The Importance of Knowing Yourself

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The name of your show is user defenders. If that's what you are, that work will never go away. As long as there's people who need things and the internet is a way of providing those things, there'll be a need for experts at various levels of experience to make stuff. So web design isn't dead. It's more specialized. It's parts of it are easier, but doing it right isn't any easier. In some way, if you use tools that put the burden on the user, you're doing it wrong. Use all the tools you need as long as they don't make the site slower or harder to use or they don't start locking out different devices

Jeffrey Zeldman answers the provocative question, “Is Web Design Dead?”. He enlightens us to what the Web was, where it’s at now, and where it could go in the future. He touches on the many short-sighted predictions that tend to prod our delicate psyches such as automation and new technologies poised to replace Web Designers. He encourages us to ignore the rhetoric and continue to learn as tools change how Web Design is done. He also emphasizes that the Web was built on sharing, and that we must continue to share if we want to not only protect its spirit, but keep it alive and thriving.

Godfather of Web Design (3:58)
Is Web Design Dead? (5:58)
Moving to In-House Design (12:59)
Opposition (21:25)
How'd It Make You Feel? (26:14)
Ask Customer Service First (31:20)
Small Business Owners and The Web (39:27)
Early Days of The Web (41:13)
Keeping the Spirit Alive (49:40)

Check out the detailed show notes including mentioned links, transcript and Cesar Lemus' astonishing superhero artwork at userdefenders.com/066

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