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Creativity. Usability. Accessibility. Technology. The Web Design conference is all about design: from accessibility to CSS to exploring new approaches in Web interfaces and doing it all with the best technology available. Join top designers and usability experts in San Francisco and learn the secrets of information architecture and interface design, the latest on Web standards and design inspiration.
Creating Effective Web Navigation
Steve Mulder
February 18, 10:15 a.m.
How do we help users find and do what they need to do on our sites? With effective navigation schemes. Discover how real users move around a site, and learn the guidelines for successful navigation systems. Learn about navigation models, consistency, labeling, design, and see examples that will make you cheer ? and cry.
From Tables to Styles: CSS-Based Redesign
Mark Newhouse
February 18, 11:30 a.m.
A good way to ease into the world of standards and Cascading Style Sheets is to compare a traditional design with one built around CSS and Web standards. In this session, CSS and standards guru Mark Newhouse walks you through the process of rebuilding a page with modern markup. See layout tables and <font> tags disappear before your eyes as you learn the best ways to work standards and CSS into your sites.
New! Delivering Beautiful Interfaces with CSS
Douglas Bowman, Mark Newhouse
February 18, 1:15 p.m.
Drop-down menus and sophisticated interface elements have traditionally been implemented using JavaScript and kludgy coding workarounds that often don't work. It's increasingly practical to deliver rich, beautiful, functional interfaces using semantic markup and CSS. Learn how modern markup can deliver great Web interfaces that are fast and reliable.
New! Patent Pains: New Coding Challenges for Rich Media
Mark Newhouse, Jim Heid
February 18, 2:30 p.m.
Do your pages contain embedded Flash, Windows Media, RealSystem, QuickTime, Java, or PDF content? If so, some new coding chores lie ahead. Because of a recent patent case, Microsoft is changing the way Internet Explorer for Windows handles embedded rich media. Make sure your rich media delivers a good experience ? learn what's ahead and how to code for it.
A Designer?s Introduction to XML
Joe Marini
February 18, 3:45 p.m.
XML is becoming more common in mainstream Web development every day. In this session, you'll learn how XML works, what it's good for (and not good for), and what you need to know about it as a designer to put it to good use. You'll see how XML can be used to separate content from layout, drive dynamic interfaces, and be transformed for display in different ways.
Net Words: Effective Web Writing
Kelly Goto
February 18, 5 p.m.
News flash: the Web isn't print. Writing for the Web requires different techniques than writing for static, non-interactive media. In particular, it requires a deep understanding of how people read online. Learn how Web users scan pages, and get the best techniques for getting your message across accurately and succinctly.
New! Creating Intuitive Interfaces
Kelly Goto
February 19, 10:15 a.m.
How can you create sites people will actually use and return to? You must incorporate clear messaging, navigation, and usability methods into your site design to provide a clear roadmap for your users to follow. Learn principles of information design, navigation and site architecture, and user testing for improved site designs and happier customers.
New! How Users Surf: What Usability Tests Reveal
Steve Mulder
February 19, 11:30 a.m.
User tests reveal that people scan different types of pages differently. How do users employ navigation? What do they notice and what do they ignore? And what does all this mean for how you design your sites? Learn the behavior patterns of Web users and get the inside track on trends in usability.
New! Webcasting: From Zero to Live in 60 Minutes
Mark Newhouse
February 19, 1:15 p.m.
Live Webcasts are great for delivering training, lectures, presentations, and more. In this fast-paced session, you'll learn about lighting, set design, hardware and software, and special considerations for the highly compressed nature of streamed video. Mark Newhouse will show build a Webcast from the ground up, culminating in a live Webcast at the end of the session.
The How and Why of Blogging
Speaker announced on the Web!
February 19, 2:30 p.m.
Web logs, or "blogs," aren't just for personal sites. Sites of all kinds can employ blogs and blog-creation tools to keep visitors informed and up to date. Learn what a blog can do for your site, and see the best tools for creating and maintaining them.
New! Design and Accessibility: The Best of Both Worlds
Douglas Bowman, Andrew Kirkpatrick
February 19, 3:45 p.m.
To hear some accessibility gurus talk, you should never change font sizes, never use rich media, and in general create a conservative if not boring site. Not so. Learn how design and accessibility can go hand in hand, and see the best practices for integrating accessibility into your production workflow.
Rich Media Accessibility
Andrew Kirkpatrick
February 19, 5 p.m.
While access to basic Web content has improved dramatically, ever-increasing
amounts of rich media online present significant barriers for people with
disabilities. This session will provide examples and practical advice for
incorporating rich media such as QuickTime, Real/SMIL, Flash, Shockwave, and
others into Web sites while addressing accessibility concerns.
New! Best of Macromedia Studio MX
Speaker announced on the Web!
February 20, 10:15 a.m.
It's a new year and a new MX revision. Learn the best production practices with Dreamweaver MX, Flash MX, and Flash MX. Learn why they share the MX moniker and what that means to you. You?ll also learn how to fully exploit the features of each product for the best end results.
Adding Interactivity to Web Pages With Dreamweaver MX
Joe Marini
February 20, 11:30 a.m.
Learn how to make your Web pages come alive with Dreamweaver MX! Make image rollover buttons, use Dreamweaver?s built-in support for Fireworks and Flash content, use pre-built JavaScript behaviors to validate form input, and build interactive drop-down menus.
Customizing, Automating and Expanding Dreamweaver MX
Joe Marini
February 20, 1:15 p.m.
Dreamweaver has always been a malleable program that you can mold to fit your needs. But extensibility takes a big leap forward in the latest releases of Dreamweaver MX. Learn about Dreamweaver?s customizing features and how to write your own Dreamweaver extensions. Even if you?ve never written an extension before, you'll learn how to customize Dreamweaver and turbocharge your productivity.
New! Flash MX and ActionScript Secrets
Speaker announced on the Web!
February 20, 2:30 p.m.
Take your Flash expertise to the next level in just 60 minutes. Learn the experts' tricks for faster loading, faster development, and more efficient scripting. Along the way, you'll learn important Flash usability concepts and see what the latest versions of Flash bring to the Web.
New! Stephen Hawking and Me: Flash MX Accessibility
DL Byron
February 20, 3:45 p.m.
Flash accessibility is a current and controversial topic among designers and developers. Learn how to combine CSS, XHTML, and Flash MX into an accessible, usable, and engaging user experience. See what Flash MX 2004 brings to the accessibility table, and get practical design, code, and deployment advice.
Fireworks, FreeHand, and Flash
Sandee Cohen
February 20, 5 p.m.
What if all your graphic tools had no boundaries between them? Discover how this trio of MX applications all work together to become one uber-application. See how to use the vector graphics from FreeHand in Flash and Fireworks, how to add Fireworks images into Flash files, and how to add Flash ActionScripts and movie clips into FreeHand pages.
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