Posts by r3df

“Typography in Web Design“

Typography is an integral part of web design. No matter how fancy or minimalist your website design, the text on your site needs to get your message across. How the text appears is just as important as the words themselves. This talk will cover the basic best practices of typography in web design, trends for 2013, and an introduction to Google Fonts.  This is Jasmine’s presentation from WordCamp Ottawa 2013.

Presented by Jasmine Vesque a natural-born communicator who enjoys helping people share their most important stories and ideas. Her work revolves around her passions: digital communications, WordPress, and both web and print design.

LOCATION NOTE:

We’re working on a new downtown location for the regular monthly meetings of the meetup since we’ve outgrown the libraries.  As we have not settled on a new location yet, this meeting will at the James Street Pub.  We have a private space in the basement to keep the meeting separate from the regular bar patrons. (This will not be our regular location.)

For more information on our fall plans see: http://www.meetup.com/The-Ottawa-WordPress-Group/messages/boards/thread/37910832/

Meeting Details:

We have a private space downstairs. Enter the main doors, turn left, and down the stairs.

No donations for this meeting!  (We normally ask for a $4 donation to help cover the cost of the room and our Meetup fees, which total about $450/year)

Agenda

6:00 – General announcements

6:10 – Presentation

7:30 – Q&A, Mingle and Network

“The <a>,<b>,<c>s of HTML for WordPress”

HTML is one of the core languages of the Internet. You don’t HAVE to know HTML to build and maintain a WordPress website – but knowing the basic tags gives you more control over the content, presentation, and impact of your message. In this presentation, you’ll learn how to insert a link, format text size/style/position, load an image, and more, all through the WordPress HTML editor.

Presented by Meagan Hanes, Creative Architect and Founder of Love Digimedia, connects artisans and small businesses with the power of online marketing using strategic, simple, self-managed WordPress websites. We aim to answer one simple question: What’s your digital dream?

Meeting Details:

If you want to connect to WiFi, you will need your library card. (unless indicated otherwise above, laptops and connection to the internet are not required during the presentation)

Free parking is available on the neighbouring streets after 5:30pm.  Check the signs, a couple of the closest streets are limited to 1hr before 7pm.

The classroom is downstairs. Enter the main doors, head left, and down the stairs.  (Do not enter into the actual library)  Turn right at the bottom of the stairs and follow the halls to the room.

We ask for a $4 donation to help cover the cost of the room and our Meetup fees, which total about $450/year  – Exact Change would be greatly appreciated!

Agenda

6:00 – General announcements

6:10 – Presentation

7:30 – Q&A, Mingle and Network