“For a long time, nobody had figured out Information Architecture, so w...” — Jeffrey Zeldman Quote

For a long time, nobody had figured out Information Architecture, so we all just made stuff up.

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.

I wanted to be a writer and an artist. Learning to type as quickly as I could think was a needed skill and part of my long self-directed apprenticeship.

Even if it's not always the best markup, what are Facebook and Twitter? They're web standards with some scripts. They may not validate, but they're still CSS layouts and simple markup, and that's great!

Splendid architecture, the love of your life, an old friend... they can all go drifting by unseen if you're not careful.

I'm a designer, which includes interiors, architecture, fashion, furniture, and lifestyle.

Architecture is exposed to life. If its body is sensitive enough, it can assume a quality that bears witness to past life.

The bones of my architecture are very much related to the structure, to the physical fact of how a building can stand up; it's also related to geometry and a certain understanding of the architecture in which there is a balance between expression and function.