Adaptive Web Design

In this Workshop, Aaron Gustafson will teach you everything you need to know about modern web design with progressive enhancement.

During the course of the day, Aaron will mentor you on best practices as you work together to build a web page from the content out. Along the way, you'll...

• come to a greater understanding of semantic markup, including the improved semantics of HTML5;
• become more familiar with how CSS parsers work and how you can use their logic to apply advanced CSS (including CSS3) in a layered fashion;
• see where concepts like "mobile first" and "responsive design" fit in with progressive enhancement and your workflow;
• learn how to wield the awesome power of JavaScript wisely, while keeping a watchful eye on how it can affect the user experience or your sites;
• see how accessibility concerns can be easily factored into your development process; and
• gain exposure to ARIA roles & states and see how you can employ them to improve the experience of those using screen readers.

Whether you are a novice or an experienced professional, you will walk away from this workshop with a greater understanding of what progressive enhancement is and how to implement this philosophy in your own work.

This workshop will be given in English, so if you understand the content of this page you'll probably will be able to follow the workshop with ease. Also, you'll need to bring a laptop as we can't provide you one.

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