This week's chapter on graphics both reinforced some personal preferences for design that I already had and gave me a few more ideas for my site. I had already decided to take my own digital pictures as illustrations to avoid copyright issues, and I will definitely continue with that idea! The codes explained and illustrated are really useful, and I am looking forward to getting some of them on my page to see how they work. The book recommended the website Stock.XCHNG for royalty free pictures. I liked the set up of the site, registered and found some amazing pictures. I will be using this site in the future!!
The chapter discussing links brought up some great points about external and internal links, site file organization, bookmarks, the importance of keeping links current and functional, and the importance of redirects. Redirect links are ways to link back to other websites that either link to or support you in some way. This can also be effective for web sites that you borrow material from, as long as you legally use the material and don't steal it. For example, the counter Dr. Simon uses has links to the website that generated the code to credit the authors and possibly get other web masters to use their software. This becomes essential in web etiquette, interacting with and supporting a network of connected people that will help build traffic for all involved parties.
Overall, this is really useful, basic information that I am going to integrate with other aspects of web design we've already discussed. I'm familiar with it from the user standpoint, but have lots to learn practically from the design standpoint.
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