Jeffrey Zeldman's guest is web developer and long-time standards evangelist Aaron Gustafson (@AaronGustafson), author of Adaptive Web Design. The two web design and development veterans discuss web design then and now; why Flipboard's 60fps web launch is anti-web and anti-user; Genesis's "Land of Confusion" video, and other bad ideas from the 1980s; design versus art; the demise and sendoff of Web Standards Sherpa; how the web community differs from other creative communities; and the 2nd Edition of Aaron's book, coming from New Riders this year.

Links for this episode:

  • A Bit About Aaron Gustafson
  • Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement
  • Responsive Issues Community Group
  • Easy Designs - Web Design, Development & Consulting
  • Web Standards Sherpa
  • Code & Creativity
  • WebStandardsProject (@wasp) | Twitter
  • A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites
  • Genesis - Land Of Confusion [Official Music Video] - YouTube

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