A List Apart is a webzine for web design

Web design

Web design is the process of planning and creating a website. Text, images, digital media and interactive elements are used by web designers to produce the page seen on the web browser...

ers. It covers various topics of interest and advocates the use of web standards

Web standards

Web standards is a general term for the formal standards and other technical specifications that define and describe aspects of the World Wide Web. In recent years, the term has been more frequently associated with the trend of endorsing a set of standardized best practices for building web sites,...

 in the design process. Regular articles are written by contributing authors who are not part of the editorial team.

Their tagline

Tagline

A tagline is a variant of a branding slogan typically used in marketing materials and advertising. The idea behind the concept is to create a memorable phrase that will sum up the tone and premise of a brand or product , or to reinforce the audience's memory of a product...

 is “for people who make websites”.

It was co-founded by web design lecturer Jeffrey Zeldman

Jeffrey Zeldman

- External links :* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * , , and A List Apart Web Surveys* * , "Boagworld", 2010-03-31* "InformIT Network"* , Khoi Vinh's Subtraction, 2006-10-10* , "DMXzone.com"* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *...

. ALA started as a mailing list in 1997 by Zeldman and Brian M. Platz

Brian M. Platz

Brian M. Platz is a co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of SilkRoad Technology. Platz also co-founded A List Apart with web design lecturer Jeffrey Zeldman.- References :...

. A year later, in 1998, ALA was launched as a website. ALA allows anyone to submit an article, which editors will then review and may choose to publish.

International editions

An official Arabic edition of A List Apart was launched on 18 January 2010. Arabic A List Apart is an authorized A List Apart publication and is the first international edition of A List Apart.