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Re: Slightly OT: CSS Naked Day

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From: Kynn Bartlett
Date: Apr 5, 2006 8:40AM

On 4/5/06, Tim Beadle < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> I'd imagine you'd be grateful that the bandwagon in question is
> well-structured & semantic markup. I don't know - those pesky
> designers who can make attractive, usable and accessible sites :)

I'm not convinced that this CSS version of "A Day Without A Mexican"
is actually providing anything useful. Especially as (a) we know that
good graphical design and layout are accessibility and usability
features, and (b) nobody these days "views" the web as seen here
anyway.

It might have more impact if everyone switched to a "zoom" layout by
default with ability to switch back to the normal view. This naked day
just seems pointless and rather backslappingly self-congratulatory
instead of truly educational or useful.

--Kynn

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Kynn Bartlett < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Writer, Web Developer, Photographer, Game Designer
Tucson, Arizona
http://kynn.com