The Idea Blog

Eric will love this one:

“6. Thou shalt worship at the altar of typography.”
“Designers say that despite the increase in broadband penetration, plain text has gotten a second wind in cutting-edge Web design. Mainstream sites such as Craigslist have led the way, while designer-oriented sites such as Coudal Partners and John Gruber’s popular Daring Fireball blog represent the cutting edge.”

BusinessWeek features a deep story with a lot of moving parts on today’s web and what makes it work, including a look at the emerging “mobile” web and a round-up of the best and worst sites. If you or your company are moving more and more to the web, this special report is a pretty good primer all that matters.