What makes a world-class designer? It’s a simple question and yet once .net started compiling this list they realised it’s not at all simple to answer. Is it about pushing boundaries or holding fast to traditional principles? Should the body of work be judged on aesthetics or usability? Is fame or notoriety important, or just a distraction? Ultimately, they tried to balance all these considerations and more, and picked 20 figures who we all feel act as a beacon of inspiration to web builders everywhere:

Fabio Sasso featured in the "world’s top 20 web designers" by .net magazine

A graphic and web designer from Brazil, Fabio is co-founder of design studio, 3YZ and can also be found at www.abduzeedo.com, a blog recording his ventures through the design world.

Abduzeedo is one of the most inspiring design sites on the internet, with stacks of hands-on tutorials from Sasso himself. If we were feeling trite we’d say it’s proof that every cloud has a silver lining, as Sasso started the site “after I had lost all my stuff when my office was robbed”. But we aren’t, so we won’t.

via The world’s top 20 web designers – .net magazine.