Web Technology and Design SIG

April Meeting - Tuesday, April 27

This month the Web Design Special Interest Group will discuss how to convert an existing page from a table based layout to CSS on Tuesday, April 27.

For many years, the only way to create compelling web pages was to use tables and spacer images. The smallest change could become a major task in column and row manipulation resulting in multiple nested tables. Pages got more and more bloated with maintenance taking more and more time.

The introduction of CSS is reversing this trend. It is now possible to do almost anything tables did in the fraction of the page weight with changes a snap. But updating an existing site can be a daunting task. Where do you start? Join us as we use a step-by-step approach to take a table based design and simplify markup using proper html structure and CSS. Find out how to incorporate CSS into your site and take advantage of the design flexibility and cool visual effect CSS offers.

Rita Trelewicz
Web Design SIG Leader

March Meeting - Tuesday, March 23

At our monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 23, the HALPC Web Design Special Interest Group will address “CSS: A Web Designers Secret Weapon”.

Imagine if you could radically change the look and feel of your entire web site in a few moments by just changing a few items on one page. This is not wishful thinking.  It is reality if you use cascading style sheets (CSS). Proper use of CSS makes web pages lighter, and easier to build, change, and maintain. Separating structure from design is no longer a fringe endeavor. It is the standard by which all website development projects are now based.  Isn’t it time you did too?  Learn about CSS and how it can be the best tool in your web design arsenal.

Rita Trelewicz
Web Design SIG Leader

February 2009 Meeting - Tuesday, February 24

Imagine if you could radically change the look and feel of your entire web site in a few moments by just changing a few items on one page. This is not wishful thinking. It is reality if you use cascading style sheets (CSS). Proper use of CSS makes web pages lighter, and easier to build, change, and maintain.

Not that long ago, CSS was considered geek technology reserved only for the most extreme players. Poor browser support trapped CSS in the “isn’t that nice” territory of Web development. Not any more. Separating structure from design is no longer a fringe endeavor. It is the standard by which all website development projects are now based. Many high-profile companies like Wired, Fast Company, Sprint, and ESPN have redesigned their sites using standards based CSS, isn’t it time you did too? Learn about CSS and how it can be the best tool in your web design arsenal.

Rita Trelewicz
Web Design SIG Leader