A Dao of Web Design – A List Apart
Web designers often bemoan the malleable nature of the web, which seems to defy our efforts at strict control over layout and typography. But maybe the problem is not the web. Maybe the problem is …
What Zen was to the 70’s (most famously with motorcycle maintenance), the Tao Te Ching was to the 90’s. From Piglet and Pooh to Physics and back, many have sought sense in applying the Tao Te Ching to something (the Tao of Physics ), or something to the Tao Te Ching (the Tao of Pooh ). It can be a cheap trick, but lately it has struck me that there is more than a little to be understood about web design by looking through the prism of the Tao. Article Continues Below Article Continues Below 18 Comments Share this: #section1 Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Mastodon (Open
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