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Searching for Web Standards specialists
Khmerang from Cambodia, author of the Web Standards Quiz posted his findings as he sought for the specialists in his part of the world
A resource for german web standards specialists
As a logical consequence to my Frappr Map, I recently launched a project called Web Standards in Germany . Beginners and experts alike can obtain instant access to up-to-date Information due to the RSS-Feed Integration. My thanks to Björn Seibert of Webdevbits for his support and advice.
CSS Design versus Accessibility
On csszengarden I came across an 80s retro-style design with loads of accessibility issues (like poor colour contrast, flashing text etc.) I would say this is a perfect demonstration that accessibility means more than CSS Design.
A tool to create standard-based Web sites
This Spring Microsoft is coming out with a new Windows-only Web design tool called Expression. Not only will it output Standards-Based Web Sites, but you can do cool stuff like visually illustrate margins and padding in the design view. Watch the Demo Videos here.
Lectures in organizing and structuring code (de)
Jens Meiert explains how writing clearly arranged and consistent CSS-code can improve effectivity especially on large projects in a team. Also worth a read is Heiko S.’s article on structuring and organising your code.
via webdevbits
CSS -specificity has never been better explained
Not only does he show us a few more techniques on implementing CSS-Selector heirarchy, Andy Clarke creates a “Star Wars” allegory to shed creative light on their usage.
Locating the german experts
I enjoy visualizing things and I thought it’d be great to see where german web professionals operate from. So I started a Frappr map called Webstandards in Germany. Designers, Developers, Bloggers, can join… and watch this map grow.
Do you know your standards?
If you are a web designer and you think you know your craft, go ahead and try out this quiz. While you’re at it, you might also want to read Emil Stenström’s Levels of CSS knowledge
Layout Gala by Alessandro Fulciniti
Alessandro Fulciniti is offering exactly
40-Templates all for free with valid XHTML and CSS code. Surely a good place to start if you want a tableless layout that validates.