HTML and CSS Web Standards Solutions:
A Web Standardistas' Approach
Christopher Murphy
Internationally respected digital artist Christopher Murphy has been described as "a William Morris for the digital age" (Creative Review). Creatively exploring the potential of the Web since the mid '90s, he is a cofounder of web-based arts publishing organization Fällt Publishing (www.fallt.com) and has worked within the field of audio-related design for over a decade.
Murphy's work has been featured alongside numerous internationally respected designers including Peter Saville, The Designers Republic, Tomato, and Stefan Sagmeister in a variety of design books and magazines, including Eye magazine, widely acknowledged as one of the world's leading design journals. A regular speaker at design conferences and workshops worldwide, he also exhibits his work internationally.
In addition to his role as a lecturer in interactive design at the University of Ulster at Belfast, where he has actively promoted a web standards-based curriculum, Murphy runs an established design consultancy and has created award-winning work for clients including Absolut Vodka, Royal Mail, and the British Council.
When not otherwise occupied, he maintains the web site for digital arts collective Fehler: www.fehlergesellschaftmitbeschrankterhaftung.com
Nicklas Persson
A practicing digital artist since the mid '90s, Nicklas Persson graduated from the University of Ulster in 2000 with a first-class BA (Hons) degree in fine and applied arts. His work has been exhibited internationally at numerous online and offline digital arts festivals worldwide.
On graduation Persson was invited to work for BBC Interactive, a prestigious role he readily accepted. He subsequently moved to a role as senior developer in the well-respected Belfast-based interactive design agency Radar. He now combines work as a lecturer in interactive design at the University of Ulster at Belfast with work as a freelance developer and designer at SL33P (www.sl33p.com) specializing in the design and development of well-crafted web applications.
As a consequence of his commitment to his teaching, he regrets neglecting his obligations to his long-established web site: www.takete.com.