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The 3 Gurus of 90s Web Design: Zeldman, Siegel, Nielsen

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Three 90s web design gurus—David Siegel (hacks), Jakob Nielsen (simplicity), and Jeffrey Zeldman (flair and usability)—offered diverse approaches as Flash and CSS emerged in 1997. Siegel focused on aesthetic “hacks,” Zeldman blended design with web standards, while Nielsen emphasized usability. Their philosophies shaped web design, with Flash gaining popularity for visual creativity despite lacking semantics, leading to a divide between aesthetics and usability. Ultimately, Zeldman’s balanced design approach prevailed, reflecting a legacy that continues in modern web practices.

https://cybercultural.com/p/web-design-1997/

SVG Favicons in Action

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SVG favicons are useful but require manual editing of SVG files, which many find challenging. SVGs offer advantages like dark mode support and scalability, but file sizes can vary compared to PNGs. To create a dark mode SVG favicon, CSS tricks like