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Calling all designers, developers, information architects, project managers, writers, editors, marketers, and everyone else who makes websites. It is time once again to pool our information so as to begin sketching a true picture of the way our profession is practiced worldwide.

The second annual survey by A List Apart seeks information about the people behind [...]

A Word About Our Clients
Everyone wants the easy way to get to the top of the search results list. Expecting good results and a strong return on investment are natural signs of a good business mind. How to turn a web site into an investment with a return is a little harder to grasp. If [...]

Deciding among the myriad of options available is no easy task. The choices range from premium paid CMS packages to open source, from blog-flavored to roll-your-own. I looked at Content Management Systems recommended by developers, designers, do-it-yourself hobbyists, and non-profit professionals. What follows is a not entirely coherent record of my thoughts and the testing [...]

Content Management System. Actually, I suppose that’s a phrase. CMSes allow your users to log in and change their content as often as they wish. This powerful tool saves many businesses from employing lots of worker drones to update content via hand coding.
It also provides clients a level of freedom: to add, remove and change [...]

It was a lot of fun to come see you. I can’t believe how quickly this major has exploded. My IDM Senior Seminar class had a whopping 20 students in it at the time. Imagine my surprise to find that same classroom packed full. How many are you? I stopped counting because it started to [...]