A LIST Apart: For People Who Make Websites

No. 114

July 15, 2001

Cheaper Over Better: Why Web Clients Settle for Less

by Adam Schumacher

Schumacher investigates why clients hire bad web designers — and what good web designers can do about it.

The Client Did It: A WWW Whodunit

by Robbie Shepherd

Shepherd on the fine art of telling bad clients to buzz off.

Editor’s Choice

originally ran: February 2, 2004

Everything I Need To Know About Web Design I Learned Watching Oz

by Brian Alvey

Making it as a web designer is like staying alive in the slammer. So before you sharpen your Photoshop skills or crack open that new book on crafting more effective customer experiences, you’d be well advised to catch a few reruns of HBO’s Oz. ALA system designer Brian Alvey points out the parallels between a successful career in web design and the popular prison drama.