The Daily Report
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ALA 237: client school
Generally, Issue 237 of A List Apart, for people who make websites, is all about education. Specifically, it’s about educating bosses and clients to approve good design and make better strategic decisions.
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The heartbreak of technology
Why this tech support call took an hour is a mystery. Why it is called “support” is a more profound one.
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The profession that dare not speak its name
No one has tried to measure web design because web design has been a hidden profession.
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The Web Design Survey
In all the years people have been creating websites, nobody has bothered to gather statistics about who does this work, using what skills, under what conditions, and for what kinds of compensation. It’s time for…
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Noware
The age of ubiquitous computing may be here, but nobody told the companies that installed my DSL.
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Women in web design: just the stats
The underrepresentation of women and minorities in the information technology workforce is like the weather: everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything. We commissioned a study. Its findings are disturbing.
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Where are the Women? Where are the Links?
R/GA have created unforgettable movie magic. And unusable websites.
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Comments are the lifeblood of the blogosphere
When I returned to New York City, 193 comments awaited me in the moderation queue. 191 were spam.
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ALA 235: vertical grids, accessible web apps
Increase your web application’s accessibility via WAI-ARIA and take control of your online typography with a baseline grid.
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Ambient Informatics at Cooper Union
How will the advent of ubiquitous computing change urban places?
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Quit Your Day Job
You’re too good to stick at that dead-end job.
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From Bulgaria With Love
They hailed from Bulgaria (2), Canada (12), Estonia (1), Finland (2), India (1), Ireland (1), Latvia (1), Singapore (1), Sweden (1), the UK (3), and the US (510). In all, 546 web artisans descended on…
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ALA 234 triple-header
In triple issue no. 234 of A List Apart, for people who make websites: probe your users’ minds, progressively enhance your interface, and unleash your inner DOM geek.
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Eric Meyer, 1:00 a.m.
As the cover band upstairs kicks off its fourth set.
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Web 2.0 Buyouts: Butchers vs. Farmers
As Web 2.0 Buying Season winds down, it is pleasant to consider what was different about it. This time, for the most part, the buyers have been farmers, not butchers. They bought to nurture, not…