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Adrian Roselli

Writer, Speaker, Consultant

I am a founder, partner, and Senior Usability Engineer at Algonquin Studios, responsible for bridging the gap between the worlds of design and technology. With experience in both, I bring a unique perspective to projects, allowing both design and implementation to merge seamlessly.

I have been developing accessible, effective user interfaces for the Web since 1993, as well as interfaces for multimedia and software applications. My experience also includes graphic design, web design and multimedia design, as well as extensive experience in Internet commerce. With a focus on standards and accessibility, I ensure our products can be used by users with varying levels of ability on a wide array of platforms.

I use HTML, XHTML, XML, XSL, RDF/RSS, CSS, ASP, .NET, PHP, SQL, JavaScript, and other acronyms to implement my projects. I enforce accessibility guidelines as outlined in the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative levels A through AAA as well as Section 508 federal guidelines, New York State accessibility guidelines, and even some of the UK and Canadian accessibility guidelines.

I have experience on many platforms and the entire Adobe suite and many other graphic design, page layout, image manipulation, and development applications.

I am a founding member and contributor to evolt.org, a community, mailing list and web site made up of web professionals from around the globe who share their knowledge and experience in web development.

I have written articles for trade journals, web sites, and participated as an author and editor on several books published by Glasshaus, including Web Graphics for Non-Designers, Cascading Style Sheets and Usability: The Site Speaks for Itself. I have also acted as a technical editor for the same publisher and developer web sites. My work has been cited in many books and articles on usability, accessibility, and interface design.

I earned my bachelor's degree in Media Study at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Community Involvement

Co-founder, contributor
evolt.org
Member
W3C Web Education Community Group
Member
W3C Federated Social Web Community Group
Advisory committee member
Canisius College: Digital Media Arts program
Advisory committee member
Niagara County Community College: Digital Media program
Advisory council member
Erie 1 BOCES
Committee chair
Erie 1 BOCES Graphic Design Technology Committee
Board Member
Social Media Club, Buffalo chapter
Committee Member
TEDx Buffalo
Guest lecturer
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo State College
Canisius College
Niagara County Community College
Hilbert College
Former vice chair of the board
Oracle Charter School
Former board member
Advertising Club of Buffalo, the Buffalo chapter of the American Advertising Federation
Former marketing committee member (web and social media)
Ride For Roswell