Author: Isabel Tenbrink

  • Same in graphic design?

    Same in graphic design?

    As we know, there is a lack of women (or better visible women?) in webdesign, but what about graphics? Here I found an article about the reality in page-online: https://page-online.de/kreation/pionierinnen-des-grafikdesigns/?omhide=true&utm_source=page_daily_nl&utm_campaign=Lebenswirklichkeiten_statt_Hype__Illustrationen_f%c3%bcr_die_DEVK_17032022&utm_medium=email There is one sentence which is typical for all you women and men who try to focus women in care and traditional positions: … hard…

  • women-who-code

    Nice to find another big network for coding women: www.womenwhocode.com I think we should be more present and show that we can rather handle cookies than bake them.

  • Learn coding for women: moinworld.de

    I just discovered another project for women to find a place in the digital world. https://moinworld.de/ Here the description for the meetup, which exsist in two German towns already: Munich and Hamburg … … Moinworld’s goal is to create a developer community where women and girls have the same opportunities as men to help shape…

  • Phpwomen.org

    I just discovered a female Project called phpwomen.com. Here more about the project and the mission: PHPWOMEN PHPWomen is a user group specifically targeted toward the women in the PHP world. We do not wish to exclude men – rather to encourage women. They are not mutually exclusive after all. Mission Our aim is to…

  • Articles about Female Webdesign

    In 2008 Lee Munroe found at least 25 female webdesigners he found worth to be mentioned http://www.leemunroe.com/25-hot-female-web-designers. Already in 2010, smashing magazine published a small list of female webdesigners:  http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/05/11/women-in-web-design-group-interview/. Is it important if webdesign is female or male? Later, in 2012 another article in Templatemonster takes a look at the design: http://blog.templatemonster.com/2012/07/26/web-design-by-gender-women/ and the…

  • Responsive Webdesign

    Responsive webdesign is the most important trend in 2012 in webdesign technologies. But why. Let’s start just basic: Responsive means a flexible design self modifiing dependant on the final device. It is designed in HTML/CSS/Javascript and shows only useful layouts depending on the selected design. So finally the pages should look better in all kinds…

  • Choose the right colors in webdesign

    The way to choose the right color especially in webdesign depends on many things. Personal favourites and the focus on the appliance of the site are important. Color theory and the meanings and psycological aspects of colors are often discussed. Here is a nice article about all these aspects: http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/a-look-into-color-theory-in-web-design/ But what about how to…

  • List of 100 female webdesigners

    I just found a nice page with a list of female webdesingers: http://www.leemunroe.com/25-hot-female-web-designers. So I was curious and looked at some of the listed pages and further the suggested pages in the comments. My personal selection is here – and I hope there will be more suggestions, too. Maybe we will reach the 100s? Sure.…

  • Women working together with women?

    Often I wonder if women work better together with other women or with men? Here in webdesign my collegues are both but depending on the number of individuals I work often together with men. So it is kind of lack of expierience. My focus is more on the work not on “private” interests. Looking at…

  • Slanted #12 – Women, Typography, Graphic Design

    Slanted Magazine #12 deals with: Women, Typography, Graphic Design –