Day 1: Real-world HTML5

Presenter: Russ Weakley

Russ has worked in the graphic design arena for over 20 years with extensive experience in Real-world CSS. He has also authored "CSS in Ten minutes" and produced a series of widely acclaimed CSS-based tutorials. Russ is internationally recognised for his presentations and workshops on web development, standards and accessibility. Russ is also chair of the Web Standards Group.

What is Real-world HTML5 about?

HTML5 is a powerful and flexible markup languages with an exciting range of new semantic elements, new form elements and attributes as well native audio and video. This workshop cuts through the complexities and demystify HTML5, making it easy to understand and apply.

What will you learn at Real-world HTML5?

This workshop will give you a clear overview of all the key aspects of HTML5. Over the course of a full day, you will build a fully functional web page, including a complex web form, from the ground up.

Along the way, you will learn about:

• The key differences between HTML and HTML5
• New HTML5 semantic elements and how/where they should be used
• New HTML5 elements such as <time>
• HTML5 form elements and attributes, allowing forms to become richer experiences for users.
• HTML5 video - and how you can quickly add native video to your web pages
• How to include WAI-ARIA roles and states to your web pages to increase accessibility for Assistive Technologies
• HTML5 boilerplates

Who should attend Real-world HTML5?

• Do you want to take your markup to the next level?
• Have you always wanted to learn HTML5 but have found it too complex or confusing?
• Do you want to learn how to use the new HTML5 form element and attributes?

This workshop is for you!

What do I need to bring to the workshop?

• Bring a Mac, PC, or Linux laptop with either a CD/DVD drive or a USB port to download coding exercises.
• To save time, please have one of the latest versions of one of the following browsers installed on your computer in advance: Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome or Internet Explorer
• If you have a preferred code editor, make sure you have it installed; otherwise, you'll be stuck with Notepad or something equally bare-bones.
• Internet access is not required for the course and is not provided on the day

Start and finish times?

• 08:30 am - check-in
• 09:00 am - start session 1
• 10:30 am - break
• 11:00 am - start session 2
• 12:30 pm - lunch
• 01:30 pm - start session 3
• 03:00 pm - break
• 03:30 pm - start session 4
• 05:00 pm - finish

Do attendees receive certificates?

Yes, any participant who would like a certificate will receive an emailed certificate to show that they have completed the course.

Day 2: Real-world CSS3

Presenter: Russ Weakley

Russ has worked in the graphic design arena for over 20 years with extensive experience in Real-world CSS. He has also authored "CSS in Ten minutes" and produced a series of widely acclaimed CSS-based tutorials. Russ is internationally recognised for his presentations and workshops on web development, standards and accessibility. Russ is also chair of the Web Standards Group and a committee member of the Web Industry Professionals Association.

What is Real-world CSS3 about?

This workshop will give you a clear overview of all the key aspects of CSS3 and Responsive Web Design. Over the course of a full day, you will gradually style a functional web page. Along the way you will learn the fundamentals of CSS3 including colors, round corners, gradients and web fonts. You will also explore grids, frameworks and Object Oriented CSS. Most importantly, you will learn how to create Responsive Web Design - including scalable images and movies.

What will you learn at Real-world CSS3?

This workshop will give you a clear overview of all the key aspects of CSS3. You will learn how to:

• use the power of CSS3 selectors
• understand the flexibility of CSS colors
• use text-shadow and box-shadow for cool drop-shadow effects.
• add round corners using border-radius
• create CSS3 gradients so that you can do away with background images
• use @font-face to deliver the fonts you want
• use CSS resets
• use grids and frameworks
• use Object Oriented CSS
• understand and apply Responsive Web Design including how it can be applied to existing sites and new sites
• use Responsive techniques to create scalable images and movies.

Who should attend Real-world CSS3?

• Do you have a basic understanding of CSS and want to take it to the next level?
• Have you always wanted to learn CSS3 but have found it too complex or confusing?
• Are you interested in creating responsive web sites?
• Are you interested in the latest practices around CSS development such as grids, frameworks and Object Oriented CSS?

This workshop is for you!

What do I need to bring to the workshop?

• Bring a Mac, PC, or Linux laptop with either a CD/DVD drive or a USB port to download coding exercises.
• To save time, please have one of the latest versions of one of the following browsers installed on your computer in advance: Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome or Internet Explorer
• If you have a preferred code editor, make sure you have it installed; otherwise, you'll be stuck with Notepad or something equally bare-bones.
• Internet access is not required for the course and is not provided on the day

Start and finish times?

• 08:30 am - check-in
• 09:00 am - start session 1
• 10:30 am - break
• 11:00 am - start session 2
• 12:30 pm - lunch
• 01:30 pm - start session 3
• 03:00 pm - break
• 03:30 pm - start session 4
• 05:00 pm - finish

Do attendees receive certificates?

Yes, any participant who would like a certificate will receive an emailed certificate to show that they have completed the course.

Day 3: Real-world Accessibility

Presenter: Roger Hudson

Roger has been helping government departments, companies and web developers improve the accessibility of their sites for over 10 years. He is familiar with the functionality and potential of the different assistive technologies and the needs of their users. Roger was an active contributor to the development of WCAG 2.0 and has presented many seminars and workshops about what is required to develop websites that comply with the guidelines and the National Transition Strategy. Roger has also undertaken a range of accessibility research projects and presented papers on his work at conferences in Australia and overseas as well as writing numerous articles.

What is Real-world Accessibility about?

A new generation accessibility workshop which focuses on two key questions:

• Can we use the new, exciting and dynamic features of the web and still make accessible sites?
• How do we determine if a site or application is accessible?

In answering these questions, the workshop will push the boundaries of web accessibility with practical exercises in developing modern accessible sites and evaluating the accessibility of web content.

What will you learn at Real-world Accessibility?

The workshop will provide practical advice on how to improve and evaluate the accessibility of websites. You will learn:

• Why designing for device independence is important
• About Accessibility APIs and how to identify them
• How to use a screen reader
• How to make accessible lightboxes and sliders
• How to use ARIA to improve the accessibility of forms (and more)
• How to balance real-world barriers to accessibility and WCAG compliance
• How to use a range of accessibility evaluation tools
• How to develop a practical approach to measuring accessibility at different stages in the development life-cycle.

Who should attend Real-world Accessibility?

• Developers with a basic understanding of accessibility who want to expand their knowledge
• Project managers who are interested in incorporating new web features while still making accessible sites
• Quality assurance team members who want to know how to evaluate the accessibility of web content

What do I need to bring to the workshop?

• Bring a laptop with a USB port (please note, PC is preferred as many of the testing tools and screen readers used during the course only work on PC).
• Install the following software:
  • Latest version of Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera
  • Latest version of the WAT tool bar
  • Latest stable release of NVDA screen reader
  • Total Validator
  • Worldspace FireEyes
• You will also need to bring a set of headphones
• Internet access is required for the course and will be provided on the day

Start and finish times?

• 08:30 am - check-in
• 09:00 am - start session 1
• 10:30 am - break
• 11:00 am - start session 2
• 12:30 pm - lunch
• 01:30 pm - start session 3
• 03:00 pm - break
• 03:30 pm - start session 4
• 05:00 pm - finish

Do attendees receive certificates?

Yes, any participant who would like a certificate will receive an emailed certificate to show that they have completed the course.

Dates, costs & book tickets

This table describes the event, dates, costs and purchase information for the various Max Design workshops.

Workshop venues

Canberra

Rex Hotel
Address: 150 Northbourne Avenue Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: 02 6248 5311
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Brisbane

Mantra on Queen
Address: 570 Queen Street Brisbane QLD 4000
Phone: 07 3234 8888
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Sydney

Portside Centre
Address: Level 5, Symantec House
207 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 02 9251 9559
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Melbourne

Punthill Little Bourke
Address: 11- 17 Cohen Place Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9916 8884
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Contact us

Do you have any questions? Contact Russ Weakley for further information:

• Phone: 612 9410 2521
• Mobile: 0403 433 980
• Email: workshops@maxdesign.com.au