I first came across this site when I was still a student myself. Albeit a final year degree student. At the time it held some valuable insights for me as a newbie to web design. I was therefore very pleased to find that although the site has been re-designed, a full archive remains of all the articles since 1998.
Although technology has changed somewhat since 1998, the basics of web page construction (HTML, basic principles of good graphic design etc) have not really changed. Consequently this site makes a great place for any web design beginner to start.
While it won't tell you much about the how it will help you a lot with the what and why, and that - let's face it - is where most wannabe web designers fall short. Too much time in the early days is spent learning the technology and not enough time on good design (how to use the technology well).
So web design beginners - start here >
