Inspiration
We've got a few more inspirational sites tucked away on other pages. For instance, our Graphic Design & Layout page has some spectacular sites made with CSS.
- A Conversation with Jeffrey Zeldman
- Brian Alvey talks with Zeldman about web standards at Meet The Makers. Zeldman is both an evangelist for the standards-based web and a good designer and web coder.
- Interview with Eric Meyer
- By John Simon Morton at Digital Life. Meyer is another pioneer of the standards-based web.
- The Engines of Our Ingenuity
- "Engines" is a radio show about how human creativity has changed our culture. It's hosted by John Lienhard, produced by KUHF-FM Houston, and heard nationally on Public Radio. At this writing they're approaching their 2000th show, and this website has a huge pile of transcripts.
- Eric Meyer
- The weblog and website of a web standards pioneer. His CSS Edge pages are not to be missed. [RSS Feed]
- Why Tables For Layout Is Stupid
- A classic in the literature of the standards based web. Go read it and then stop lying in your web pages by calling things tables that have nothing to do with tabular data.
- Designing With Web Standards
- Jeffrey Zeldman's slides for his keynote address at Web Design World 2003. Some of his examples are mind boggling. He's got a book out by the same name.
- Coding for Easier Redesign
- A short, sweet Flash introduction to standards-based design.
- A List Apart
- The fountainhead of the standards-based web design movement. But not just evangelism, practical lessons and the coolest tricks you've ever seen. [RSS Feed]
- The Business Value of Web Standards
- An article by Jeffrey Veen, in case you've got some suits you need to convince.
- MACCAWS
- Making A Commercial Case for Adopting Web Standards. Resources for convincing non-technical people about web standards.
- Why Your Client Cares About Web Standards
- Never mind why you want to use standards. Talk to your client about how they can benefit him: why buying standards is buying value for his business.