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It was 2003 and I used to be a fresh fish when it came to web design. Then I read this book, Designing with Web Standards, and everything changed. And yes, I was quite lucky, because my first book meant to be one of the best ever written in our field. And it was all because of Jeffrey Zeldman of course.
I guess I was not the only one who was brought up with such special treatment but it was extraordinary for me anyway. Since then I admire and respect Mr. Zeldman for all that he did for our community and for all that he will keep doing.
Recently, Zeldman was inducted to SXSW Hall of Fame. So some of his friends who happen to be amongst the best web designers of the world put a video up to celebrate the particular event. It’s a beautiful video and I think the kind words of the participators are absolutely true.
You don’t have to be a filmaker to love a story. In fact each one of us is hardwired to love stories, it’s a part of our nature. Furthermore, we don’t only love a good story but we’re eager to work, consciously or not, in order to take the most of it.
In this wonderful TED talk, Andrew Stanton, the famous writer of Pixar, explains what’s inside a good story. His talk might give you some insights on how to become a better web designer also. Yes, I do believe so.
Here’s a fantastic video. In fact it’s something you can’t miss.
In this one hour talk Bret Victor embraces the urge to create software which instantly responds and adapts to the orders given by the developer. Although this is only the tip of the iceberg, I found it pretty fascinating since the particular method could expand our imagination in an unthinkable way.
In this talk Collison sees the big picture: What makes a craftsman? Why, we web designers, are we considered to be craftsmen? Is not setting goals a better approach than setting and trying to reach them? The particular talk was part of the wonderful Build web festival.
It’s quite rare to find such a theoretical and at the same time very deep approach. Don’t miss it.
I think Erik Spiekermann is one of the most, if not the most, important person of our times when it comes to typography. Elliot Jay Stocks is a very talented, a very clever, an absolutely fantastic Web designer. But you already know that.
Here they are together, talking about typography. What’s more to ask for?
