The sites featured here contain both galleries of great web design, and also provide thoughtful and interesting tutorials on how to code stuff for the web.
Written by Angus Croll.
Just about every web developer ends up using Javascript a least a few times in their career, and this site is one to be reading. The site’s content contains both basic Javascript tutorials and tips, but also contains in-depth content for seasoned JS developers. Web developers young and old will undoubtedly find at least a few useful tips contained on the site.
Written by Dmitry Fadeyev.
If you like user interface design and analysis, you should be reading UsabilityPost. Dmitry’s thoughts on UI conventions and trends are well-written, logical, and sensible. In addition to reviewing user interfaces, he also provides great thoughts and tutorials on web design tips and tricks for better online experiences.
Written by Noah Stokes.
Noah is a great designer and writer, and he does a great job of explaining and describing HTML and CSS issues. He’ll often post quick anecdotes or thoughts as weekly “Friday Futon” posts, which provide a great (and often humorous) end-of-the-week read.
Written by Jonathan Christopher.
When we created Seedling, we used many of Jonathan’s articles for reference material. His knowledge of WordPress and PHP makes him an authority on plugin and theme design, often going into more depth than most other web design sites will. Anyone who does any theme development or maintenance in WordPress should be reading Jonathan’s site.