Cindy Li
Cindy Li | |
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Born | September 5th, 1975[1] Taiwan |
Died | October 15, 2018 United States | (aged 43)
Alma mater | University of Florida |
Spouse | Matt Harris |
Children |
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Website | cindyli |
Cindy Sang-Ching Li was a web designer, author, and speaker known for her expertise in CSS, user experience, and accessibility. She was a member of the CSS Working Group created by the World Wide Web Consortium. Li began her design career in 1996 and is an author of a web design blog, several articles for net (magazine), and co-author of Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design, 2nd ed.[2] She also co-founded CupCakeCamp in 2008.[3] In 2012 she was listed as one of .net magazine’s 20 Leading Web Designers.[4]
Books and articles
Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design
Li co-authored the second edition (2008) ofProfessional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design, a guide to using CSS for web design using web standards(ISBN 9780470177082).
Find the perfect colour for your website
Li's net (magazine) article Find the perfect colour for your website is a guide to using color to improve the attractiveness and usability of a website while remaining accessible. It was published in 2014.[5]
Speaking
Cindy Li gave opening keynotes at web design[6] and user experience[7] conferences, and was a frequent speaker at design and interaction conferences, most notably An Event Apart, Future of Web Design, Open Web Camp, and South by Southwest Interactive.[8]
Other work
- Typeset the 1996 Atlanta Olympics wall
- Book cover designer of The Whuffie Factor[9][10]
- Ficlets – user interface design and programming
- CupCakeCamp co-founder and San Francisco organizer
- Lead designer for the relaunch of Flickr for iOS in 2012
References
- ^ "Obituary for Cindy Sang-Ching Li : English Funeral Home". Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design. Wrox. 2008. ISBN 9780470177082.
- ^ "CupCakeCamp Comes To San Francisco". 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "20 leading web designers' desks for your inspiration". .net magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ "Find the perfect colour for your website". .net magazine. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Cindy Li will give the opening keynote at the 2012 National Web Design Contest". Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Cindy Li to open Web 2013 Conference at Penn State". Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "An Event Apart: Cindy Li Speaker Profile". Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- ^ Hunt, Tara (2009). The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business. New York: Crown Business. ISBN 978-0-307-40950-8.
- ^ "Tara Hunt: My Cindy Li Story". Retrieved 2018-10-27.
External links
- Christopher Schmitt (2018). "The Cindy Li Interview". Retrieved 2018-10-27.