Resilient Web Design

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.

When I’m confronted with a problem, and I have the choice of making it the user’s problem or my problem, I’ll make it my problem every time. That’s my job.

If you’re not used to working this way, the first time you do it will take quite some time. But the second time won’t take quite so long. After a while, it will become normal.

The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from.

But very few people wake up in the morning looking forward to a day of scrolling and tapping. They’re more likely to think in terms of reading, writing, sharing, buying and selling.

“Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context”

Some designers have misunderstood progressive enhancement to mean that all functionality must be provided to everyone. It’s the opposite. Progressive enhancement means providing core functionality to everyone.

progressive enhancement allows designers to ask from each browser according to its ability, and to deliver to each device according to its needs.

Platforms are controlled and predictable. The World Wide Web is chaotic and unpredictable.
The web is a hot mess.

Flash was a platform. Android is a platform. iOS is a platform. But the web is not a platform. The whole point of the web is that it is cross-platform.