Livre (formerly OpenMagazine), a Dutch web magazine covering digital sustainability issues, has ceased activity after four years of publication. The focus of the articles slanted toward subjects such as open source software and open standards. Way back in 2005, I wrote an article for OpenMagazine on increasing website accessibility(Dutch language, PDF, 2.7Mb) through the use of open web standards. Of course, my article was based on my work for the Dutch Web Guidelines which had been published in 2004. The guidelines promote the use of XHTML 1.0 Strict. Ironically, Anne van Kesteren’s article in the same issue discusses the problems with XHTML (By the way, this discussion refuses to die). Ah, the good old days.
A bit about table-hell, the way things used to be in web design, a bit about CSS 2.1, which is supposed to be how we do things now, and a bit about how it might be in the future if CSS Template Layout Module has anything to say about it. That’s what my presentation was about at the Fronteers Teachers Day. The Fronteers Teachers day was organized specifically for educators interested in incorporating web standards into their curriculum(s).
The unholy and disgraceful Bad Boy of the Web, Paul Boag, has tarnished the good names of all web designers worldwide by exposing our deepest, darkest secrets (we have ten of them, BTW) in masked-magician fashion. This blasphemy was brought to our attention by an obviously saddened and shocked Andy Clarke, who also informed us that Paul was not the first one to let the cat out of the bag.
There’s no more hiding for us now, so go ahead clients: read all about how to get the upper hand.
