Oh my goodness! I just found out that I was nominated for “Standards Champion” by the .net magazine 2010 Best of the Web Awards. What an honor!
I have the honor of being grouped with the wonderful people below, almost all of whom have inspired me and my work in some way during my career in the industry. How thrilling!
So, here it is, category #12: STANDARDS CHAMPION
This will be awarded to an individual promoting accessible design in 2010. If you’ve been inspired by accessibility this year, use your vote.
aaron gustafson
andy clarke
bruce lawson
denise jacobs – me!
derek featherstone
ethan marcotte
jeffrey zeldman
jeremy keith
laura thomson
leah culver
molly holzschlag
nicole sullivan
remy sharp
tantek celik
tim van damme
Update: 11/2010 – The award was (very rightfully) given to Jeffrey Zeldman, the patron saint and chief promoter of web standards. Since he was a shoo-in for the award, congratulations are not necessarily needed, but Jeffrey, congrats nonetheless!
I just spent an enjoyable evening laughing and having a great time with Willie Morris, Ulises Orozco of We Are Silicon Beach (with extra buddy support from Ryan Abbot for good measure). They interviewed me about my newly released book, The CSS Detective Guide, my upcoming plans for my trip to London and my excitement about speaking at The Future of Web Design there.
There is techie talk, non-tech silliness, diner food, and a sassy waiter. Have a listen to We Are Silicon Beach, Episode 6: The CSS Detective.
The campaign to get me to London so I can speak at the Future of Web Design is going really well! So far, people have donated around $750 – that’s a third of the way there in only 1 week’s time!! How cool is that?
This just in: for everyone who donates $40 or more, I will give you a free copy of my book, The CSS Detective Guide!
And, if you are local to Miami, I will give you a big hug too!
So go ahead, ChipIn and show some love, and I will show you some love right back!
More great news: the donations so far have helped me get my plane ticket. Yay! I will be making my hotel reservation this week, and am in the process of putting together the presentation right now (this blog post is a little study break from it). I will be plenty busy until May 12th when I leave – the next two weeks are packed solid, but with almost 100% awesomeness, least of which is the excitement of planning for a great experience.
Denise R. Jacobs is an Author, Speaker, Web Design Trainer, and Creativity Evangelist. Based in Miami, Florida, she is author of