Creating an HTML5 Site That Doesn’t Suck w/ Kevin Bruce [tek12 Speaker]

The Baltimore area has had 3 people selected to speak at php|tek 2012! This is Baltimore PHP's speakers of tek12 series, where we have each of those speakers talk to us. Next in the series is Kevin Bruce!

HTML5 is here and it does some really cool stuff! Being the latest "new shiny", your company to show off how bleeding edge they are by having a spinning 3d header bow, 53 web fonts, video boxes, galleries, etc – STOP! Remember when Flash first came out? Every site had an opening Flash page. A term was created for that- Flashturbation. It's when something was created for the sole purpose of looking cool- forget the fact that people were leaving the site because all they wanted was to get directions or find a product but got tired of the loading screen for a animated fly-by of the company's logo. Kevin Bruce will demonstrate how to keep usability and practicality in mind while looking bleeding edge technologies minimally, but effectively.

Coming from a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kevin got into the web, first as a designer, then learned PHP through books and the help of colleagues. With ten years in web development (3 in OOP), he has returned to the world of design- though, in this industry, no one really does pure design. He still loves to get my hands dirty in css, js and PHP. Currently, he's Creative Director for mojoLive.com, part of a team of talented individuals including Eli White, Sandy Smith and Oscar Merida. I’m hoping to share my unique perspective as a designer, developer and community organizer.

Meeting Agenda

6:30 - 7:00 - Pizza and Socializing
7:00 - 8:00 - Creating an HTML5 Site That Doesn’t Suck
8:00 - 8:30 - Giveaways and Wrap-Up

Sponsors
E-Moxie (http://www.e-moxie.com/) - Meetup, Organization, Giveaways
ADG (http://www.adgcreative.net/) - Meeting space, pizza, soda and beer (during the meeting, if available)

After the talk, we'll continue our conversation over a few beers. We'll be going to our usual Columbia spot, Frisco Grille.