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Liveblogging the New York Web Standards Meetup—Getting started with HTML5

Aug 27 | Posted by Jeffrey Barke | 1 Comment

Mike Taylor (Tunecore.com) will give a brief overview of (the current state of) HTML5, focusing primarily on browser support, new elements and their corresponding semantics and getting CSS to play along. He will also review how the front-end team at TuneCore is implementing these new features into a production site today.

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What is HTML5?

And why should I care?

HTML5 is the next version of HTML; primarily aimed at web applications. Began as the Web Applications Spec in a W3C Working Group.

Why going back to HTML, why not continuing XHTML? We're not; HTML5 is both HTML and XHTML. Can write it either way you prefer.

• New semantic elements
• Rich DOM APIs (local storage, native drag & drop, content editable fields, web forms 2.0)
• Rich embedded content (<audio>, <video>, <canvas>)

Mike personally finds the web forms 2.0 the most exciting. Opera 10 is the only who currently supports web forms 2.0.

In this talk, primarily going to cover new semantic elements.

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New York Webstandards Meetup – Getting Started with HTML 5

Aug 27 | Posted by Dave Fletcher | Add a Comment

Mike Taylor (Tunecore.com) will give a brief overview of (the current state of) HTML5, focusing primarily on browser support, new elements and their corresponding semantics, and getting CSS to play along. He will also review how the front-end team at Tunecore.com is implementing these new features into a production site today.

A basic understanding of writing structured HTML is recommended. Other general topics including CSS and JavaScript will be discussed, but are not central to the presentation.

Watch the live broadcast below starting at 7pm EST on August 27th, 2009.

Live video chat by Ustream

Liveblogging DelveUI: Interaction Design in the Designer’s Hands

Aug 6 | Posted by Christy Gurga | Add a Comment

Ryan Stewart – @ryanstewart – Interaction Design in the Designer’s Hands

• Adobe Flash Catalyst is a new piece of software that allows your to prototype Rich Internet Applications without coding.
• Output: wireframes, interactive design comps, self-contained Flash sites.
• Take AI/PS/FW mockups and make them come to life!
• Code can be passed on to the developer if project needs to go farther.
• Beta is available right now; release will be early 2010.

Liveblogging DelveUI: Jason Santa Maria

Aug 6 | Posted by Christy Gurga | Add a Comment

Jason Santa Maria – @jasonsantamaria – One-to-Many Interview conducted by @bobulate

• Starts designs in the sketchbook – Pretty Sketchy Flickr group
• Be persistent in finding a better way to do things
• Know your interactions, functionality, and technology before designing
• Get client involved in many stages of the design process (depending on the client, of course)
• When presenting to clients, focus on problems, not solutions
• Specialization will become more prominent, with less jack-of-all-trades designers/developers
• Change your scenery to give you a different angle on your creativity

Liveblogging DelveUI: Designing Interaction using Flash

Aug 6 | Posted by Christy Gurga | Add a Comment

Jamie Kosoy – @jkosoy -Designing Interaction using Flash

Programming Philosophy

1. Everyone gets a say.
   • Strategist, Producer, Designer, Developer.
   • Understand each other, speak the same language.
2. Never say it’s too hard.
3. Build fast.
4. Build ugly.
   • Prototyping and designing at the same time.
5. Trust each other.
   • Producer acts as intermediary between Client and Team members.
6. Drink lots of whiskey.
7. Mise en place.–Everything in place.
   • Have documents organized and ready to go.
8. Always start from scratch.
   • Helps you get better and faster.
9. Strive for excellence, not perfection.
10. Think simple.