Jeffrey Zeldman Presents : Findings from the Web Design Survey

16 October 2007 10 pm eastern

Findings from the Web Design Survey

Happy Cog, A List Apart and An Event Apart produce free 80-plus page report; first true picture of the business of web design.

In April 2007, A List Apart and An Event Apart conducted a survey of people who make websites. Close to 33,000 web professionals participated, providing the first data ever collected on the business of web design and development as practiced in the U.S. and worldwide.

Months of data crunching later, what emerges in our free 80-plus page report is the first true picture of our powerful yet little-studied profession. Presenting the Findings From the Web Design Survey.

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4 Responses to “Findings from the Web Design Survey”

ArtLung Blog said on October 16th, 2007 at 10:08 pm:
like smoking cigarettes—cause cancer. But many—if not most—cancers have nothing to do with how healthily you live your life or how many vegetables you eat or vitamins you take. And lastly, the estimableJeffrey Zeldmanpoints to the A List Apart Web Survey Results, which make for some interesting reading. Have a great weekend!
gou blog said on October 18th, 2007 at 6:39 pm:
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Something More said on October 25th, 2007 at 2:07 pm:
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