12 Lessons for Those Afraid of CSS and Standards
A List Apart: "...using CSS to create standards-friendly sites requires a mindset that is alien to many experienced developers. This requirement hamstrings a lot of talented people, and for two years I've been looking for the words that will heal their pain..."

This is a good, practical article. I think that "Lesson No. 2: It's not going to look exactly the same everywhere unless you're willing to face some grief... and possibly not even then..." is particularly salient.

This is a good, practical article. I think that "Lesson No. 2: It's not going to look exactly the same everywhere unless you're willing to face some grief... and possibly not even then..." is particularly salient.


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I decided to do some egosurfing, so now I'm following up to say "thanks" and stir discussion on the blogs that are linking to the article.
The bit you skylined is probably the black hole into which most of my styling time goes.
A big part of the problem here IMO is that the best graphic designers training focusses on print and, to a lesser degree, video media - all platforms on which you have a degree of control Webheads can only dream of.
In a perfect world, the demand would be for clean consistent design - when all other factors are equal.
Hi Ben, thanks so much for 'stopping by'!
J.
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