“I hadn’t publicly addressed the endings of these businesses, so I figured it was time to do so.”
Jeffrey’s reflections on A List Apart, A Book Apart, and An Event Apart are touching. All three of those endeavors influenced my career, and I’m beyond grateful. It’s sad that it came at a personal cost to him and his partners.
https://zeldman.com/2024/12/05/of-books-and-conferences-past/
#WebDesign #AnEventApart #WebDevelopment #ABookApart #AListApart
Of books and conferences past: A maker looks back on things well-made but no longer with us.
https://zeldman.com/2024/12/05/of-books-and-conferences-past/ #ABookApart #AnEventApart #work #publishing #business
One of the things that really struck me watching it was being reminded of a talk about, of all things, accessibility and web design by @Meyerweb at #AnEventApart many years ago.
Eric was talking within the context of navigating a hospital website in the midst of a family medical emergency and how designers often misjudge how a user's attention flows - especially in his case on what was an awful day.
Watching the #Wendover video made me think about the connections between how our attention works and how large masses of people behave - and how much design, be it pixels on a screen, or a bridge providing transit for a religious pilgrimage, often have seemingly similar challenges.
Looking for US WEB CONFERENCES.
It seems US conferences had a harder time recovering from Covid than the European ones, and the demise of #anEventApart was definitely a big bummer, but I'd like to know which ones are left.
So please let me know about good conferences about web development, in general or with a more specific topic, in the US - preferably ones with a national rather than local reach.
(Though I guess I'm not terribly interested in React or other frameworks - sorry.)
Thank you, An Event Apart.
I have so many fond memories of #aneventapart that I found it difficult to write about what AEA has meant to me.
Here’s my love letter to the conference that changed our industry and touched my life.
Some Things I Took Away From An Event Apart 2022 in Denver https://css-tricks.com/some-things-i-took-away-from-an-event-apart-2022-in-denver/"Some Things I Took Away From An Event Apart 2022 in Denver"
An Event Apart 2022 Denver wrapped up yesterday. And while I was unable to make it to all three days this time, I did catch yesterday’s action — and it was awesome. I’m not very social or outgoing, but this was the first conference I’ve been to in at least a couple of years, and […]
Read more: https://css-tricks.com/some-things-i-took-away-from-an-event-apart-2022-in-denver/
Dear my old nerds: If you’re like me, you’d JUMP at the chance to buy lunch for Jeffrey Zeldman. How much of our success do we owe to Zeldman?
Here’s a chance to do something much more meaningful for him.
#AnEventApart comes to an end after 17 years. Thank you to @Meyerweb, @zeldman, Toby, and every speaker who shared their knowledge with us over the years.
I am eternally graceful to have had the privilege of speaking from the An Event Apart stage, two times virtual, and just two weeks ago in person at what was to become the last #AEASF ever.
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