Aaron Gustafson is the founder and principal consultant of Easy! Designs, a web development boutique. He is also a manager of the Web Standards Project (WaSP). Easy! Designs, LLC http://easy-designs.net 266 http://www.linkedin.com/in/aarongustafson Chattanooga, TN Aaron Gustafson http://aaron-gustafson.com aarongustafson 3.45 /avatars/266/thumb/stream.23203.0 2009-12-02T20:16:19+00:00 262 1872 Though the web is constantly evolving, browsers and standards bodies have been struggling to keep up. This is where eCSStender comes in. eCSStender is an open source JavaScript library that helps make CSS better by generating a platform that serves the dual need of smoothing out browser inconsistencies and innovating the language. In this session, Mr. Gustafson will debut eCSStender, show you how it works, and demonstrate how it can be used to solve real problems with CSS right now. At the end of this session, you will be able to wave goodbye to -moz- this and -webkit- that and say hello to using CSS the way it is meant to be. http://www.slideshare.net/AaronGustafson/solving-css-problems-with-ecsstender-an-event-apart-chicago-2009 solvingcssproblemswithecsstender-aneventapart-chicago2009-091010211244-phpapp02 2009-12-02T20:16:19+00:00 2009-10-13T10:15:00+00:00 2009-03-11T18:52:55+00:00 5 460 For years, WaSP's role has been to evangelize web standards, but lately we've been preaching to the choir. Consequently, WaSP is shifting its focus to education and advocacy. Come find out what we've been doing this year and where we're planning to go. You may even decide to join us on the ride. http://2009.sxsw.com/interactive/talks/panels/?action=show&id=IAP0900617 2009-03-11T18:52:55+00:00 2009-03-16T17:00:00+00:00 3.45 2009-02-20T21:22:45+00:00 53 252 "Progressive enhancement" involves designing sites in a way that allows everyone to access the basic content of a web page while also providing enhanced versions to visitors with faster bandwidth or more advanced browsers. In this session, Aaron Gustafson covers the current best practice in this critical aspect of web standards development. Staring with an introduction to the topic, Aaron will walk you through the best ways to apply style and behavior to your pages, providing concrete examples and implementations that you can start using right away. http://www.slideshare.net/AaronGustafson/fundamental-progressive-enhancement-web-design-world-presentation 2009-02-20T21:22:45+00:00 2008-12-09T15:15:01+00:00 2009-02-20T21:24:52+00:00 53 253 Web standards are all about rules and structure, formalities that many people find restrictive and stifling. From another perspective, however, the rigid structure of web standards can be seen as a boon to creativity on the web. In this session, Aaron Gustafson will teach you how to use smart JavaScript to leverage the extensibility of XHTML and CSS and push the boundaries of web design and development, all while still adhering to the best practices of web standards. http://www.slideshare.net/AaronGustafson/web-standards-fueling-innovation-web-design-world-boston-08-presentation 2009-02-20T21:24:52+00:00 2008-12-08T11:30:00+00:00 2009-02-19T17:36:02+00:00 45 235 Whether you're a Web designer, developer, usability specialist or work in any one of the myriad jobs that go into making great Web sites, it's clear that the W3C has significant influence on how you work. Whether it's via the specifications that go into the software and agents that you use daily, or as the cornerstone of educational material, the W3C is involved somewhere in the process. But it's clear that there's been a gap between the real-world and the internal workings of the W3C. As Working Groups such as HTML 5 and CSS become more open, so must our conversations open. In this session, the W3C will have the opportunity to listen to real-world perspectives, respond to criticisms and praise and keep alive the ongoing commitment to authentic conversation and active community participation. http://www.w3.org/QA/2007/11/tpac_2007_real_world_perspective.html 2009-02-19T17:36:02+00:00 2007-11-07T09:00:00+00:00