I should have done this first

For some reason, this Lifetime Achievement Award should have been posted as a first here, yet ... was not.

No one should question the impact of CSS on web development anymore. It's basically a given these days. There was a web site however, that can be (arguably) credited with raising awareness of CSS' potential and importance. And that was (is)

The Zen Garden

A web site that remains unchanged (for the most part) in content, but continues to grow as a designer battlefield. Created by Dave Shea, the idea was simple enough: to allow a static content to be redesigned over and over by anyone, who wishes to take on the challenge. The results are there for everyone to see. No need to agree with what it looks like, it's the EASY way to switch a web site look, that shows the true flexibility of CSS approach. It still accepts new designs and you can have the code of each design. HTML is of course also available so you can have a go at it any time you start feeling thirsty.

Go directly to designs page and see for yourself ... amazing. And check out the book too, worth having.

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Award of the Year goes to ...

I'm launching a series of Awards that will feature a valuable (to an aspiring web designer) source. Depending on overall quality, wealth of information, uniqueness, and impact, it will break down into Annual, Monthly and Weekly awards, and will cover any medium: a web site, a book, a magazine, what have you.




My first Annual Award goes to A List Apart web site for the influential (and beautiful) design, wealth of information, and inspirational value. It was designed by Jason Santa Maria, talk about a guy with sense of balance through simplicity.

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