Opinion Column: The Sad State Of The Web Design Community

I find it interesting that Smashing Magazine started publishing stuff that many see as the exact opposite of their current image. Even articles that flat out criticize them. Think what you will of them, but at least they're trying to make some kind of a change.

My prediction: in n years, there will be another article talking about how the XYZ design community is dying slowly. Replace n and XYZ as you see fit.

There will always be a market for high-quality designers; there will always be a market for cheap, low-skill designers. Accept that idea and get back to work on being one of the former.

I call it my "the world is not going to shit" theory. It's pretty handy whenever the doomsayers come out of the woodworks.

http://www.alistapart.com/ is where I learned a lot. One of the classic articles was about using an unordered list to make a menu.

http://www.alistapart.com/articles/horizdropdowns/