Girls In Tech

One of my favorite things about the end of the year is reading all the 2008 best of lists.  Here’s a couple web/design related best of lists, some found here.

Best CSS – You’ll notice a trend in the design of these sites. The design is multi-layered, presenting a tactile approach. It’s impressive because the CSS is coded so the pages still load fast and light. This will be the trend next year as well, with more 3D technology deployed, like cooliris (as mentioned here).

Best Album Art – I am still in like with the Santogold album art. Santogold also made it to a lot of the best of music lists. She is a very strong woman, one to admire.

Best Websites – Oh and Tripkick.com, a site designed by fluidesign, made it to this list!

If you know any more design/web related best of lists, please comment here!

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Here’s a couple links to some articles of interest about women in tech.

To address the gender problem within the IT industry, many are looking at the problem of image; to many young women, working in IT is not at the top of their career lists….According to a recent survey, carried out by Research in Motion (RIM), almost 90 per cent of girls aged between 11 and 16 think that using technology is ‘cool’ and is a regular topic of conversation with friends. more

To establish a heightened female presence in the tech world, a group of women called the “girl geeks” are getting together and arranging “Girl Geek Dinners” across the world. more

And wow Intel, where did you get them outfits?

Taken at an Intel Party Via

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Jewelry by emanuelle esther

so pretty! 

and tough!

via  there’s more here.

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As an LA driver, I find it quite imperative to have a car with all the latest technology. This means bluetooth, ipod integration, voice activation, navigation, real time traffic alerts with my nav, and anything else I can get my hands on. Perhaps I need this next…

See above. You put this electronic hand on your car’s back window, control it via a wireless remote, and when you just need to tell the driver behind you a thing or two, you can choose a hand gesture that best fits what you need to say.

The device itself is mobile too, so you can take it to your work and put it on your office door. Can’t wait to use the bird on my boss.

More interesting hand gestures here.

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