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Cindy Li
Cindy Li
Born	September 5, 1975; Taiwan
Died	October 15, 2018 (aged 43); Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Florida, Bachelor's degree in Fine Art
Awards	In 2012, she was listed as one of .net magazine's 20 Leading Web Designers.;
Website	cindyli.com

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Cindy Sang-Ching Li (September 5, 1975 – October 15, 2018) was a web designer, author, and speaker known for her expertise in CSS, user experience, and accessibility. She was a member of the CSS Working Group created by the World Wide Web Consortium.

Li died of cancer at the age of 43 on October 15, 2018.^[2]

Career

Li began her design career in 1995 when she was selected to typeset the 1996 Atlanta Olympics wall. She worked for NetChannel—an internet television startup in Norcross, GA, until it was bought out in by AOL in 1998.^[3]

Li's work at AOL included the AOLTV project, launched in 2000. She also worked on the AOL Channels: Health and Fitness, Personal Finance, Shopping, AIM Pages, AIM Lite, AOL.com, Ficlets, and Mac Development.^[3] In June 2005, Li was the designer of AOL's coverage of the Live 8. She won the first Broadband Emmy Award in 2006 for her work on Live 8 on AOL.^[4]^[5]

Li worked for Yahoo! after AOL, and was the lead designer for the relaunch of Flickr for iOS in 2012.^[5]

She was an author of a web design blog, several articles for net, and co-author of Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design, 2nd ed.^[6]

Awards and recognitions

In 2006, Li won the Broadband Emmy Award for her work on Live 8 on AOL, the first time that a multi-city, around-the-planet event had been broadcast live through the internet without any breaks.^[4]^[5]

In 2012, she was listed as one of .net magazine’s 20 Leading Web Designers.^[7]

Books and articles

Li co-authored the second edition (2008) of Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design, a guide to using CSS for web design using web standards(ISBN 9780470177082).
Li's net article Find the perfect colour for your website is a guide to using color to improve the attractiveness and usability of a website while remaining accessible. It was published in 2014.^[8]

Public speaking

Cindy Li gave opening keynotes at web design^[9] and user experience^[10] conferences, and was a frequent speaker at design and interaction conferences, most notably An Event Apart, Future of Web Design, Open Web Camp, and South by Southwest Interactive.^[11]

Other work

Book cover designer of The Whuffie Factor^[12]^[13]
Ficlets – user interface design and programming

References

^ "Obituary for Cindy Sang-Ching Li : English Funeral Home". Retrieved October 25, 2018.
^ Cindy Li
^ ^a ^b "The Cindy Li Interview". Christopher Schmitt. July 15, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ""LIVE 8 ON AOL" WINS FIRST BROADBAND EMMY HONORING PROGRAMS FOR INTERNET, CELLPHONES, PDAs | The Emmy Awards". The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. April 24, 2006. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cindy Li Obituary". New York Times. March 24, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design. Wrox. 2008. ISBN 9780470177082.
^ "20 leading web designers' desks for your inspiration". .net magazine. May 13, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
^ "Find the perfect colour for your website". .net magazine. June 16, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
^ "Cindy Li will give the opening keynote at the 2012 National Web Design Contest". Retrieved October 25, 2018.
^ "Cindy Li to open Web 2013 Conference at Penn State". Retrieved October 25, 2018.
^ "An Event Apart: Cindy Li Speaker Profile". Retrieved October 27, 2018.
^ Hunt, Tara (2009). The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business. New York: Crown Business. ISBN 978-0-307-40950-8. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
^ "Tara Hunt: My Cindy Li Story". October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.

[efh-1] "Obituary for Cindy Sang-Ching Li : English Funeral Home". Retrieved October 25, 2018.

[2] Cindy Li

[interview-3] "The Cindy Li Interview". Christopher Schmitt. July 15, 2008. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[emmy-4] ""LIVE 8 ON AOL" WINS FIRST BROADBAND EMMY HONORING PROGRAMS FOR INTERNET, CELLPHONES, PDAs | The Emmy Awards". The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. April 24, 2006. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[nytimes-5] "Cindy Li Obituary". New York Times. March 24, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[pro-css-6] Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design. Wrox. 2008. ISBN 9780470177082.

[7] "20 leading web designers' desks for your inspiration". .net magazine. May 13, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2018.

[8] "Find the perfect colour for your website". .net magazine. June 16, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2018.

[9] "Cindy Li will give the opening keynote at the 2012 National Web Design Contest". Retrieved October 25, 2018.

[10] "Cindy Li to open Web 2013 Conference at Penn State". Retrieved October 25, 2018.

[11] "An Event Apart: Cindy Li Speaker Profile". Retrieved October 27, 2018.

[whuffie-12] Hunt, Tara (2009). The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business. New York: Crown Business. ISBN 978-0-307-40950-8. Retrieved October 27, 2018.

[13] "Tara Hunt: My Cindy Li Story". October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.

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+'''Cindy Sang-Ching Li''' (September 5, 1975 – October 15, 2018) was a web designer, author, and speaker known for her expertise in [[CSS]], [[user experience]], and [[accessibility]]. She was a member of the [[CSS Working Group]] created by the [[World Wide Web Consortium]].
-'''Cindy Sang-Ching Li''' was a web designer, author, and speaker known for her expertise in [[CSS]], [[user experience]], and [[accessibility]]. She was a member of the [[CSS Working Group]] created by the [[World Wide Web Consortium]]. Li began her design career in 1996 and is an author of a web design [[blog]], several articles for [[net (magazine)]], and co-author of ''Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design'', 2nd ed.<ref name="pro-css">{{cite book|title=Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design|year=2008|isbn=9780470177082|publisher=[[Wrox]]|url=https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/professional-css-cascading/9780470177082/}}</ref> She also co-founded [[CupCakeCamp]] in 2008.<ref name="ariel-ccc">{{cite web|url=https://arielwaldman.com/2008/05/26/cupcakecamp-comes-to-san-francisco-this-sunday/ |title=CupCakeCamp Comes To San Francisco |date=2008-05-26 |accessdate=2018-10-25}}</ref> In 2012 she was listed as one of [[.net magazine]]’s 20 Leading Web Designers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.creativebloq.com/design/20-leading-web-designers-desks-your-inspiration-5123020|title=20 leading web designers' desks for your inspiration|access-date=2018-10-27|publisher=.net magazine}}</ref>
+Li died of cancer at the age of 43 on October 15, 2018.<ref>[https://adactio.com/journal/14624 Cindy Li]</ref>
-==Books and articles==
+==Career==
-===Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design===
+Li began her design career in 1995 when she was selected to typeset the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta Olympics]] wall. She worked for NetChannel—an internet television startup in Norcross, GA, until it was bought out in by [[AOL]] in 1998.<ref name="interview">{{cite web |title=The Cindy Li Interview |url=http://christopher.org/the-cindy-li-interview/ |website=Christopher Schmitt |accessdate=September 3, 2019 |date=July 15, 2008}}</ref>
-Li co-authored the second edition (2008) of''Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design'', a guide to using [[CSS]] for [[web design]] using [[web standards]]({{ISBN|9780470177082}}).
+Li's work at AOL included the AOLTV project, launched in 2000. She also worked on the AOL Channels: Health and Fitness, Personal Finance, Shopping, AIM Pages, AIM Lite, AOL.com, [[Ficlets]], and Mac Development.<ref name="interview" /> In June 2005, Li was the designer of AOL's coverage of the [[Live 8]]. She won the first Broadband [[Emmy Award]] in 2006 for her work on Live 8 on AOL.<ref name="emmy">{{cite web |title="LIVE 8 ON AOL" WINS FIRST BROADBAND EMMY HONORING PROGRAMS FOR INTERNET, CELLPHONES, PDAs {{!}} The Emmy Awards |url=http://emmyonline.com/day_33rd_creative_live8 |publisher=The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |accessdate=September 3, 2019 |date=April 24, 2006 |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903083000/http://emmyonline.com/day_33rd_creative_live8 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |title=Cindy Li Obituary |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nytimes/obituary.aspx?n=cindy-li&pid=191901809 |accessdate=September 3, 2019 |work=New York Times |date=March 24, 2019}}</ref>
-===Find the perfect colour for your website===
-Li's [[net (magazine)]] article ''Find the perfect colour for your website'' is a guide to using color to improve the attractiveness and usability of a website while remaining accessible. It was published in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/find-perfect-colour-7116914|title=Find the perfect colour for your website|access-date=2018-10-25|publisher=.net magazine}}</ref>
+  designer for the relaunch of [[Flickr]] for iOS in 2012
-== Speaking ==
-Cindy Li gave opening keynotes at [[web design]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webdesigncontest.org/webprofessionals-org-announces-yahoos-cindy-li-as-keynote-speaker|title=Cindy Li will give the opening keynote at the 2012 National Web Design Contest|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref> and [[user experience]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.psu.edu/story/142924/2013/01/22/cindy-li-open-web-2013-conference-penn-state|title=Cindy Li to open Web 2013 Conference at Penn State|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref> conferences, and was a frequent speaker at design and interaction conferences, most notably [[An Event Apart]], [[Future of Web Design]], [[Open Web Camp]], and [[South by Southwest#Interactive|South by Southwest Interactive]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aneventapart.com/speakers/cindy-li|title=An Event Apart: Cindy Li Speaker Profile|access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref>
+She was an author of a web design blog, several articles for [[net (magazine)|net]], and co-author of ''Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design'', 2nd ed.<ref name="pro-css">{{cite book|title=Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design|year=2008|isbn=9780470177082|publisher=[[Wrox]]|url=https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/professional-css-cascading/9780470177082/}}</ref>
+==Awards and recognitions==
+In 2006, Li won the Broadband Emmy Award for her work on Live 8 on AOL, the first time that a multi-city, around-the-planet event had been broadcast live through the internet without any breaks.<ref name="emmy" /><ref name="nytimes" />
+In 2012, she was listed as one of [[.net magazine]]’s 20 Leading Web Designers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.creativebloq.com/design/20-leading-web-designers-desks-your-inspiration-5123020|title=20 leading web designers' desks for your inspiration|date=May 13, 2012 |access-date=2018-10-27|publisher=.net magazine}}</ref>
+==Books and articles==
+Li co-authored the second edition (2008) of''Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design'', a guide to using [[CSS]] for [[web design]] using [[web standards]]({{ISBN|9780470177082}}).
+Li's [[net (magazine)]] article ''Find the perfect colour for your website'' is a guide to using color to improve the attractiveness and usability of a website while remaining accessible. It was published in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/find-perfect-colour-7116914|title=Find the perfect colour for your website|access-date=2018-10-25|publisher=.net magazine}}</ref>
+== Public speaking ==
+Cindy Li gave opening keynotes at [[web design]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.webdesigncontest.org/webprofessionals-org-announces-yahoos-cindy-li-as-keynote-speaker|title=Cindy Li will give the opening keynote at the 2012 National Web Design Contest|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref> and [[user experience]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.psu.edu/story/142924/2013/01/22/cindy-li-open-web-2013-conference-penn-state|title=Cindy Li to open Web 2013 Conference at Penn State|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref> conferences, and was a frequent speaker at design and interaction conferences, most notably An Event Apart, Future of Web Design, Open Web Camp, and [[South by Southwest#Interactive|South by Southwest Interactive]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aneventapart.com/speakers/cindy-li|title=An Event Apart: Cindy Li Speaker Profile|access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref>
 == Other work ==
+* Book cover designer of ''The Whuffie Factor''<ref name="whuffie">{{cite book|title=The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business|year=2009|isbn=978-0-307-40950-8|first=Tara|last=Hunt|publisher=[[Crown Business]]|location=New York|url=://./---}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cindyisawesome.lawver.net/posts/tara-hunt/my-cindy-li-story/|title=Tara Hunt: My Cindy Li Story|access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref>
-* Typeset the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta Olympics]] wall
-* Book cover designer of ''The Whuffie Factor''<ref name="whuffie">{{cite book|title=The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business|year=2009|isbn=978-0-307-40950-8|first=Tara|last=Hunt|publisher=[[Crown Business]]|location=New York|url=http://www.horsepigcow.com/book-the-whuffie-factor/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cindyisawesome.lawver.net/posts/tara-hunt/my-cindy-li-story/|title=Tara Hunt: My Cindy Li Story|access-date=2018-10-27}}</ref>
 * [[Ficlets]] – user interface design and programming
-* [[CupCakeCamp]] co-founder and San Francisco organizer
-* Lead designer for the relaunch of [[Flickr]] for iOS in 2012
 == References ==
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-==External links==
-* {{cite web | url=http://christopher.org/the-cindy-li-interview/ |title=The Cindy Li Interview |author=Christopher Schmitt |date= 2018 |accessdate=2018-10-27 }}
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