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A good designer has technical knowledge - don't treat her like someone who's there to decide whether something should be pink or orange.

From Jeffrey Zeldman

I was in love with HTML and certain that the whole world was about to learn it, ushering in a new era of DIY media, free expression, peace and democracy and human rights worldwide. That part didn't work out so well, although the kids prefer YouTube to TV, so that's something.

From Jeffrey Zeldman

Wildly successful sites such as Flickr, Twitter and Facebook offer genuinely portable social experiences, on and off the desktop. You don't even have to go to Facebook or Twitter to experience Facebook and Twitter content or to share third-party web content with your Twitter and Facebook friends.

From Jeffrey Zeldman

I like files. I like editing a CSS file without necessarily having to edit an HTML file. I like fixing a problem by replacing a corrupted file with a clean one. Maybe I'm set in my ways, but I don't consider it a hardship to open a folder or replace a file.

From Jeffrey Zeldman

Somebody has to pay our editors, writers, journalists, designers, developers, and all the other specialists whose passion and tears go into every chunk of worthwhile web content.

From Jeffrey Zeldman

I spent all day in front of a digital screen, but I'm about to curl up with a book.

From Jeffrey Zeldman

There could be no filmmaking without industrywide agreement on frame rates, lenses, and audio recording equipment.

From Jeffrey Zeldman

Many thought it was a fool's errand - that the browser companies were never going to listen to us. Others argued that, 'Users don't care if you use Web standards.' Well, of course they don't. They just know that your site works better.

From Jeffrey Zeldman

The printed word will be around long after many of our digital creations are gone, either because books don't require monthly hosting, and blogs and websites do... or because the languages and platforms for which a particular digital creation was published will become obsolete.

From Jeffrey Zeldman

Amazon doesn't want to give Apple a cut of its media sales, so Apple won't let Amazon sell products in its apps.

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