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Molly E. Holzschlag
Holzschlag at @media in 2009
Born (1963-01-25) January 25, 1963 (age 61)
Occupation(s)Lecturer, author, web evangelist

Molly E. Holzschlag (born January 25, 1963[1]) is a US author, lecturer and advocate for the Open Web.[2] She has written or co-authored over 35 books on web design and open standards, including The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web (co-authored with Dave Shea).

She has been named one of San Francisco Webgirls' Top 25 Most Influential Women on the Web[3] and has worked with Microsoft, AOL, eBay and the BBC "promot[ing] standards and best practices to create highly sustainable, maintainable, accessible, interactive and beautiful Web sites".[4]

Campaigning for web standards

Holzschlag is a very active speaker on Open Web technologies, web design and accessibility.[5] She was the 2004–2006 group lead for the Web Standards Project (WaSP),[6] a coalition that campaigned browser makers such as Microsoft, Opera and Netscape to support modern web standards. She would later join Opera as an open and accessible web evangelist.[7]

She currently participates as a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Invited Expert on the CSS Working Group,[8] chairs the CSS Accessibility Community Group[9] and was previously an Invited Expert on the HTML and GEO Working Groups.[10]

Teaching work

Molly currently works for Knowbility, for whom she teaches classes on Open Web technologies such as HTML5 and ARIA, with a strong emphasis on using inclusive design to overcome accessibility barriers.[11] She has also taught webmaster courses for the University of Arizona, University of Phoenix, New School University, and Pima Community College.[12]

Bibliography

  • Spring into HTML and CSS. May 2, 2005. ISBN 0131855867.
  • Molly, Holzschlag; Shea, David (February 27, 2005). The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web. ISBN 0321303474.
  • 250 HTML and Web Design Secrets. July 9, 2004. ISBN 0764568450.
  • Molly, Holzschlag; Glendinning, Porter (May 28, 2004). Sams Teach Yourself Movable Type in 24 Hours. ISBN 067232590X.
  • Design Your Own E-Shop: Creating & Promoting Successful Small Business Sites (Dyo). April 28, 2004. ISBN 2884790217.
  • Color for Websites: Digital Media Design (Graphic Design). April 2003. ISBN 2880467411.
  • Cascading Style Sheets: The Designer's Edge. March 11, 2003. ISBN 0782141846.
  • Special Edition Using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. December 31, 2002. ISBN 0789727072.
  • Design Your Own Home Page. October 28, 2002. ISBN 2884790136.
  • Integrated Web Design: Building the New Breed of Designer & Developer. September 16, 2002. ISBN 0735712336.
  • Sams Teach Yourself Adobe LiveMotion 2 in 24 Hours. May 23, 2002. ISBN 0672323125.
  • Special Edition Using HTML and XHTML. May 14, 2002. ISBN 0789727315.
  • Molly, Holzschlag; Jason, Pellerin (December 20, 2001). Perl Web Site Workshop. ISBN 0672322757.
  • XML, HTML, XHTML Magic. September 2001. ISBN 0735711399.
  • Molly, Holzschlag; Weverka, Peter (August 21, 2001). Mastering Frontpage 2002 Premium Edition. ISBN 0782140033.
  • Special Edition Using XHTML. December 13, 2000. ISBN 0789724316.
  • Sams Teach Yourself Adobe(R) LiveMotion(R) in 24 Hours. January 15, 2000. ISBN 0672319160.
  • Special Edition Using HTML 4 (6th ed.). December 22, 1999. ISBN 0789722674.
  • Molly, Holzschlag; Romaniello, Stephen (November 1999). Mastering Adobe GoLive 4. ISBN 0782126049.
  • Short Order HTML 4. October 18, 1999. ISBN 0789720493.
  • Molly, Holzschlag; Tauber, Daniel A. (June 1999). Mastering Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Premium Edition. ISBN 0782124569.
  • The Complete Website Kit: Turn Your Website into a Dynamic, Long-Lasting, and Effective Tool. December 1998. ISBN 0782124283.
  • Web by Design: The Complete Guide. 1998. ISBN 0782122019.
  • Molly, Holzschlag; Lemay, Laura (June 1997). Laura Lemay's Web Workshop: Designing With Stylesheets, Tables, and Frames. ISBN 1575212498.
  • Molly, Holzschlag; Lemay, Laura (February 1997). Laura Lemay's Guide to Sizzling Web Site Design. ISBN 1575212218.
  • Professional Web Design: Theory and Technique on the Cutting Edge. August 1996. ISBN 0761507590.

References

  1. ^ Holzschlag, Molly E. (January 25, 2005), "Birthday Girl", molly.com (via archive.org), archived from the original on July 18, 2011 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Holzschlag, Molly E. (November 26, 2011), "About Molly", molly.com
  3. ^ Amy Moon (1998), "San Francisco Webgrrls in SFGate", The San Francisco Chronicle, archived from the original on September 30, 2011 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Molly E. Holzschlag (author)", Amazon.com
  5. ^ "Molly E. Holzschlag (speaker profile)", Lanyrd.com
  6. ^ "Molly Holzschlag (WaSP member)", The Web Standards Project
  7. ^ Holzschlag, Molly E., "I Am an Opera Singer", molly.com (via archive.org), archived from the original on January 14, 2011 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Members", Cascading Style Sheets working group
  9. ^ "CSS Accessibility Community Group", W3C Community and Business Groups
  10. ^ Holzschlag, Molly E., "About Molly", molly.com (via archive.org), archived from the original on July 18, 2011 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Molly Holzschlag (Knowbility staff)", Knowbility
  12. ^ "Molly E. Holzschlag: Biography", Paper Plus
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