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Your First Database? Turn Dread to Delight!- No matter what program you choose, databases require careful planning but are not the sole territory of advanced web design gurus. You too can be successful!

Navigation: The Nerve Center of Your Site! - Excellent websites combine well thought-out layout, navigation, graphics and content. Navigation is like the nervous system of our bodies. It connects everything else, allowing movement and flow as your viewers explore your website.

Top Notch Design: What's Your Metaphor? - The best sites focus the content, visuals and theme on a easily recognized metaphor. Once you've come up with your metaphor, the rest slowly but surely falls into place.

Design Savvy: It Takes A Practiced Eye! - The skill needed to design sophisticated and tasteful web sites with wide appeal can be developed by practically everyone. A good first step in developing this skill is to observe. Not just look, but thoroughly observe. Scrutinize it in depth. What draws you? Why?

Olympian Style: Ancient Tradition Goes Online - The Olympics began in ancient Greece and continue to thrill us now in the 21st Century. A new advantage for avid viewers is the presence of the Olympics on the Internet. Presenting this noble event on the Web takes design know-how and careful planning.

Quality Content: The Life Blood of Your Site - Content is one of the most important parts of any great web site. You can have a clever design and layout with eye-candy graphics and draw lots of visitors. But will they keep coming back? Maybe. Without great content though, the chances are slim.

Digital Graphic Design: Getting Started - The key elements of web design are layout, content, navigation and graphics. The first step in learning to create dynamic graphics on the computer is to invest in the best software available that fits your preferences and your budget.