GETTING STARTED

• nero's quick'n'dirty personal website guide an easy to follow guide for getting your personal site up and running with tons of resources
• html for people an online guide to building websites for people with no prior web development experience
• sadgrl.online a great resource for beginners including free code and templates
• mei's links page includes a section for web development packed with tools and resources
• scumsuck's web resources

GENERAL EDUCATION

• mdn web docs the primary resource for web development and other web technologies
• kevin powell's youtube channel the youtuber who helped me fall deeply, madly in love with css
• web dev simplified a full-stack focused youtube channel with both beginner and advanced tutorials
• practical typography an online typography textbook
• don't make me think the ux textbook that inspired me to pursue web development
• coding in public's astro blog tutorial a 3.5 hour course on building a blog from start to finish for those interested in building a personal site with astro javascript

CODE & LAYOUTS

• spark joy
• uiverse a community-built library of ui elements
• rarebit an open source webcomic template
• eggramen's css test pages
• knifequeerart's gallery template
• k.m. claude's gallery template

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COLOR THEORY & PALETTES

• purple kecleon's brief explanation of color theory
• design seeds inspiration and color palettes for all who love color
• coolors a color palette generator

COMICS

• understanding comics a detailed analysis of sequential art in comic book format
• comic book design by gary spencer millidge, creator of strangehaven
• the creator's guide to comics devices

OTHER

• 1/4 fold-over zine template
• so you want to learn pixel art?
• commission pricing worksheet don't sell yourself short!

REFERENCES

• smithsonian open access
• texture ninja
• copyright-free images a collection of links to sites that offer copyright-free images and other assets

BRUSHES

• true grit texture supply i work almost exclusively with tgts assets
• mameo pencil (clip studio paint)
• homemade rainbow colored pencil (clip studio paint)
• mirre's cross hatch brush set (clip studio paint)

FONTS

• da font
• manga font directory
• blambot
• not jam's pixel fonts
• 80 free graffiti fonts

OTHER

• stuart semple's freetone the pantone color palette for free (unless you work for adobe)
• null's gradient set (clip studio paint)

PRESERVATION

• the trans literature preservation project: a practical guide to resisting censorship

ONLINE SAFETY

• kradeelav's cancelled resources krad is a dear friend of mine who created a critical resource page for artists facing harassment campaigns
• responding to online harassment an article about how to manage online harassment campaigns including a social media safety guide and digital safety kit
• the alt-right playbook never play defense
• crash override's automated cybersecurity helper
• yes porn allowed a list of sites and services that don't ban adult content
• anonymize your online footprint
• have i been pwned a site that allows you to check if your email has been compromised in a data breach
• image scrubber

SEX & KINK

• leather archives and museum
• evilmonk.org
• gutterotica manifesto
• cruising: a trans guy's guide to the gay sex scene