One Day Workshop
CSS for Developers
By Molly E. Holzschlag and Andy Clarke
A one-day workshop designed to cover technical aspects of CSS. It's aimed at developers but also anyone who wants to build highly flexible, easily manageable, standards-based websites with CSS and XHTML should attend. It's an in-depth course, taught by two of the most well-known advocates of standards and accessibility.
As a developer you'll probably be tasked with more technical concerns such as streamlining file size, optimizing http requests, and ensuring that your web sites and apps remain manageable and flexible. This workshop is perfect for you.
You'll be taught how to avoid conflicts and make CSS documents more logical, less error-prone, and more manageable by tapping into the cascade, inheritance and specificity as well as advanced selectors. There’ll also be plenty of time to ask specific questions on the day.
Our presenters share a passion for the Web. Their presentation style is energetic, witty and inspirational and you’ll leave the workshop feeling invigorated with increased confidence and a fresh perspective on CSS.
If you have any questions, or if you prefer to pay via invoice, just email .
What You'll Walk Away With
- The CSS XHTML Survival Kit
- - Each attendee will receive a full Survival kit put together exclusively by the speakers. It's full of the best practical examples of CSS / XHTML code, tips, and links to valuable articles.
- Years of Experience
- - All the valuable knowledge and experience that our speakers have accumulated over the years. They'll be passing it on to you
- Practical Knowledge
- - The course is designed to give you practical CSS training that focuses purely on information that you can immediately incorporate into your site.
- 30% off Pearson Books
- - Just go to our special discount bookstore
Who should attend?
- Web designers / developers who have an intermediate level knowledge of CSS XHTML
- More advanced web designers / developers who want to make sure they are using the correct CSS XHTML methods
Past Reviews
"Refreshing and eye-opening stuff!" - Agnes Borszeki, BBC
"I couldn't wait to get home to fix all my CSS problems" - Andy Smith, MTV
"Invaluable and friendly advice" - Richard Moule, Blackwell Publishing
"It really helped me unravel the mysteries of CSS" - Andrew Markou, Dynamis
"Molly and Andy explained CSS in a way that even a designer like me could understand" - Matt French, 3Sixty
"Top-class CSS teaching in digestable chunks" - Simon Jones, Studio 24
"Cheap at double the price. Fantastic!" - Ian Fenn, Chopstix Media
How large is the workshop?
We've limited the number of attendees to 50, so that you will be able to interact with the speaker and get your questions answered.
Schedule
- Registration & Coffee: 8:15 - 9:00am
- Structure, Semantics and Style
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- Structure what is it and why is it important?
- Semantics: what is its true significance and why how can it reduce file size and improve usability?
- DIVs and classes: reducing their overuse and ready your markup for effective style
- The Cascade, Inheritance and Specificity
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- Use the cascade to effectively manage CSS-based designs
- Inheritance: using it to reduce file sizes and streamline CSS documents
- Learn how to avoid conflicts within your style sheets
- Find and resolve conflicts when they crop up
- Coffee Break: 10:30 - 10:45
- Mastering CSS Selectors
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- Learn all available selectors in modern browsers, including IE7
- How to use descendent and child selectors to reduce overuse of classes
- Use adjacent sibling selectors to create great-looking data tables in web apps
- Use attribute selectors for finely tuned style
- Use body classing to achieve multiple layouts from one style sheet
- How, when, and why to push the envelope and implement progressive CSS
- Lunch is provided: 12:30 - 13:30
- CSS Management and Best Practices
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- Sensible server architecture: Easily managed CSS for sites both small and large
- Optimized, orderly and organized CSS documents
- Naming conventions for class and id selectors
- Modular CSS design for multi-departmental site management
- CSS as a management tool
- Using CSS for wireframing
- How CSS enhances accessibility, enables global device access and is essential to the progress of the Web
- Design Eye for the Developer Guy
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- Finding design inspiration in every day things
- Understanding design terminology and principles of good visual design
- Learning to work with designers effectively to create strong sites and applications
- Q & A: 17:30 - 18:00
- Social: 19:00 - till late
Who's speaking?
Molly E. Holzschlag
Molly (www.molly.com) is a well-known Web standards and accessibility advocate, instructor and author. She is Group Lead for the Web Standards Project (WaSP) and an invited expert to the HTML and Internationalisation GEO working groups at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Via each of these roles, Molly works to educate designers and developers on using Web technologies in practical ways to create highly sustainable, maintainable, accessible, interactive and beautiful Web sites for the global community.
Among her thirty-plus books is the The Zen of CSS Design, co-authored with Dave Shea. The book artfully showcases the most progressive csszengarden.com designs. Currently, Molly is authoring a book on the technical aspects of CSS Layout for O’Reilly Publishing. A popular and colourful individual, Molly has a particular passion for people, blogs, and the use of technology for social progress.
Andy Clarke
Andy Clarke is an internationally known designer, creative lead, speaker and consultant. His design agency, Stuff and Nonsense focuses on imaginative, accessible web development. His clients have included charities such as WWF, Save The Children and The Woodland Trust and commercial organisations such as Disney Store UK.
Andy is passionate about design and passionate about web standards and accessibility, often bridging the gap between design and code. He regularly educates designers and developers in the application of web standards during workshops and conferences.
Outside of his studio, Andy is a member of the Web Standards Project where he has provided creative lead to the organisation’s 2006 redesign. He is currently authoring his first book, Transcending CSS, The Fine Art of Web Design for Peachpit New Riders Publishing, which will be published in September 2006. You can keep up with Andy on his blog, And All That Malarkey
Teaming up for Progress
Andy and Molly teamed up in 2005 to study and begin solving technical, creative and educational problems within the web design and development field. Through their workshops, seminars and on-site trainings, Andy and Molly are helping to bridge the gap between developers and designers; improve workflow by improving communication and techniques; and encourage and inspire people working on the Web to embrace a high standard of professionalism, aesthetics and efficiency.
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