Cost-effective web tips

After the useit.com redesign competition comes a proposal to redesign Slashdot. Also useful to read if you’re thinking of reformatting your company website into something a little more compliant and semantic.
And here’s the book we’ve been waiting for: Carrie Bickner’s Web Design on a Shoestring. A positive Digital Web magazine review here. Considering the state of the local web design industry, I am sure a lot of frugal clients and managers will find this book useful, and know which areas are worth investing in.
You can read excerpts here. I’ll be looking out for a copy when I next visit a computer bookstore.