Role Model
Presentation
By Alison Hall
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Chris Coyier
"I'm a front end web developer and web designer. I'm a frequent teacher, writer, speaker on those subjects. I'm a community builder. I'm a co-founder of CodePen."
-- Chris Coyier
Major Accomplishments
Timeline
- Born August 1980
- Graduated University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2004
- Started working on prepress at American and then Suttle-Strauss (2004-2006)
- Started working in web design at Chatman Design (2007)
- CSS-Tricks launched in 2007
- Launched Are My Sites Up in 2009
- Launched Digging Into WordPress (the blog) in 2009
- Initial publishing of Digging Into WordPress (the book) in 2009, with 2 more versions released later
- Worked at Wufoo, was acquired by MailChimp (2010-2012)
- ShopTalk Show launched in 2012
- CodePen launched in 2012
- Done 70+ Interviews, Podcasts, and Publications
Why I admire him
- Contributes to the community
- Provides very useful tips, tricks, and examples
- A leading example in the community
What I learn from him
- Shows how a passion project can turn into something more
- A good way to make money is to have a free version, but sell a premium
Example: Hover
Example: Morph
Example: Blur
Example: Nav Hover
Example: SVG Tabs
Example: Buttons
Thanks for listening
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