Noel Jackson: Transitioning from Print to Web Design

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Join us on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 when Noel Jackson of Automattic,
Inc. (known for their WordPress and Akismet projects) will discuss the
differences between print and web design.

What separates print and web in the design community? What do
designers need to know to bridge the gap between print and the web?
What constraints do web designers need to understand?

We’re thrilled that Noel will be presenting our first "design-focused"
topic at Refresh Detroit!

Noel will discuss:

The differences between print and web design.
What should you be concerned about, and what should the browser deal
with?
Pixel perfection: Legend or fallacy?
Color profiles, your screen vs. theirs.
Variables introduced by machine and human that make web design a
unique mix of science and art.

Noel Jackson is an übergeek, designer, and developer. Pulled from the
depths of freelance design, he now works for Automattic, Inc. He loves
the internet and dreams in HTML quite frequently. A self-proclaimed
polymath, Noel was once a secret agent, fashion photographer, and ran
a successful post-production studio in NYC.

When not pushing pixels and babbling about regexes, he’s probably
listening to music (300 LPs and 250 gigs in all), DJing, or creating
something (generative art is a favorite as of late). He lives in
Detroit with his beautiful wife Stephanie, a fish named Hiro, and a
chinchilla named Elvis.

Where: Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan. We will be
meeting in Room 150 at the Morris Lawrence Building. Plenty of free
parking is available adjacent to the building.

Please RSVP at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2124154/