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Are there any seminal works of web design…yet?
November 18, 2007 | Posted by: Nicholas
Armin Vit over at Speak Up wonders "where are the landmark websites?" You know, the online equivalents of seminal design works like Milton Glaser's Dylan poster, Paul Rand's IBM logo, or Massimo Vignelli’s New York subway map. Where in cyberspace is the the site that is "a visual solution that not only enables, but also transcends, the message to become memorable in the eyes and minds of viewers?"
Is such a thing possible with such an ever-changing medium is what I wonder.
I think Joshua Davis' old Praystation site, even though it was basically just a portfolio/experiment, came close. Alas, it's no longer available, even via the Wayback Machine. Case in point, I guess.
Update #2: Even though he doesn't reference Armin's article explicitly, and he probably started writing his post well before the above was published, it's still hard to see this post by Zeldman as anything but a response/rebuttal.
Update: You must read this thoughtful and thought-provoking response to Vit's article by Joshua Porter.
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Comments
November 22 2007 - 01:18 PM | by Marty
It needs to be said that Zeldman’s article has to be one of the most articulate and spot-on essays on the meaning of web design. It is a must read.
Man, this is a gem:
“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.”