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Topics and schedule
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| 1st Session | 1 hour | In Search of the Perfect Layout Molly Holzschlag As many designers are aware, CSS3 offers a wide range of powerful tools for enhancing Web sites. All the things you longed for - rounded corners, multiple backgrounds, real fonts and more intuitive color are all within our reach. But what about solutions to laying out our designs? Currently, all we really have to work with outside of tables are floats and positioning and sheer cleverness! In this session, Molly will discuss the challenge of CSS layout, why the issue persists, and discuss existing and proposed layout methods coming our way. |
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| 2nd Session | 1 hour | Typography in CSS3: @font-face, font embedding, licensing fonts and columns Matthew Smith & Sean Gaffney Utilising the @font-face construct for font embedding along with practical solutions where licensed fonts are concerned. Also covering the splitting of a single element's content into multiple columns. |
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| 3rd Session | 15 minutes | TechSmith How to use TechSmith Tools in your Agency In this quick session, you'll learn how to use tools like Snagit, Jing, Camtasia and Camtasia Mac to give you the competitive edge over other designers. |
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| 4th Session | 1 hour | CSS3 Best Practice & Graceful Degradation Andy Clarke How best to implement CSS3 right now, the considerations relating to browser support and the use of vendor-specific properties. |
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| 5th Session | 1 hour | Visual effects with CSS3: RGBa, box-shadow, box-sizing, border-radius, border-image and multiple background images Jina Bolton Understand how to effectively use CSS3 properties to create compelling site designs faster and more efficiently than before. |
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The Benefits
- Learn the new features of CSS3
- Ask the speakers your questions - live!
- No travel costs
- No time out of the office
- Simply login with your web browser
- Re-watch the presentations after the conference as many times as you like
- Buy your ticket here
Speakers
Andy Clarke
Stuff and NonsenseJeffrey Zeldman once called Andy a (triple talented) bastard. That makes him very proud. Andy wrote the best-selling Transcending CSS and teaches web design and progressive CSS at For A Beautiful Web workshops in the UK and worldwide.
Molly Holzschlag
Molly.comMolly has written 35 books; countless articles; taught conference workshops, sessions and keynotes; and consults for the biggest names in tech. She's an absolute pro!
Jina Bolton
Sushi and RobotsJina is an interaction designer at Crush + Lovely. Previously, she worked at Apple as a visual interaction designer and front end web developer. She has co-authored two books: 'Fancy Form Design' and 'The Art & Science of CSS'
Matthew Smith
Squared EyeMatthew is the Principal Designer at Squared Eye Design. He's an experienced Creative Director and designer for top companies, with a BA in Fine Arts
TechSmith
TechSmithPeople everywhere use TechSmith’s software to communicate clearly and creatively, deliver engaging multimedia presentations, and analyze product usability and customer experience. For over 20 years, we’ve helped people communicate visually and look great doing it.
