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Most Influential Web Designer and Developers

Globally in 2013

Top 10 Men’s Designer and Developers

1. Jeffrey Zeldman

This developer and designer is considered by many to be the father of millennial webdesign. The first edition of Designing with Web Standards was released in 2001 and is inits third edition. This book was instrumental in shaping modern design practices. Whenmost people were still designing with tables, Zeldman changed the game by advocatingnew methods that made huge leaps forward in user experience and elegant design.

Twitter : @zeldman

Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/in/zeldman

Facebook : www.facebook.com/jzeldman

Pinterest : www.pinterest.com/zeldman

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2. Douglas Bowman

This developer and designer has worked for some of the heaviest of hitters in thetechnology industry including Wired, Google, and Mentus. Throughout his time workingat these companies he has maintained his personal website, Stop Design, where hepromotes his own work, taking small outside design jobs about which he is passionate.Currently Bowman is the Creative Director at Twitter, making him one of the mostinfluential designers at one of the most influential websites on the internet bar none. Hisdaily decisions affect the experience of millions of users.

Twitter : @stop

Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/in/stopd

Facebook : www.facebook.com/dougbowman

Pinterest : www.pinterest.com/stop

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3. Collis Ta’eed

This developer is the founder and CEO of Envato, a web development ecosystem designedto provide tutorials, resources, and support to new and experienced web developers alike.Envato is a full fledged creative community, and one of the most extensive of its kind onthe web. Some web developers influence the internet through innovative applications ofemerging technologies. Ta’eed and his company teach millions how to take advantage ofthose technologies, widening access to powerful web development techniques andcreating waves of innovation across the web.

Twitter : @collis

Linkedin : www.au.linkedin.com/in/collis

Slideshare : www.slideshare.net/envato

Crunchbase : www.crunchbase.com/person/collis-taeed

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4. Vitaly Friedman

One of the founders of Smashing Magazine, Vitaly Friedman has had a hand in buildingone of the most read, most talked about blogs on the entire internet, and it’s a web designblog. In addition to the blog, Smashing publishes books to give their readers in depthinformation on the most cutting edge technologies. The blog covers everything fromcoding in Javascript, to elite UX design, e-commerce, and even popular do it yourselfplatforms like WordPress. This website truly has something for everybody in the webdesign field.

Twitter : @smashingmag

Slideshare : www.slideshare.net/vitalyfriedman

Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/in/vitalyfriedman

Facebook : www.facebook.com/vitaly.friedman

Quora : www.quora.com/Vitaly-Friedman

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5. Matt Mickiewicz

The founder of SitePoint, Mike Mickiewicz is another developer finding success inhelping other developers establish themselves in the industry. Sitepoint helps developerswork through both the technical issues of web design, and the professional issues facedespecially by freelance developers. SitePoint also delves into ethical questions about webdesign, and strives to improve the industry as a whole by facilitating discourse centeredon fundamental questions such as “should users be allowed to disable javascript on yourwebsite?”

Twitter : @MattMickiewicz

Wikipedia : www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Mickiewicz

Crunchbase : www.crunchbase.com/person/matt-mickiewicz

Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/pub/matt-mickiewicz/0/981/505

Quora : www.quora.com/Matt-Mickiewicz

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6. Nick La

This developer has his fingers in many pies. He is a web developer himself and his website,ndesign-studio.com, showcases his skills and acts as a portfolio. His Best Web Gallerywebsite is a collection of what he deems to be examples of the top tier web design as itexists on the web today. Web Designer Wall is a website that hosts tutorials that he andother developers and designers have put together, and Icon Doc showcases the art andbenefit of stock icons and provides users with advice and strategies for implementingstock icons in their designs.

Twitter : @nickla

Slideshare : www.slideshare.net/ndesign

Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/in/nickla

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7. David Leggett

This developer has been making websites since the age of ten and has since created one ofthe most in depth web design tutorial websites on the internet. UX Booth is one of hiswebsites, which is one of the top User Experience design communities around. He also hasa personal blog, theleggett.com, on which he keeps his followers updated on his personaland professional life in the web design business.

Twitter : @TheLeggett

Tumblr : www.davidleggett.tumblr.com

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8. Jacob Gube

Gube runs a website called Six Revisions. While some of his content is technical in nature,much of the content on the site is strategic. He seeks to help developers work throughsome of the major obstacles involved with freelance web design and development. Articletopics include identifying bad potential clients, how to solicit and benefit from feedback,and other articles on web design and client management strategies. This is one of the mostpopular blogs on web design and its influence is great as it is changing the way freelancerswork in the industry.

Twitter : @sixrevisions

Mashable : www.mashable.com/author/jacob-gube

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9. Jakob Nielsen

Nicknamed “the king of usability,” Jakob Nielsen is one of the pioneers of UX design. Hisresearch and consulting firm, The Nielsen Norman Group, conducts evidence based userexperience research, training and consulting. In an industry that has been defined by theprinciple of trial and error, Nielsen seeks to provide developers with sure fire ways toincrease the usability of their website. The NNG has been at the helm of UX developmentsince 1998 and has had a massive impact on the evolution of one of the most importantaspects of web design.

Twitter : @NNgrou

Wikipedia :www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakob_Nielsen_(usability_consultant)

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10. Fabio Sasso

Sasso is a web designer that has worked his way into the elite in the industry. He iscurrently employed by Google, but that does not keep him from running one of theforemost design blogs in the history of the internet. His tutorials on his projectAbduzeedo are some of the most sought after design tutorials in the industry. His designexperience includes working for major companies including Wired UK, MSNBC, andDigital Arts Magazine. During his two years at Google he has worked on many majorprojects including Google Wallet, Offers, Shopping, and Ventures.

Twitter : @fabiosasso

Facebook : www.facebook.com/abduzeedo

Linkedin : www.linkedin.com/in/abduzeedo

Vimeo : www.vimeo.com/abduzeedo

Pinterest : www.pinterest.com/abduzeedo

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Top 10 Female Designer and Developers

Female web designers constantly battle to acquire the top spot in web design industry.Though we cannot speak in numbers, recent blog listing posts is clear evidence of thehuge difference in the head count of males and females in this industry. The great thingabout knowing this statistic is that, though females are considered few in number in web

designing, still most of them are reputable. That Will Take Your Breath Away

1. Rina Miele : @honeydesign

A full-time freelance creative director, designer, providing: web, UI, logo + identity, andtypography design.

A lady with a humorous thought. Stalking her Twitter account and an excerpt from one ofher interviews proved she really is a fun gal, “I make designs and it’s fun and I’ve beendoing it practically my entire life and I like colors and when I grow up I wanna be asupermodel and music is awesome and I love watching anything in HD and I love videogames, vinyl toys and Lego™

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2. Meagan Fisher : @owltastic

This part of the article will leave you wishing you were an owl! Can we state the obvious?Well, she is the Owl Lover. Imagine what would you feel if you were an owl and thischarming lady will stick with you forever!

3. Kate Hatchett : @katerbca

A young talented designer at hedgehog lab. More than anything else a female’s intelligenceoutshines all! When she was still a student, Kate was invited to join hedgehog lab because of heramazing design talent. Watch Kate Hatchett change the world through her designs.

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4. Rita DeRaedt : @ritaderaedt

A pixel enthusiast, her first copy of Photoshop during her freshman high school yearhad lead her to web designing. Why a pixel enthusiast, you say? She has keen eye fordetails! She is always at her best when designing; that made her a finalist in the .netAwards.

5. Janna Hagan : @_jannalynn

The worthy winner of .net young designer of the year 2011. She is the creator of AStudent’s Guide to Web design. She believes that real-life skills are the most importantabilities to acquire if one wants to a web designer. Her stand and action for what shebelieves in makes her more desirable.

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6. Siska Flaurensia : @SiskaFlaurensia

The Pixel Princess. Founder of the Squeeze of Lime Studio. She originally came from themarketing and sales industry. Her solid experience in that field made her more viable inbranding, digital design, E-commerce and SEO, web development and hosting. Gettingpersonal, she’s a pretty girl who loves to travel, sing in the car and eat red velvet cupcakes.Siska’s lovely works.

7. Milica Sekulic :

The CSS Princess. I salute Milica for believing in girl power. She launched the websiteCSSPrincess to support women who wish to pursue a web designing career. Let’s knowmore about Milica.

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8. Janelle Hitz : @silkychicken

If we had an owl lover, this one is a unique chicken lover! I didn’t have time to contacther and ask if she loves eating chicken or having them as pets. This is an honest curiosityof mine.

9. Hillary Hopper : @HillaryHopper

Hillary was one of the nominees of Top 50 designers on Design Shack. She is a userinterface designer for mobile games and applications. View Hillary’s portfolio to beinspired.

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10. Renee Rist : @RibbonsofRed

Renee Rist is a recipient of the American design award, “Killed Ideas” People ChoiceAward and Ohio Country Park Website award.Visit her website and learn the deepmeaning of Ribbons of Red – her portfolio and blog in one.