Comments on: @media 2005

By: Chris Jennings

Chris Jennings — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:23:55 +0000

Can I add my thanks to the list. Your presentations were very inspiring. I went home excited about all the work I have to do to reach these kind of standards.

I didn’t get a chance to speak to you, during the first party. I found it all a bit too noisy and I wandered off and saw a performance of Pericles, Prince of Tyre at the Globe!

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 02:52:17 +0000

Thanks for taking the time to speak to me at the wind down party – I was trying my best not to get over excited at getting the chance to speak to you!! Thanks again for two wonderful (and beautiful) presentations, and hopefully see you again in London next year..?

By: Ms. Jen

Ms. Jen — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 02:14:56 +0000

I would have loved to have gone, but it was not possible this year. It was sad to be at home looking at all the fun pics…

If I go to the grad program that I have applied for next year, then I will be a small plane ride away and can come to 2006. :o)

By: Alex Armstrong

Alex Armstrong — Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:36:27 +0000

It was a pleasure meeting you Doug, and as a “fence sitter” as you called me ;) I really enjoyed that fact that your presentation covered the design process – but also how that process can feed your mark-up

By: magicsoul

magicsoul — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:22:03 +0000

Thx for your big work man, and thx for the pdf files…

By: Adam Bouskila

Adam Bouskila — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 21:37:43 +0000

Yes, like Faruk has mentioned, your slides are very interesting and they are a work of beauty.

I have also noticed that your presentations always manage to get people to think, and I’m saying that after just viewing the slides with no explanations to accompany them.

I can see an opportunity for you to write an entry describing the process you go through producing these slides and presentations. It would be very interesting and useful.

By: Colly

Colly — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 21:06:05 +0000

Thanks for doing the mileage to speak in London, and good to meet you (albeit briefly, and with beer). It was a relief that you knew who I was!

I agree that @media has re-energised web developers who attended. Yes, it was both exciting and worrying as we all looked into the future of our industry, but I’m delighted to see so much positive action as a result of those two days. Suddenly new projects are popping up, developers are re-investigating core accessibility issues in a desire for clarity, and everyone is talking about @media 2006.

By: Veerle Pieters

Veerle Pieters — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:59:35 +0000

Well, Doug glad you have time for a little breather now. I enjoyed your presentations a lot, they were really superb. Thanks for the pleasant surprise ;-) My ‘main’ url is http://veerle.duoh.com btw, but they both work so I don’t mind. Actually the passion in my eyes is partially due to you and people like Dave Shea (the Zen Garden). As a designer I very much relate to your design style and the work you do. As soon as I got involved in CSS design I had the urge to spread the word. I was (and still am) so enthusiast about the possibilities this gives us, designers. I want to be a motivator for them. However it is still challenging at times.

It was so great meeting you and I really hope our paths will cross again in the future. All the best, from Geert and myself. And don’t forget to relax a bit :-)

By: Faruk Ates (KuraFire)

Faruk Ates (KuraFire) — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:19:50 +0000

Actually, I didn’t know!

You said something beforehand about having “a slide that you will enjoy” but I completely did not expect this!

However, I must say: thank you very much! It was a lovely surprise and I was even more surprised of being displayed first!

It was absolutely fantastic meeting you, having lunch with you and discussing all our favorite things about CSS, the modern web and what not, and last but not least, I thoroughly enjoyed both your presentations. Very interesting, informative and beautifully put together!

Also, let’s have lunch again when I’m in San Fransisco, right?

By: Roger Johansson

Roger Johansson — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:16:39 +0000

Great meeting you, Doug! And yeah, I was taken by surprise when I saw my site up there. A very pleasant surprise – thanks! :-) Too bad we didn’t have time to chat a bit more. Hopefully there will be more chances for that in the future.

By: Paul Boag

Paul Boag — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:51:41 +0000

Hi Douglas,
as one of the massing throng at media2005 I want to thank you for two excellent presentations. Although I trained as a designer and consider myself a designer I often find myself more worried about coding than the look and feel of a site. You helped me remember where my priorities should really lie! I think your points about not being constrained by CSS also went a long way of explaining my frustration and disillusionment with web design of late. I came back totally inspired and am itching for the next big design project to get me teeth into.

On a slight aside I attended the conference with my MD and Sales Director (not a likely pair for a web standards conference). Both were particular excited by your presentations and have been inspired to seek new ways to add a couple of zeros to our charge out rate :) Glad your presentations are now online as they have been bullying me to download them for days.