Aaron Gustafson

Co-founder Easy Designs, LLC

  • Chattanooga TN

Web Design Author, Evangelist, Practitioner, and Teacher

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Biography

Aaron Gustafson is the Founder and Technical Lead of Easy Designs, a web development consultancy. He is a former Group Manager of the Web Standards Project (WaSP), publisher of Web Standards Sherpa, served as Technical Editor for A List Apart, is a contributing writer for .net Magazine, and has filled a small library with his technical writing and editing credits. His latest book is Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement.

Industry Expertise

Internet
Publishing

Areas of Expertise

CSS
Html
Html5

Accomplishments

Founded Web Standards Sherpa

2011-03-07

Web Standards Sherpa’s experts provide helpful, pragmatic and up-to-date advice on best practices for web professionals everywhere.

Wrote Adaptive Web Design

2011-05-31

After thinking about it for over 6 years, I finally got around to writing my own book. IT has been incredibly well-received: voted the #1 web design book in .net Magazine in 2011 and appearing on the list of .net Magazine’s top web design books in 2012 (when ranking was abandoned).

Education

New College of Florida

Bachelor’s Degree

Media Studies

1999

Affiliations

  • Web Standards Project (WaSP)
  • ExpressionEngine Pro Network

Testimonials

Software Engineer

Google

I wish I didn't have to only pick three attributes, because "Good Value", "On Time", "High Integrity", and "Creative" all apply too.

Aaron's CSS kung fu is second to none, and just in a few short months I learned more about CSS and HTML by looking at his code than I did in the past year creating hot prototypes and sites on my own at Yahoo. And I'm no slouch at it either.

The thing is, Aaron gets web design at a fundamental level, and in the way it was intended. He understands document semantics, and has such substantial experience that he knows the way to do things in the least amount of code, and the most efficient way possible given the ugly situation of IE and Firefox's vastly differing CSS implementations.

Founding Partner

fassforward consulting group

Aaron is smart, responsive and ahead of the curve. His expertise and creativity make him a tremendous asset. Highly recommended.

Softwaresman

Github

Aaron's worked with us through other companies as well as directly, and two things never cease to impress: his ability to compress the laws of time to get something out the door on schedule, and his comprehensive knowledge of CSS and semantic/descriptive markup. If I were to recap this endorsement in the style of eBay feedback, it would read "A+++ WOULD DO BUSINESS AGAIN".

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Event Appearances

Creating Adaptive, Responsive Web Designs

User Interface 17  Boston, MA

2012-11-07

Building Adaptive Designs Now

User Interface 17  Boston, MA

2012-11-06

Progressive Enhancement & Mobile

HOW Interactive  San Francisco, CA

2012-10-29

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Sample Talks

Adaptive Web Design Crash Course

This day-long workshop provides an overview of everything attendees need to know about modern web design and the progressive enhancement philosophy that makes crafting rich experiences across myriad devices and platforms easy.

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Author Appearance
  • Corporate Training

Fees

$4000 to $50001