Dave Shea is the creator and cultivator of the highly influential web site csszengarden.com, and co-author of the recently-published Zen of CSS Design (New Riders, 2005). The founder and design lead of Bright Creative in Vancouver, BC, Dave also writes for a large global audience of web designers and developers on his popular weblog, mezzoblue.com. His sites have won multiple awards, including 'Best of Show 2004' at the South by Southwest Interactive conference in Austin, TX. Dave and his work have been featured in numerous books and magazines, including Wired, Germany's Page Magazine, and Japan's "Style Sheet Style Book", among others. He has spoken internationally at design and technology industry conferences, including Flash in The Can, Web Essentials, SIGGRAPH, SXSW, and more.