February 2008
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Zeldman on Design Matters
February 20, 2008
Season Five of Design Matters with Debbie Millman features Chip Kidd, Kurt Andersen, Laurie Rosenwald, Abbott Miller, and Happy Cog’s Jeffrey Zeldman, among others. Guests include graphic designers, writers, illustrators, and even a Nobel-winning scientist. Tune in every Friday at 3:00 pm to hear the live podcast.
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ALA 253: Two on target
February 20, 2008
In Issue No. 253 of A List Apart, for people who make websites, Jeremy Keith argues that version targeting in IE8 is all right, but its default is all wrong, while Happy Cog founder (and ALA publisher) Jeffrey Zeldman insists that the default seems wrong, but is actually right.
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Doctors in the house!
February 14, 2008
Happy Cog announces the launch of its redesign of the website of the American College of Physicians, the largest medical specialty organization in the US, with over 120,000 members. Brand-strong and 23,000-pages-flexible, Happy Cog’s redesign brings needed vibrancy and pizazz while preserving the professionalism and trustworthiness ACP is known for.
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ALA 252: Introducing Offspring; Long Hallway II
February 5, 2008
In Issue No. 252 of A List Apart, for people who make websites: Alex Bischoff introduces Offspring, a JavaScript library bringing the power of advanced CSS selectors to browsers that can’t quite handle the real thing. And Jonathan Follett takes another trip down the the long hallway, looking at ways to collaborate, communicate, and manage conflict in virtual space.
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“King”’s Canadian Keynote
February 1, 2008
Happy Cog’s Jeffrey Zeldman delivered the opening keynote, “Return of the King of Web Standards,” at Web Directions North 2008 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. In his address, Zeldman told tales of the history and achievements of the web standards movement, from its beginnings in 1998 through today’s confusing challenges.
Web Directions focuses on practical and inspiring concepts, technologies and techniques for people whose day-to-day job is building websites, applications and services. Dubbed “the King of Web Standards” by Business Week, Jeffrey Zeldman co-founded and led the group and movement that brought standards to our browsers and changed the way designers and developers create and produce web content.