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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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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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The Front End Web Dev Playlist

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So last night I was enjoying a nice bottle of wine after dinner with friends and was hanging around Twitter talking music with folks. We got to the topic of Butthole Surfers, a band I adore. Specifically, the line “Invisibility is a relative thing . . .” from the song “Shame of Life” stood out as an obvious CSS joke, which I tweeted:

“invisibility is a relative thing” – Butthole Surfers. #thing{visibility: hidden; position: relative;} – CSS Working Group

Matthew Budd (@matthewbudd) responded, and in our subsequent chat he proposed the idea of a Front End Dev playlist. I love the idea, so I’m asking for your input. Here’s the way it works:

  1. Pick a band, or song from a band, that you like to listen to when you’re working on Front End Web Dev tasks
  2. Compose the band name, song name, or a phrase from a song in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG – any Front End Web technologies (preferably open ones)
  3. Submit your entry to the comment thread on this post
  4. Win community love for your contributions and creativity

Most importantly, let’s have fun and create a really kick-ass playlist, which I will then use at conferences and workshops, and even use as content or code examples in slides – all properly cited and to be considered share-alike under CC licensing.

Ready? Set? GO!

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