A LIST Apart: For People Who Make Websites

No. 188

October 15, 2004

Down time for up people

A List Apart will resume publishing soon. A four-person, volunteer staff produces the magazine for you. All four are currently up to their necks in non-ALA business:

Erin and her paramour are finishing a month-long road trip across the USA. Brian and Dan are working their hearts out on various projects. And Jeffrey and his wife are dandling their brand-new baby daughter.

We appreciate your patience and understanding.

And, hey. Even if we haven’t published anything new in a while, it’s not like ALA lacks for interesting reading material. Pick any topic from the sidebar. Go on, it will be good for you.

Editor’s Choice

originally ran: February 02, 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.