by Andy Clarke | Publisher: New Riders | Release Date: September 2009 | ISBN: 9780321668646

Microformats have been designed to give additional meaning to simple, widely-published types of data on the web. They add another layer of functionality to Web pages. You can use them to add structure and meaning to contact information about people and places, and to calendar information. You can mark up reviews of events or the relationships between people. You can even use them for blog posts and syndicated content. In this video, author and CSS guru Andy Clarke shows how to implement these simple, structured formats in HTML. He takes a design-based approach and provides a number of visual examples so that those with a less technical background can get started using microformats in their designs right away. He demonstrates these concepts using examples from a fictitious social networking site. This is an online streaming video, not a download. After making your purchase online, you can log into your Peachpit account page to view Designing with Microformats for a Beautiful Web anytime, anywhere with Internet access. 

1. Section 1: Introduction 00:06:32
2. Section 2: Meaningful Markup 00:11:57
3. Section 3: Link-Based Microformats 00:08:55
4. Section 4: The XFN Microformat: Describing Relationships 00:05:23
5. Section 5: The hCard Microformat: Contact Information 00:24:07
6. Section 6: The hCalendar Microformat: Event Information 00:11:21
7. Section 7: The hReview Microformat: Review Content 00:11:42
8. Section 8: The hListing Microformat: Listings 00:02:49
9. Section 9: The hAtom Microformat: Syndicated Content 00:11:05
10. Section 10: Conclusion 00:03:16