Episode 130: Progressive Enhancement FTW with Aaron Gustafson




The Big Web Show show

Summary: <p>Jeffrey Zeldman's guest is web developer and long-time standards evangelist Aaron Gustafson (@AaronGustafson), author of Adaptive Web Design. The two web design and development veterans discuss web design then and now; why Flipboard's 60fps web launch is anti-web and anti-user; Genesis's "Land of Confusion" video, and other bad ideas from the 1980s; design versus art; the demise and sendoff of Web Standards Sherpa; how the web community differs from other creative communities; and the 2nd Edition of Aaron's book, coming from New Riders this year.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.aaron-gustafson.com/about/" class="link" target="_blank">A Bit About Aaron Gustafson</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="http://adaptivewebdesign.info/" class="link" target="_blank">Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="http://ricg.io/" class="link" target="_blank">Responsive Issues Community Group</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="http://easy-designs.net/" class="link" target="_blank">Easy Designs - Web Design, Development &amp; Consulting</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="http://webstandardssherpa.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Web Standards Sherpa</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.codeandcreativity.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Code &amp; Creativity</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/WaSP" class="link" target="_blank">WebStandardsProject (@wasp) | Twitter</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="http://alistapart.com/" class="link" target="_blank">A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pkVLqSaahk" class="link" target="_blank">Genesis - Land Of Confusion [Official Music Video] - YouTube</a><br> </li> </ul><p>Sponsored by <a href="http://aneventapart.com/">An Event Apart</a> (The design conference for people who make websites).</p>