Pick a Panel: Designing Our Way Through Bad Band Web Sites SXSW 2010

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In addition to my SXSW Interactive panel, I have a SXSW Music panel up for your consideration.

Mark Trammell, Taylor McKnight and myself are presenting a panel called “Designing Our Way Through Bad Band Web Sites” that looks into how bands can make a better online presence with as least amount of work possible:

Having a presence online doesn’t mean just having a small Web site. It’s being 360 degrees from mobile to microblogging. But can we create a compelling, online Web presence with less than half a shoestring for a budget? Also, we will only mention Twitter by name during the presentation if someone in the audience brings it up first. Promise.

If would like to learn more about making a better band web site, then vote for Designing Our Way Through Bad Band Web Sites!

Pick a Panel: HTML5 and CSS3 SXSW 2010

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Next year’s SXSW Interactive is still far away, however voting for panels that will comprise this 4‑day festival is very much underway. 

Molly Holzshlag, Stephanie Sullivan, Zoe Gillenwater, and myself (which compose half of The CSS Summit) are presenting a panel simply called “HTML5 and CSS3 Design” that dives in making these upcoming technologies approachable and usable:

As HTML5 and CSS3 gets written, browser vendors are already incorporating their new features allowing for greater design and functionality. However, some major browsers haven’t. How should developers build for a constantly moving target? This panel discusses dealing with those older browsers and embracing new Web design technologies with practical HTML5 and CSS3 demonstrations.

If would like to have these speakers at SXSW, then vote HTML5 and CSS3!

Announcing The DIY Summit

After the success of The CSS Summit, the virtual conference dedicated to the design technology, Environments for Humans is putting on a conference for the freelance Web designer.

It’s called The DIY Summit and we’ve lined up a number of great speakers and content for the freelancer or the in-house design team of one: 

The DIY Summit takes Septemeber 17th. Where? Online. 

That’s right. Online!

All you need is a modern browser, a broadband connection, and some undivided attention. No need to book expensive hotel rooms or air travel. 

Also, you will be doing Mother Earth some good. We estimated we saved 40,000lbs of CO2 by having The CSS Summit online through the Interwebs. 

Tickets for The DIY Summit are also relatively cheap compared to other conferences: $139.00 for a single ticket. 

If you are an organization or company wanting to project the conference in a meeting room, the ticket price is $439.00.

You can save $25 no matter which ticket you use by using my discount code, DIYCHRISS.

The DIY Summit should prove to be a shot of adrenalin-inspiration for those who build the Web single-handedly. I hope to see you there!