Jeffrey Zeldman
Jeffrey Zeldman
Jeffrey Zeldman is an entrepreneur, web designer, author, podcaster and speaker on web design. He is the founder of A List Apart Magazine and the design studio Happy Cog, and the co-founder of A Book Apart and the design conference An Event Apart. He also co-hosts The Big Web Show, a podcast about the web and online publishing...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth12 January 1955
CountryUnited States of America
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