December 07, 2001
Double issue for your pleasure.
The Bathing Ape Has No Clothes (and other notes on the distinction between style and design)
by Adam Greenfield
Why has the level of discussion in “design forums” degenerated so quickly? Maybe because they’re not populated by “designers.” Greenfield explains the difference between Stylists and Designers—and why that difference matters so much.
Why Don’t You Code for Netscape?
by Jeffrey Zeldman
Long considered the Holy Grail of web design, “backward compatibility” has its place; but at this point in web development history, shouldn’t we be more concerned about forward compatibility? ALA makes the case for authoring to web standards instead of browser quirks.
