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If this is the first you've heard of it, it's a contest where you get a Photoshop document and have two weeks to convert it into HTML and CSS. You're judged on an established set of criteria.

The design this year is by Daniel Mall.

You have to submit your design through CodePen. As you'll need to host files (like images) to make it happen, and you'll want to be working privately, you'll need a CodePen PRO account, which you can have for free for the duration of the contest. Just log in and then go here and get the free upgrade.

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CSSOff 2013 is a post from CSS-Tricks

Essentially a way to import a block of dependancies (scripts and styles) into an HTML document.

<link rel="import" href="imports.html">

It doesn't actually just plop the content from the referenced file where you call it though, like an @import does in CSS or and include does in a server side language. HTML could very much use that.

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HTML Imports is a post from CSS-Tricks

Mozilla says they "will no longer ship new 'moz'-prefixed APIs" as part of an overall philosophy of: "Is this good for the Web?"

Blink has also said this. Word has it WebKit still plans to use them as they deem necessary.

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Name:  Kyle Baker

Internship, Co-op or Research Site: Federdal Housing Finance Agency

Major(s)/Minor(s):  Graphic Design/Media Communication Studies

Expected Graduation Year: 2016

Briefly describe your internship, co-op, research, or service- learning opportunity, including your day-to-day tasks, responsibilities, and assignments.

As an intern for the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) I specifically worked for the Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications (OCAC). For my duration there I worked under the guidance of my supervisor assisting and in some cases even speerheading a series of informational FHFA video projects that were used both internally and externally. The title of one of the videos was called “FHFA: Strengthening Today and Securing Tomorrow.” This video was to be used for external general audiences looking to better understand what FHFA does and how it impacts them.

What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization/company?

I enjoyed the professional nature of the position. It was my first time ever working a federal government job before but it was definitely an experience that was quite unique.

What have you gained from your experience that you could not have gained from another opportunity?

Federal Government experience. Trust me when I say, that it is without question a different breed of animal when it comes to things such as professionalism.

What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?

Never feel intimidated by whatever nature of position you are taking on nor feel that you don't have enough experience to perform well.

How do you see your experience as meaningful? This might involve skills you’ve gained, information you’ve learned, mentors you’ve connected with, or projects you’ve completed.

Honestly, if I had to describe this position in two words I would say "Rewardingly Challenging." When I was hired my supervisor explained that although I was an intern I shouldn't didn't expect the bulk of my duties to be making copies, taking phone calls or doing anything menial like that can typically come with the territory of being an intern but you don't really get any true experience from. I would be receiving the same caliber of workload and assignments was told from day one that I would be receiving the same caliber of workload and assignments that anyone on their actual staff would be required to complete as well be held to their same standard of performance. So although it was at times challenging, it was definitely the type of challenging that you wanted because you knew you were truly getting something out of it.

Please provide a short quote about what you liked most about your position / earning internship credit / the internship placement process / the Shriver Center:

To requote what I said in a previous question mine would simply be the following:

Honestly, if I had to describe this position in two words I would say "Rewardingly Challenging. Because although at times it was challenging, it was definitely the type of challenging that you wanted because you knew you were truly getting something out of it."

Name:  Kyle Baker

Internship, Co-op or Research Site: Federdal Housing Finance Agency

Major(s)/Minor(s):  Graphic Design/Media Communication Studies

Expected Graduation Year: 2016

Briefly describe your internship, co-op, research, or service- learning opportunity, including your day-to-day tasks, responsibilities, and assignments.

As an intern for the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) I specifically worked for the Office of Congressional Affairs and Communications (OCAC). For my duration there I worked under the guidance of my supervisor assisting and in some cases even speerheading a series of informational FHFA video projects that were used both internally and externally. The title of one of the videos was called “FHFA: Strengthening Today and Securing Tomorrow.” This video was to be used for external general audiences looking to better understand what FHFA does and how it impacts them.

What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization/company?

I enjoyed the professional nature of the position. It was my first time ever working a federal government job before but it was definitely an experience that was quite unique.

What have you gained from your experience that you could not have gained from another opportunity?

Federal Government experience. Trust me when I say, that it is without question a different breed of animal when it comes to things such as professionalism.

What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?

Never feel intimidated by whatever nature of position you are taking on nor feel that you don't have enough experience to perform well.

How do you see your experience as meaningful? This might involve skills you’ve gained, information you’ve learned, mentors you’ve connected with, or projects you’ve completed.

Honestly, if I had to describe this position in two words I would say "Rewardingly Challenging." When I was hired my supervisor explained that although I was an intern I shouldn't didn't expect the bulk of my duties to be making copies, taking phone calls or doing anything menial like that can typically come with the territory of being an intern but you don't really get any true experience from. I would be receiving the same caliber of workload and assignments was told from day one that I would be receiving the same caliber of workload and assignments that anyone on their actual staff would be required to complete as well be held to their same standard of performance. So although it was at times challenging, it was definitely the type of challenging that you wanted because you knew you were truly getting something out of it.

Please provide a short quote about what you liked most about your position / earning internship credit / the internship placement process / the Shriver Center:

To requote what I said in a previous question mine would simply be the following:

Honestly, if I had to describe this position in two words I would say "Rewardingly Challenging. Because although at times it was challenging, it was definitely the type of challenging that you wanted because you knew you were truly getting something out of it."

It’s Tuesday and that means the Treehouse Show here! In Episode 65 of The Treehouse Show, Nick and Jason (@jseifer) talk about generating favicons and best practices with them, a new icon font called Ionicons, and much more. There’s even a link to a snazzy chart that lists the equality of zeroes in JavaScript which is a pretty welcome cheat sheet if you’ve ever run in to weird bugs in your front-end apps.

This Week’s Links

• Contrast Ratio: Easily calculate color contrast ratios. Passing WCAG was never this easy!

• Favicon Generator – Generate favicon pictures and HTML

• Ionicons: The premium icon font for Ionic Framework

• Zeros in JavaScript

• Responsive design, screens, and shearing layers — Unstoppable Robot Ninja

• offline

• Snazzy Maps – Color Schemes for Google Maps

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