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Netscape website redesign (1996)

Steenson's first exposure to Alexander's work; creative director Hugh Dubberly suggested using A Pattern Language to design site coherence and user pathways.

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Thinkers (2)

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  • Molly Wright Steenson
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    Author of the essay and researcher examining Christopher Alexander's influence on AI, cybernetics, and digital design; currently Senior Associate Dean for Research at Carnegie Mellon University.
  • Hugh Dubberly
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    Creative director at Netscape (1996); suggested using A Pattern Language for website redesign; instrumental in Steenson's first encounter with Alexander.

Concepts (1)

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  • A Pattern Language
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    Alexander's earlier book (1977, Oxford University Press) containing 253 design patterns; extensively referenced throughout this chapter for functional examples of each of the fifteen properties