[Gllug] [OT]Reforming wayward web designers

[Simon Perry]

Richard Cottrill wrote:

>Ladies and Gentlemen,
>
>This is not strictly a technical problem, and nor is it strictly a Linux
>issue. This is an issue that many/most of us will face at one point or
>another, and well, there *is* a Linux server involved :)
>
>I have taken it upon myself to try to reform the wayward actions of my
>flatmate, a budding web designer. Last night there was an inicdent where
>he decided that he wanted his online CV composed entirely of jpeg
>images, laid out on a pop-up, composed of tables of joined images. I was
>shocked and appalled. He was horrified when I pointed out a spelling
>mistake. At this point I broke down into a childish bout of "I told you
>so". I have resolved to be stronger in future.
>
>I want to find a really good article on Web site design, written from
>the perspective of a designer who's "seen the light" on good practice.
>Ideally there should be a couple of blistering attacks with all the
>ferocity that only a recent convert can muster. It's very important that
>this comes from the perspective of a designer, rather than a geek;
>technical discussions will be pissing in the wind. The article should
>talk about impressions, image, and all those soft, cuddly ideas that
>most geeks crush under the weight of big iron and code profiling.
>
>  
>
http://www.webstandards.org/
http://www.maxdesign.com.au/presentation/checklist.cfm

Are the two I can think of right now, there was another done as a 
presentation by an Australian guy but I can't find the link right now.

Simon
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