Downloads
On this page we will regularly offer downloads of articles on research and evaluation and hints and tips on web design, plus the occasional web template or web navigation that we have developed, for you to use as either learning tools or as templates for your own website. These can be used without attribution, although we would appreciate a link back to us if you use one for your website. You will also find here dowloads of useful freeware or open source tools and software that you may find useful in your website development. Thedownloads of open source and freeware are freely available from the internet and are offered 'as is' with no implication of authorship or guarantees.
Some useful Research and Evaluation texts
Creating effective social research in local government
A community development approach to service provision
Health status and worlds of welfare
Reconsidering state intervention in domestic violence cases
RESPECT Code of Practice for Socio-Economic Research
Hints and Tips for Web Design
Building a basic standards compliant, accessible static website
How to make your own colour palette for DTP or web design
The seven most common mistakes in building a website
Web design - the benefits of simplicity
Templates
A small number of website templates and navigation menus to download
Assorted web design issues
DIY Scripts
Software
Picasa photo-editing software from Google
NVU (pronounced n-view) (open source web design software - like dreamweaver)
GIMP for Windows (an advanced open source alternative to photoshop). Also available for Linux and for Macintosh computers.