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Jeffrey Zeldman, born on January 12, 1955, is a renowned web designer. He is known for his deep understanding and innovative contributions to web design, particularly for his pivotal role in the web standards movement.

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“Don't worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.”

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“Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it's decoration.”

“Real web designers write code. Always have, always will.”

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“Good information architecture enables people to find and do what they came for. Great information architecture takes find out of the equation: the site behaves as the visitor expects. Poor or missing information architecture neuters content, design, and programming and devalues the site for its owners as well as the audience it was created to serve. It’s like a film with no director. The actors may be good, the sets may be lovely, but audiences will leave soon after the opening credits.”

“Web design is the creation of digital environments that facilitate and encourage human activity; reflect or adapt to individual voices and content; and change gracefully over time while always retaining their identity.”

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“Content informs design; design without content is decoration.”

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“Many young web designers view their craft the way I used to view pop culture. It's cool or it's crap. They mistake Style for Design, when the two things are not the same at all. Design communicates on every level. It tells you where you are, cues you to what you can do, and facilitates the doing. Style is tautological; it communicates stylishness. In visual terms, style is an aspect of design; in commercial terms, style can communicate brand attributes.”

“Good Web design is about the character of the content, not the character of the designer.”

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“Whether the task is writing, design, or hanging a picture straight, it is obvious that we do our best work when healthy, rested, refreshed, alert, and eager to do the job for its own sake.”

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Born: January 12, 1955
Known for: Web Designer
Quotes: 15

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