In Issue No. 286 of A List Apart, For People Who Make Websites, Patrick Lynch explains why beauty matters in design, and Mark Birbeck introduces us to RDFa.

• Introduction to RDFa: Learn how semantic features normally confined to the head of an HTML document can be used to add semantic richness to the elements of the body. Part One of a two-part primer.
• Visual Decision Making: If it takes only 50 milliseconds for people to form an aesthetic opinion of your site’s credibility and trustworthiness, are designers who create visually compelling sites wasting time and treasure on indulgences?

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