A LIST Apart: For People Who Make Websites

No. 254

March 4, 2008

It's a design double header. Focus on the littlest details and rethink the big picture.

On Creativity

by Andy Rutledge

As designers, we're wrongly perceived as custodians and exponents of creativity. This matters because business currently overvalues creativity. To avoid the inevitable backlash, we must lead our clients' perceptions.

Design is in the Details

by Naz Hamid

Stop worrying about how good a designer you are, and start worrying about the myriad tiny details that can elevate your work from passable to near-perfect.

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Editor’s Choice

originally ran: December 7, 2001

The Bathing Ape Has No Clothes (and other notes on the distinction between style and design)

by Adam Greenfield

Why has the level of discussion in “design forums” degenerated so quickly? Maybe because they’re not populated by “designers.” Greenfield explains the difference between Stylists and Designers—and why that difference matters so much.