October Meeting Recap
Our first meeting was held a couple weeks ago at Sitening. We had a good first meeting turn out. We mostly hung out in the conference room — eating and drinking — and talked about different design and programming related topics. This is the list of topics we discussed:
Topics & Links
- Webdesigners Tools (from from WellStyled.com)
- Web Developer’s Handbook
- CSS Reboot
- Fangs (screen reader emulation for Firefox)
- TinyMCE (JavaScript HTML WYSIWYG editor)
- Google Accessible Search
- Accesibility Toolset (from Accessify)
- iStockphoto
CSS Reboot
A common project we discussed during the meeting was CSS Reboot:
The CSS Reboot is a community event for web professionals and enthusiasts. Every November 1st and May 1st at 18:00 GMT, Rebooters from all over the world launch their standards based website redesigns simultaneously; bringing traffic, interest and a little respect to their sites. There are no prizes or arbitrary winners, just great exposure and the knowledge that we all participated in something great. Read more about the CSS Reboot history.
The idea is to pick one or more sites that utilize modern design techniques (XHTML & CSS) that are being redesigned. Each redesigned website needs to be completed and launched by November 1st, 2006. CSS Reboot is an excellent opportunity to bring attention and traffic to your website(s).
Update - 11/01/06
Sitening entered a site into the CSS Reboot event. Their site was FamilyResource.com. FamilyResource.com underwent a major redesign. Sitening added a softer, more mom-friendly look. They also incorporated the use of sIFR to maintain typography while keeping the site accessible and optimized for search engines. Their CSS Reboot page is located at http://www.cssreboot.com/reboot1777. The page includes a before and after screenshot.