CSS, the presentation layer when developing standards-based sites, can be frustrating to people as they transition from tables-based sites or even from the print world. Stephanie will show you how to design in a more fluid and flexible manner for a variety of browser configurations and user agents, including screen readers and the mobile web. She’ll also teach you principles that help you avoid the most common mistakes people make.
In this presentation, Jared discusses how to organize your site to pull users to the right place. He'll talk about User Interface Engineering's recent research on how people find information on large web sites. Jared shows you plenty of examples of sites that work well and those that don't.
With some thing regarding HTML5 markup an what is the iron-clad method of having your site be compatible in the future. Get your mind blown with crazy things mentioned.
This session provides the foundation for designers and developers to understand how we can ensure that we are providing accessible web sites and applications to all of our clients. Attendees will leave with an understanding of techniques and code samples that they can put into practice right away that improve accessibility for all people. We will introduce a practical approach to identifying and solving accessibility problems allowing designers and developers to assess their own or each others' work and then implement improvements. We'll examine assistive technology such as screen readers, magnifiers and voice recognition software and take simple accessibility concepts and apply them to more complicated design problems. You'll look at your own work with a new perspective and feel ready to make the sites and apps you design and build more accessible to everyone.
CSS, the presentation layer when developing standards-based sites, can be frustrating to people as they transition from tables-based sites or even from the print world. Stephanie will show you how to design in a more fluid and flexible manner for a variety of browser configurations and user agents, including screen readers and the mobile web. She’ll also teach you principles that help you avoid the most common mistakes people make.
During this action-packed session, Greg Rewis will take you through a modern, standards-based web workflow using all Adobe tools. You'll be amazed by some of the great new features in Adobe Photoshop, learn how to leverage Fireworks, put it together with Dreamweaver and add additional interactivity and video using Flash.
If you're a designer who wants to add interactivity and improve the usability of your site, JavaScript is the answer. This powerful scripting language lets you create dynamic navigation menus, improve the usability of forms, and add stunning visual effects to Web pages. Unfortunately, JavaScript can be intimidating--it's not like HTML or CSS--and many designers don't have time to tackle the steep learning curve required to master JavaScript. In this session, you'll learn how to use the designer-friendly jQuery JavaScript library to simply and quickly enhance your Web site's presentation. You'll learn the basics of jQuery--from a designer's perspective--and discover how easy it is to add interactive image galleries, improve Web form usability, and quickly style HTML tables.
In this presentation, Jared discusses how to organize your site to pull users to the right place. He'll talk about User Interface Engineering's recent research on how people find information on large web sites. Jared shows you plenty of examples of sites that work well and those that don't.