Category Archives: Web Design Software

Inside the CSS WG: A New Reality Series

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I’m pleased to announce my new series of interviews published by the wonderful Bath, U.K. based .net Magazine, called “Inside the CSS Working Group.”

“Step with me behind the curtain into the W3C CSS Working Group. Historically filled with challenges, the group has grown into one of the most productive, powerhouse working groups in the W3C’s history. What happened to bring about this change? To provide insight, and encourage web folks to participate more in Working Groups in general, let’s turn up the house lights on some very diverse people: CSS WG individuals, who will over this series reveal their independent, as well as global, vision for CSS, and for the web.”

Enjoy the full article on .net Magazine online.

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Web With Molly: Core HTML and CSS for the Open Web

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This is a free opportunity for Web designers and developers interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the core technologies which we use for the Open Web. The event is open to twenty (20) people. Potential attendees, please read this post and respond as requested in comments.

Who is the event for?

Working Web designers and developers, students and educators with at least 1 year experience building Web sites using markup and CSS. All prospective attendees will be required to provide a link to a portfolio, code sample, app or other project on which they have worked.

When is the event?

The event will be held the 10-12 of February, 2012 in Tucson, Arizona USA.

The schedule is as follows:

  • Friday evening 19:00 – 23:30. Meet and Greet with introductory talk: The Open Web Technology Stack. After, enjoy beverages, snacks and get-to-know you chatter with attendees.
  • Saturday 10:00 – 18:00. Core Markup: From HTML to XHTML and Back. Full day of markup history, rationale, best practices with plenty of emphasis on HTML5 and emerging techniques.
  • Sunday 10:00 – 18:00. Core CSS: From Inheritance, Cascade and Specificity to current W3C work on emerging techniques for layout.
  • Sunday 19:00 – ‘late. Margarita Madness! We will all enjoy a fantastic, authentic Sonoran Mexican meal and Margaritas as well as share stories and laughs about our lives and experiences.

Where is the event?

The Friday evening event will be held at a private residence, address to be provided to attendees upon acceptance. Saturday and Sunday workshops will be held at Tucson’s very own Spoke6 – a downtown co-working space.

What about lodging and transportation?

Because the event is free, attendees are asked to cover their own lodging and transportation to Tucson. While we have a wide range of accommodation types in Tucson from hostels to high-end spas, February is a very busy month with the annual Gem show and Rodeo Days. If you’re interested, you may want to reserve a room now. We will also do our very best to find reasonable accommodations for you if you’re having trouble. Once in Tucson, we will set up car-pools for travel as necessary.

What do I need to do to be considered?

Respond here in comments to be considered. Write a bit about yourself, share a link or two to what you’re working on and add a sentence or two on why you believe an event like this will be beneficial to you.

We look forward to a weekend of great fun and learning!

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Project Meteor Campaign

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"project meter dot org"Designers have long needed a GUI environment that synchs up with their skill sets in balance with the requirements of good Web design practices. Many individual software developers as well as large companies have worked hard to create such a sophisticated tool. And while many have been helpful along the way, we still appear to lack the ultimate designer software for streamlined, contemporary, standards-based Web design.

Enter project meteor

Project meteor is a campaign that is asking designers and software developers to vote and participate in the ongoing encouragement of high-quality graphical development environments built expressly with Web designers in mind.

What do you think?

Here are a few questions to foster discussion on this long-debated, long-unsolved topic:

  1. Are existing software products providing you a streamlined way, as a designer, to do your job efficiently and in-step with contemporary best practices?
  2. If yes to question 1, which products do you use and why do you feel they fit into your workflow?
  3. Are you frustrated by the limitations of existing products?
  4. If yes to question 3, what are the limitations and issues you encounter with existing Web design software offerings?

Take action!

If you are a software developer and/or Web designer and want to be involved with Project Meteor – check out their mission statement, goals and current calls for action on their campaign Web site.
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