> I'm going to point her to the HTML and CSS tutorials at www.htmldog.com, > cause I think they look pretty good. Now what I really need are some > basic articles/tutorials on good web design and usability. Everything I > have bookmarked is for a more advanced developer - any suggestions for > something basic, and "short, sweet, and to-the-point"? I think the issue here is rooted deeper. Talking about clean HTML is like telling someone like that to use unleaded petrol in their SUV when running over pedestrians. Some good books/resources on how to tell the "blissfully unaware": - "Don't make me think" by Steve Krug - "Son of webpages that suck" by Vincent Flanders The latter also has a great checklist of the worst errors that is much more enjoyable than any evangelism on usability Nielsen ever came up with: http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/biggest-web-design-mistakes-in-2004.html I've written some stuff on what is not clever to use in post-2000 on your web site: http://icant.co.uk/articles/website_knick_knack.html http://icant.co.uk/articles/more_website_knick_knack.html and what you should do before you even plunge into the HTML: http://evolt.org/node/60295 http://evolt.org/The_best_web_development_tool_ever http://evolt.org/navigation HTH Chris -- Chris Heilmann Blog: http://www.wait-till-i.com Writing: http://icant.co.uk/ Binaries: http://www.onlinetools.org/