Dec 18, 2023

Here’s what’s happening today in design: Adobe x Figma deal is done; Creative Boom celebrates 15 with a redesign; The importance of demo culture; Arc sits down with Jordan Singer; Cybertruck's 'Norman doors'; Framer's new free course; A Figma file with 25 inspirational website sections; Conquering your rebrand with Bill Kenney; Rauno's SwiftUI explorations are always delicious; This task manager UI just works; Clean UI for bookmarking and highlighting a video timeline.

TODAY IN DESIGN 1997

A Digital Milestone: The Publication of HTML 4.0.

On this day, the digital landscape took a significant leap forward with the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) publication of HTML 4.0. This iteration of the Hypertext Markup Language marked a major evolution in the core language of the internet, setting new standards for web design and development.

HTML 4.0 introduced features that enhanced the functionality and appearance of web pages, including support for style sheets, improved tools for creating interactive forms, and better capabilities for multimedia integration. This standardization was instrumental in shaping the accessible, user-friendly, and visually engaging web experiences we have come to expect today.