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Jay & Gene speaking at RefreshColumbia

I’m reposting this from our local RefreshColumbia website since both Jay and I were given the opportunity to speak to the wonderful people that come to the Columbia (SC) Refresh meetups. There is some good stuff here from our good friends Jason Beaird (@jasongraphix) & Jennifer Mcswain (@jenmac24). I hope you guys enjoy it!

Featured in the video:

37 (or so) Tips for Becoming a Better Web Designer

Jay Barry - Period Three & Unmatched Style

Small little nuggets of wisdom that can help anyone become a better designer.
Resources Mentioned:

• http://nuggetsnuggetsnuggets.tumblr.com/

Type that Doesn’t Suck

Jennifer Mcswain - ADCO

A case study of type on the web and beyond.
Starts at ~20:35 - Resources Mentioned:

• Elegant Web Typography (slideshare.net/jeff_croft)
• http://sxswtypography.com
• Cufon (cameronmoll.com)
• F*ck the foundries (diveintomark.org)
• 25 Font Resources (buildinternet.com)
  
• Guide to Web Typography (ilovetypography.com)
• http://www.typetester.org/
• http://www.unmatchedstyle.com
• http://www.patterntap.com
• Twitter Search:typography
• http://www.ilovetypography.com
• http://www.bookcoverarchive.com
  

Quick Website Self-Defense Tips for Search Engine Visibility

Gene Crawford - Period Three & Unmatched Style

A jam packed overview of Search Engine Visibility and Tips on being findable on Google.
Starts at ~45:20 - Resources Mentioned:

• You can check out the slides here at slideshare.com
  

Playing with JQuery

Jason Beaird - Cyberwoven

jQuery is fun! No, really it is! Jason shares some code examples and explain how anyone can pick up jQuery: the write less, do more, JavaScript library.
Starts at ~61:50 - Resources Mentioned:

• publix4pennies.com/weekly
• docs.jquery.com
• learningjquery.com
• jqueryfordesigners.com
• Nettuts: 15 Resources To Get You Started With jQuery From Scratch
• Digital Web: jQuery Crash Course