Have you ever designed or developed (or both) for slower connections? "Slower" meaning something like 56k, 1G, or 2G? Do you happen to know of any people or groups that practice in such a way?
I consider website design and development to _still_ be a craft that centers the end user, which suffers degradation of quality because of -- for lack of knowledge of a better name or phrase -- The Market.
I consider website design and development to _still_ be a craft that centers the end user, which suffers degradation of quality because of -- for lack of knowledge of a better name or phrase -- The Market.