Molly Holzschlag

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

Molly E. Holzschlag
Born (1963-01-25) January 25, 1963
OccupationWeb Developer, Educator, Author, Accessibility Advocate and Computational Linguist
AwardsO'Reilly Web Platform Award (2016), Net Award (2015)

Campaigning for web standards

Holzschlag was a speaker on Open Web technologies, web design and accessibility.[2] She was the 2004–2006 group lead for the Web Standards Project (WaSP),[3] a coalition that campaigned browser makers such as Microsoft, Opera and Netscape to support modern web standards.

She has participated as a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Invited Expert on the CSS Working Group,[4] chaired the CSS Accessibility Community Group,[5] and was an Invited Expert on the HTML and GEO Working Groups.[6]

Teaching work

In 2011, Holzschlag worked for Knowbility, teaching classes on Open Web technologies such as HTML5 and ARIA, with a strong emphasis on using inclusive design to overcome accessibility barriers.[7] She has also taught webmaster courses for the University of Arizona, University of Phoenix, New School University, and Pima Community College.[8]

Writing

Holzschlag has written or co-authored 35 books on web design and open standards, including The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web (co-authored with Dave Shea).[9]

Notable awards
  • 2016, O'Reiilly Web Platform Award[10]
  • 2015, Net Award for Oustanding contributiion[11]
  • 1998, named one of the Webgrrls San Francisco chapter's Top 25 Women on the Web,[12]

Bibliography
  • 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. "Molly Holzschlag". www.computerhope.com. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  2. "Molly E. Holzschlag (speaker profile)", Lanyrd.com
  3. "Molly Holzschlag (WaSP member)", The Web Standards Project
  4. "Members", Cascading Style Sheets working group
  5. "CSS Accessibility Community Group", W3C Community and Business Groups
  6. Holzschlag, Molly E., "About Molly", molly.com (via archive.org), archived from the original on June 4, 2002
  7. "Molly Holzschlag (Knowbility staff)", Knowbility
  8. "Molly E. Holzschlag: Biography", Paper Plus
  9. Shea, Dave; Holzschlag, Molly E. (2005). The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web. New Riders. ISBN 978-0-321-30347-9.
  10. "Vivaldi hires Molly E. Holzschlag, 'Fairy Godmother of the Open Web'". Deccan Chronicle. June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  11. "Winners The Net Awards 2015 Celebrating the best in web design and development". web.archive.org. November 23, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  12. Amy Moon (1998), "San Francisco Webgrrls in SFGate", The San Francisco Chronicle, archived from the original on September 30, 2011
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