An Event Apart Chicago opens
May 21, 2007
Tickets are now available for An Event Apart Chicago, August 27–28, 2007, at the Chicago Marriott Downtown. It’s two days of web standards, best practices, and creative inspiration from these amazing thought leaders and artists:
- Dan Cederholm, author, Web Standards Solutions, Bulletproof Web Design
- Louis Rosenfeld, author, Information Architecture for the World Wide Web
- Liz Danzico, editor, Boxes and Arrows
- Jeremy Keith, author, DOM Scripting, Bulletproof Ajax
- Jim Coudal, president, Coudal Partners
- Luke Wroblewski, publisher, Functioning Form,, senior principal designer, Yahoo!
- Derek Featherstone, Accessibility/Assistive Devices Task Force, DOM Scripting Task Force, The Web Standards Project
- Jason Santa Maria, art director, A List Apart, creative director, Happy Cog
Plus your hosts:
- Eric Meyer, author, CSS: The Definitive Guide, Eric Meyer on CSS
- Jeffrey Zeldman, publisher and creative director, A List Apart, author, Designing With Web Standards
An Event Apart Chicago is jam-packed with education and inspiration. On the agenda:
- Search analytics for fun and profit
- Secrets of the CSS Jedi
- Using JavaScript and the DOM without feeling dirty
- “The seven lies of information architecture”
- Best practices for form design
- Writing the user interface
- Designing your way out of a paper bag
…And more. You’ll learn how to use data you didn’t even realize you were collecting, to find out what your users really want. Discover how different forms, fields, and labels make or break interactions. How color, typography, and visual metaphors influence perception of your site and brand. How to make personal projects more successful and daily work-for-hire more fulfilling.
All this and much more, from the best brains and most exciting speakers in the industry. Plus parties and networking opportunities. Register by July 27 to save $100 off the ticket price. (Frequent Apartniks save $200.)