a nice page that helps with those pesky html color codes:
An excellent resource:
An excellent resource:
In Jacob Nielsen’s latest Alertbox on Screen Resolution and Page Layout, he advises us to optimize for screens that are 1024 x 768 pixels, and to use a liquid layout that increases to the user’s window size. He notes that there are still about 17% of users who have a 800 x 600 display who are not to be ignored (that is, for whom it makes sense not to provide a frozen layout requiring more than 800 x 600 pixels).
Almost as a side note, Nielsen mentions how “big monitors are the easiest way to increase white-collar productivity…”. Might be a good idea to send the link above to the person who approves purchase orders… 
According to the Swedish Design Magazine CAPDesign, as translated by Roger Johansson of 456bereastreet.com, these are the 10 deadly sins of web design (the blog entry’s comments are also an interesting read):
1. Not following basic typographic rules
2. Being too creative with navigation
3. Creating a cluttered navigation system
4. Making sure the site requires certain technology to work
5. Thinking that accessibility is only about blind people
6. Ignoring web standards
7. Not keeping search engines in mind from the start
8. Basing the site structure on your organisation structure
9. Using grey text on grey background
10. Skipping the feasibility study
