Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest is Jen Simmons (@jensimmons) of The Web Ahead. The two long-time web designers discuss moving beyond cookie-cutter layouts on the web, the ins and outs of podcasting, designing a website, learning from your users, and Jen’s journey from theater to technology.

Links for this episode:

• Changing the Shapes with Sara Soueidan | The Web Ahead
  
• Jen Simmons (@jensimmons) | Twitter
  
• The Web Ahead Labs
  
• jensimmons/thelayoutsahead · GitHub
  
• CSS Shapes 101 · An A List Apart Article
  
• The Shapes of CSS
  
• Creating Non-Rectangular Layouts With CSS Shapes
  
• The Complexity and the Humanity with Trent Walton | The Web Ahead
  
• CSS Grid Layout Module Level 1
  
• CSS Layouts with Rachel Andrew | The Web Ahead
  
• Zen Grids: a responsive grid system built with Compass and Sass
  
• About | Jen Simmons
  
• 216 color chart
  

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