Date: 07/22/05 (WebDesign)    Keywords: css, html, asp, web

Due to the recent events which transpired in a recent post of mine (which I'm sure you've all read through by now), and also the recent outcry for or against usability, table-less css sites, and everyone aspiring for perfectly valid HTML sites... I've decided to post this link I found last night. I think its worth a look. Please don't think I'm anti-usability, pro-tables, and pro-crappy HTML. My point is that people harp and harp on these issues way more than they should... IMHO.

Quotes:

"Mystical belief in the power of Web Standards, Usability, and tableless CSS"

"Remember, nobody gets excited about the tools used to build a house ("Please tell me what brand of hammers you used!"). People get excited about how the house looks and performs."

"I learned quickly that business executives didn't care about usability testing or information design"

"There seems to be a cult belief that if we use Web Standards, usability, and tableless CSS, our web sites will make money, we'll be famous (or at least cool), and our sites will look great. It isn't that easy."

FULL ARTICLE (scroll to #3):
http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/biggest-web-design-mistakes-in-2004.html

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/webdesign/934407.html