A-List-Apart

Such has been the flood of information since Aaron Gustafson broke the news of Microsoft’s radical new plans for Internet Explorer that I’ve mostly sat back and tried to absorb it all, waiting before contributing anything. For those who haven’t been following the developments, Microsoft have said that future versions of Internet Explorer will support a new HTTP header and/or meta-tag which will indicate to the browser which version of IE the page is designed for. Unless the page specifies otherwise, all future versions of Internet Explorer will render it just like IE7 would. If you want IE8 to actually use the new features it brings with it, such as (we hope) improved standards support, you will need to explicitly ask it to do so. ...

Since I mentioned the initial survey, it seems only right to note that the A List Apart Web Design Survey findings have now been published. Eric Meyer has some notes about the analysis process which are worth a look for anyone who may find themself managing surveys. Even though the demographics of the community are fairly well known, it’s a little startling to note just how male (82.8%) and white (84.6%) the respondents are. If you’re wanting to follow up on that, the coverage of " why are the arts so white?" in this week’s Time Out London and the recent demos report Inclusion, innovation and democracy looking at issues arising from the growth of the “creative and cultural industries.” ...