Best writers about web design?
August 19, 2010 9:01 AM Subscribe
Who are the most articulate, perceptive, knowledgeable writers about web design?
37 signals have a good blog about usability and design, called Signal vs. Noise.
posted by James Scott-Brown at 9:13 AM on August 19, 2010
posted by James Scott-Brown at 9:13 AM on August 19, 2010
I've always found lots of good writing on A List Apart.
posted by bwonder2 at 9:18 AM on August 19, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by bwonder2 at 9:18 AM on August 19, 2010 [1 favorite]
A List Apart is good. It's got a really great stable of contributors, rather than a single author, but it's been my go-to for advice and techniques for years.
posted by caution live frogs at 9:22 AM on August 19, 2010
posted by caution live frogs at 9:22 AM on August 19, 2010
Sort of a self-link (I manage the server it's on), but Josh Porter's bokardo.com blog has some interesting UX writing / perspectives on it.
posted by jenkinsEar at 9:23 AM on August 19, 2010
posted by jenkinsEar at 9:23 AM on August 19, 2010
Yes, A List Apart is a good way to find writers you'd like to read more of; most of the authors there have blogs, books, articles, etc.
Is there any particular area of web design you're interested in?
posted by epersonae at 10:54 AM on August 19, 2010
Is there any particular area of web design you're interested in?
posted by epersonae at 10:54 AM on August 19, 2010
Response by poster: Thanks for all the great suggestions!
Is there any particular area of web design you're interested in?
Specifically HTML5 and how it looks in different browsers, but mainly I'm just looking for good writers.
posted by Greenie at 11:10 AM on August 19, 2010
Is there any particular area of web design you're interested in?
Specifically HTML5 and how it looks in different browsers, but mainly I'm just looking for good writers.
posted by Greenie at 11:10 AM on August 19, 2010
I like Chris at CSS-Tricks. I'm not sure if it is that he's a good writer, or just that he's a good teacher, but I find he gets the information across in a great way.
posted by backwards guitar at 11:15 AM on August 19, 2010
posted by backwards guitar at 11:15 AM on August 19, 2010
It really depends on what you're thinking about. If you're on a technical level (like HTML5), read quirksblog and quirksmode.org.
posted by tmcw at 11:50 AM on August 19, 2010
posted by tmcw at 11:50 AM on August 19, 2010
Khoi Vinh (until recently the design director at the New York Times) has an excellent blog, Subtraction.
posted by mbrubeck at 12:10 PM on August 19, 2010
posted by mbrubeck at 12:10 PM on August 19, 2010
Luke Wroblewski (LukeW) is my favourite writer on such topics. Incisive, insightful and probably hanging out here somewhere ;p
posted by The Lady is a designer at 12:55 PM on August 19, 2010
posted by The Lady is a designer at 12:55 PM on August 19, 2010
I haven't read it, but I really want Jeremy Keith's HTML5 book. I had a mental block about Javascript, but DOM Scripting got me over it, mostly. An excellent writer.
posted by epersonae at 2:05 PM on August 19, 2010
posted by epersonae at 2:05 PM on August 19, 2010
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posted by ASoze at 9:10 AM on August 19, 2010