High Class and Low Class Web Design

"Elite web designers are baffled by the success of seemingly 'undesigned' sites like Google, Craigslist, and eBay. Usablity expertsexplain the success of such sites as a triumph of function over style, others claim that a good business model always beats good design. This panel will investigate a third possibility: Just as Apple, BMW, and The New York Timesmarket high-end products to elite customers,Wal-Mart, Fox News, and World Wrestling Entertainment target their working-class customers very... differently. Is there a design class system?"

Brant Louck, Creative Dir Publications, World Wrestling Entertainment
Liz Danzico, Director, experience strategy, Daylife
Khoi Vinh, Design Dir, The New York Times
Christopher Fahey, Partner, Behavior