Design wasn’t the web’s original priority. Universality was.
In the early days of HTML, the goal was radical flexibility… a universal medium that could work anywhere: across devices, languages, and writing modes.
But then the img tag landed… and everything changed.
On the latest episode of PodRocket with Miriam Suzanne, we talk about the tension at the heart of the web: How do you give creators design freedom without breaking accessibility and portability?
This clip dives into:
1. Why true web universality is such a hard, and frankly absurd, challenge.
2. The delicate balance between author control and user experience.
3. How early decisions in HTML still shape the modern web today.
Check out the full episode here: https://youtu.be/T2wc-7VQYyM
