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  1. Todd Budnikas
    Key Master

    Wanted to get some ideas for topics as we resurrect Refresh this month. I'm thinking of nothing too formal as we ease back in, but maybe at least some structured discussions. Here's some off-the-top-of-my-head ideas in order of what I'd like to talk/learn about:

    1. Maintaining a blog and how to get started. Pitfalls and best practices
    2. SXSW recommendations and past experiences (I'm heading this year and have never been.
    3. ^^ in addition, maybe a discussion of conferences, past experiences, recommendations, etc.
    4. HTML5 and how you're using it
    5. CSS3 and how you're using it. Successes and limitations
    6. What you learned in 2009

    Chime in and/or post yours!

    Posted 5 months ago #

  2. Bryan V.
    Member

    I'm feelin' #2-5. The only conference I've ever been able to go to was a print conference, and I'm already doing a few sites to validate w/ html5 instead of xhtml1. No more transitional vs. strict.

    Posted 5 months ago #

  3. Thommy
    Member

    I'm all about topics 4-6. In my day to day work activities I code for a much older audience who still use IE6. I need to explore and practice CSS3 and HTML5 on the side as much as possible. Bring it.

    Posted 5 months ago #

  4. Todd Budnikas
    Key Master

    Here's a few articles I plan on reading up on prior to our meeting. If you like homework, dig in:
    http://www.webdesignerwall.com/trends/css3-examples-and-best-practices/
    http://www.brucelawson.co.uk/2010/what-are-the-business-benefits-of-html5-video/
    http://mondaybynoon.com/2010/02/08/were-ready-for-css3-but-are-we-ready-for-css3/ -- I like this one in particular.

    Posted 5 months ago #

  5. jtbrack
    Member

    Going to try my darnedest to finally make it out to a Refresh, clearing out the bloated calendar.

    I'm definitely interested in what people are thinking about topic #5 and how they may be implementing it in their client work. Also quite curious if (and how) they educate their clients about it.

    Posted 5 months ago #

  6. Bryan V.
    Member

    We had a good talk about the viability of certain CSS3 approaches in regards to degradation on old browsers. The specific example that I remember was in regards to rounded corners.

    Posted 5 months ago #

  7. Todd Budnikas
    Key Master

    I talked a lot about CSS3 in the context of what advanced selectors and attributes you can apply to an element and how degradation can actually effect design intentions. For example, I think text shadow or lack thereof doesn't really impede on a design direction. However 30px rounded corners for every element on a page falling back to square corners can leave the end user with a completely different feeling and can communicate a different tone even.

    We also talked a bit about things like multiple background images and how something like that can have a fallback that is less than desirable. I'm ALL FOR inconsistencies in browsers but i think we're moving from looking different to drastic alterations depending on the circumstance. I think designers need to think through degradation and think of their audience.

    Also, to be fair, much of my discussion came from my agreement with almost all of this article (the one referenced above).

    Speaking of support: http://www.findmebyip.com/litmus

    Posted 5 months ago #

  8. Todd Budnikas
    Key Master

    Wanted to throw this read into the mix. Considering creating a CSS3/HTML5 forum as I have a feeling a lot of conversations could be had and good content could be captured around these topics.

    The Power of HTML 5 and CSS 3

    Posted 5 months ago #

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