A while ago, I stumbled upon an article written by Ethan Marcotte on A List Apart. I only know Ethan’s work on a surface level, but what I’ve learned about him is truly fascinating. Not only is he an amazing front-end developer but every article I’ve read by or about him challenges the way I, as a developer, view my work on the web. I was particularly impressed with the concept Ethan tackles in a recent article: Responsive Web Design.

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When Toyota launched the FT-86 concept,  the spiritual successor to the Toyota AE86, a popular sport compact car of the 1980s, there was no question what color it would be. “Sports cars have to be red, but we wanted a new red,” said Tetsuya Tada, the chief engineer, according to AutoWeek. “So we came up with shoujyouhi red, the traditional red color of a Japanese monkey’s backside.”

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