{"id":241083,"date":"2014-10-13T11:28:07","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T15:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2014.toronto.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=241083"},"modified":"2014-11-18T14:08:04","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T19:08:04","slug":"designing-for-content","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2014\/session\/designing-for-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing for Content"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/2014.toronto.wordcamp.org\/speaker\/david-hickox\/\" title=\"Speaker info\">David Hickox<\/a> in the <a href=\"\/track\/designer\" title=\"Designer track listings\">Designer<\/a> track<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Designing for Content\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/key\/9GsnoDhPn5SyFS\" width=\"427\" height=\"356\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"border:1px solid #CCC; border-width:1px; margin-bottom:5px; max-width: 100%;\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe> <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5px\"> <strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/designing-for-content-41656411\/41656411\" title=\"Designing for Content\" target=\"_blank\">Designing for Content<\/a> <\/strong> from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/davidhickox\" target=\"_blank\">davidhickox<\/a><\/strong> <\/div>\n<p>In this talk, I\u2019ll go over the method I\u2019ve created for designing websites from the content outward. 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In this presentation, I\u2019ll walk you through the things I\u2019ve learned in my 15 years designing for the web.<\/p>\n<p>The intended audience is designers who use WordPress as their CMS, but it has css and code elements that should resonate with front end developers as well as general typographic and structural principles that are helpful for content creators.<\/p>\n<h2>Learning outcomes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>apply time-tested principles of typography and layout to the web<\/li>\n<li>build out a base &#8220;kitchen sink&#8221; typography stylesheet<\/li>\n<li>make better font choices in their designs<\/li>\n<li>gain an appreciation for content-focused design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With David Hickox in the Designer track Designing for Content from davidhickox In this talk, I\u2019ll go over the method I\u2019ve created for designing websites from the content outward. 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