Dave Shea
Encyclopedia
Dave Shea is an Canadian web designer and co-author of The Zen of CSS Design
: Visual Enlightenment for the Web.
He is known for his work in web-standard development—from his design community project CSS Zen Garden
to his active contributions at the Web Standards Project
(WaSP). Shea is also a writer “for a large global audience of web designers and developers on his popular weblog, Mezzoblue” and is the founder and creative director of Bright Creative in Vancouver, BC.
. His web work has been featured in publications such as Page Magazine, Stylesheet Stylebook, Linux Format Magazine, PIXELmag, and DMXZone
The Zen of CSS Design
The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web is a book by web designers Dave Shea and Molly E. Holzschlag, published in 2005. The book is based on 36 designs featured at the CSS Zen Garden resource, an online showcase of CSS-based design...
: Visual Enlightenment for the Web.
He is known for his work in web-standard development—from his design community project CSS Zen Garden
CSS Zen Garden
The CSS Zen Garden is a World Wide Web development resource. The goal of the site is to showcase what is possible with CSS-based design. Style sheets contributed by graphic designers from around the world are used to change the visual presentation of a single HTML file, producing hundreds of...
to his active contributions at the Web Standards Project
Web Standards Project
The Web Standards Project is a group of professional web developers dedicated to disseminating and encouraging the use of the web standards recommended by the World Wide Web Consortium, along with other groups and standards bodies....
(WaSP). Shea is also a writer “for a large global audience of web designers and developers on his popular weblog, Mezzoblue” and is the founder and creative director of Bright Creative in Vancouver, BC.
Publications
Along with co-authoring his own book with Molly E. Holzschlag, Shea has contributed to online magazines Digital Web Magazine and A List ApartA List Apart
A List Apart is a webzine for web designers. It covers various topics of interest and advocates the use of web standards in the design process. Regular articles are written by contributing authors who are not part of the editorial team....
. His web work has been featured in publications such as Page Magazine, Stylesheet Stylebook, Linux Format Magazine, PIXELmag, and DMXZone
Award(s)
- Shea was awarded Best of Show 2004 at the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, TX.