Famous Web Website Design, Development, & Renovation

If you make websites, you should take A List Apart's 2008 Survey. Not just for the industry, but for yourself. It really made me think.

Plus, when you finish, you get to slap this sexily designed banner on your site. Goodness, I LOVE typography.

Via FreshBooks' FreshThinking.

Last week, Spanish Computer Science student Jago wrote in asking for my opinion to include in an assignment about best practices in web design. I thought he asked some truly excellent questions, so with his permission, I'm publishing his questions, along with my answers, here. Thanks, Jago!

1. If we believe that the thing that can keep people for longer in a website is its design, do you think it would be justifiable to lose in usability and accessibility if it is the only way to get a design that is attractive enough?