rules-based design

jeffrey zeldman's note on rules-based design is timely. one of the things i'm doing in my redesign is paring down the <div> fluff, and this note reminded me of the parts of the css selector universe that i haven't really explored.

just to make things interesting for myself, i'm trying to go for absolutely minimal markup. no unnecessary style rules. no unnecessary elements. no unnecessary attributes. forms are a challenge.