Refresh Denver

We have confirmed our topic and speaker for the November 19, 2007 Refresh Denver Meeting. Greg Owen will present on the Adobe® AIR™ framework on November 19. Greg is a developer for the Denver-based firm EffectiveUI, which won multiple awards last month at Adobe MAX, including the People’s Choice Award, for their eBay Desktop application.

Greg will be discussing AIR and the development of the eBay Desktop application. We also plan to showcase some other AIR applications in use today.

UPDATED LOCATION:We will be back at the Hive Coop (directions) for the November meeting! Stay tuned to this site, our Google Group, and follow Refresh Denver on Twitter for updates!

November Refresh Meeting on Upcoming.org

Save the Date!

Our next meeting/gathering has been scheduled for Monday, November 19th, 2007. The location is still to be determined and the details for our next guest speaker are being worked out; we should know more by next week.

Nonetheless, if for some reason our guest speaker isn’t able to present this time, we’ll be meeting again at Illegal Grounds Coffee House at 6:30 PM — 8:30 PM.

Findings From the Web Design Survey…

In April 2007, A List Apart and An Event Apart conducted a survey of people who make websites. Close to 33,000 web professionals answered the survey’s 37 questions, providing the first data ever collected on the business of web design and development as practiced in the U.S. and worldwide.

Have a look: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/2007surveyresults

Brooke provided a great summary on last nights meeting.

Thanks for the links.

Who…
We had 10 professionals and one spouse join us last night, including one individual all the way from Colorado Springs. It was nice to meet you all and we hope to see you again next month.

Where…
We meet at the Illegal Grounds Coffee House which was the perfect size and it met all of our needs: free wi-fi, free parking, plenty of space, and easy to get to. However, it looks like they just opened their doors and they haven’t yet put together a complete cafe menu (i.e., there wasn’t anything to eat) and some of their drinks weren’t available either. Though the Barista informed us they will have a full kitchen within a few weeks.

What…
We would also like to say thanks to Scott Reynen for putting together a discussion on Microformats — it was a great introduction on how to add richer semantics to HTML-based markup.

Following the meeting a handful of us meet at the Mayan Theater for the Helvetica Film — if you haven’t seen it make sure you do, this film is awesome. By the way, the DVD will be available in about three weeks.

Additional Info…
Web site: http://microformats.org
Book: Microformats: Empowering Your Markup for Web 2.0 by John Allsopp; ISBN-10: 1-59059-814-8

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Presentation:
Microformats presented by Scott Reynen

You’ve heard of microformats but what are they exactly? Why are they relevant on the web? Scott Reynen will answer these questions and provide examples of tools and sites using microformats.

Come with questions and conversation. Come early (6:30) to mingle with like-minded designers and developers, soak in a fresh presentation (7:00), and then stick around afterwards to share project stories.

Venue:
Illegal Grounds Coffee House
925 E. 17th Avenue
Denver, Colorado 80218 [map]

Date & Time:
Monday, October 15, 2007
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Attendance:
Please mark your attendance at upcoming.org

More about the Venue:
Illegal Grounds Coffeehouse is a cafe located in an old Victorian house in the Uptown neighborhood. Equipped with free WiFi, air conditioning, comfortable couches, a flagstone patio, and ample outdoor seating, it’s the perfect place to study/write/read or catch up with friends. We offer free, reserveable meeting space and events.

All coffee and milk products are organic, free-trade, and all-natural. Our baked goods are all locally produced and we have fresh sandwiches and bagels.

JOIN US FOR A POST-MEETING — Helvetica The Film

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which is celebrating its 50th birthday this year) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Helvetica is currently screening at film festivals, museums, design conferences, and cinemas worldwide, followed by the DVD release. Get more info about the film…

Venue:
Mayan Theater
110 Broadway
Denver, Colorado 80203 [map] [directions from coffee house]

Date & Time:
Monday, October 15, 2007
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Attendance:
Please mark your attendance at upcoming.org

Purchase Tickets
Please purchase a ticket for the 9:00 showing to reserve your setting at helveticafilm.com