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Smashing Conferences and Workshops

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Quality matters. With our ¹conferences and full-day workshops², we aim to bring the best web design experts close to you. Well, if these workshops don’t help you get better and smarter, what will? Seriously.

Upcoming Smashing Conferences In 2016

We love bringing people together, and creating a friendly atmosphere for everybody to share and to learn. Our community events are for professionals like yourself who want to improve skills and make a difference. No fluff, no theory — just actionable insights applicable to your work right away.

• SmashingConf Oxford, UK³ (March 15–16)
• SmashingConf San Francisco⁴ (April 5–6)
• SmashingConf New York, US⁵ (June 14–15)
• SmashingConf Freiburg, Germany⁶ (September 12–14)
• SmashingConf Barcelona, Spain⁷ (October 25–26)

SmashingConf Oxford (March 15–16)

At SmashingConf Oxford, we’ll also host hands-on full-day workshops⁸, with practical techniques and strategies taught by practitioners in the industry. So, if you are going to attend the conference, why not attend a workshop as well? In fact, if you book a workshop, too, you’ll save $100 off the conference + workshop ticket price!

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  Interface Design Bootcamp by Aarron Walter¹⁰Sold out March 14th • Whether you are designing a web app or a website, following best practices and standard design methodologies will always help to ensure that your interfaces are usable and engaging. Read more…¹¹

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  Mastering SVG by Sara Soueidan¹³ March 14th • SVG is the new big thing in web design today, and for good reason. SVG is going to be one of the fundamentals of web design, and getting a grip on it and how to use it is becoming more important, as its usefulness becomes more obvious every day. Read more…¹⁴

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  Smart UX Design Patterns by Vitaly Friedman¹⁶Sold out March 14th • In this brand new workshop, Vitaly will cover practical techniques, clever tricks and useful strategies you need to be aware of when working on responsive websites. From responsive modules co clever navigation patterns and web form design techniques; the workshop will provide you with everything you need to know today to start designing better responsive experiences tomorrow. Read more…¹⁷

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  The DOM in Motion by Rachel Nabors¹⁹ March 17th • With animated user experiences moving from nice-to-have to a necessity, it’s more important than ever to understand the ins and outs of CSS animations and transitions, motion design best practices, and how to ensure high-performance, “jank-free” animation on even everyday mobile devices. Read more…²⁰

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  RWD Tips and Techniques by Vitaly Friedman²²Sold out March 17th • In this updated full-day workshop, Vitaly Friedman, editor-in-chief of Smashing Magazine, will present practical techniques, clever tricks and useful strategies you need to be aware of when working on any responsive design project. Read more…²³

SmashingConf San Francisco (Apr 5–6)

So, do you like challenges? Now, this one is going to smash you alright. Meet SmashingConf San Francisco 2016²⁴, packed with smart front-end and UX techniques — CSS/JavaScript architecture, SVG, Flexbox, pattern libraries, performance, UX, interface design, content strategy — to challenge everything about how you design and code — and how to touch someone’s heart with design.

Conference Schedule

Tuesday, April 5th

• 9:20am • Dan Mall²⁵
  RWD Workflow • Superfriend.ly
• 10:10am • Alla Kholmatova²⁶
  Modular Design • FutureLearn
• 11:30am • Harry Roberts²⁷
  Scalable CSS • CSS Wizardry
• 12:20pm • Tom Giannattasio²⁸
  Desktop Web Apps • Macaw
• 2:30pm • Una Kravets²⁹
  CSS Image Manipulation • IBM Design
• 3:20pm • Ilya Grigorik³⁰
  HTTP/2 Anti-Patterns • Google
• 4:40pm • Susan Weinschenk³¹
  UX Psychology • Team W

Wednesday, April 6th

• 9:10am • Mystery Speaker³²
  Inside Alcatraz • Angel Island
• 10:00am • Patty Toland³³
  Coherent Design Systems • Filament Group
• 11:20am • Jina Bolton³⁴
  Living Style Guides • Salesforce
• 2:30pm • Tim Kadlec³⁵
  Performance Optimization • Akamai
• 3:20pm • Jeff Atwood³⁶
  Community Creation • Coding Horror
• 4:40pm • Mark Boulton³⁷
  Working with Clients • Monotype

San Francisco Workshops

Our workshops offer the opportunity to get to grips with new ideas and techniques in real depth, with a full day spent on the topic of your choice. It’s a great way to round off your conference experience. By registering for a workshop while buying your conference ticket, you save $100 on the regular workshop ticket price.

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  Persuasive Design by Susan Weinschenk⁴⁰Sold out April 4th • You want people to use the products you design. You want them to download the app, click on the “Buy Now” button, and/or recommend your product to a friend. How do you design so that people will take the target action you want them to take? How do you design so that they want to take that action? What if you could use the science of motivation and persuasion when you design? Read more…⁴¹

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  Scalable CSS3 by Harry Roberts⁴³Sold out April 4th • Ten years ago most websites were small affairs, with perhaps a handful of pages and very simple designs. Today, – however, -the majority of websites are very different beasts… There’s no denying that web -sites, -services and -apps are getting much bigger; more views, more pages, more layouts, more browsers on more devices, more developers contributing to codebases: it’s time we levelled up our CSS. Read more…⁴⁴

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  Building Performant Websites by Tim Kadlec⁴⁶Sold out April 4th • In this full-day workshop, Tim will explore the techniques and tools you need to begin building better performing sites right away. Performance is a critical consideration for online experiences. Read more…⁴⁷

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  Responsive Design Workflow by Dan Mall⁴⁹ April 7th • In this workshop, Dan will share insights into his responsive design workflow for clients like Crayola, O’Reilly, TechCrunch, Entertainment Weekly, and more, with techniques and strategies that can help you get things done well, within budget, and on time. Read more…⁵⁰

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  Smart RWD Patterns by Vitaly Friedman⁵²Sold out April 7th • In this full-day workshop, Vitaly Friedman, editor-in-chief of Smashing Magazine, will present practical techniques, clever tricks and useful strategies you need to be aware of when working on any responsive design project. Most techniques are borrowed from mid-size and large-scale real-life projects, such as large e-commerce projects, online magazines and Web applications. Read more…⁵³

SmashingConf New York (Jun 14–15)

Curtains up, SmashingConf NYC 2016⁵⁵ is coming! A spectacular performance about failures, successes and superpowers in front-end and UX! A flabbergasting show on fascinating endeavours in web design, with busted myths, horror design stories and wisdom gained from daunting real-life struggles.

Conference Schedule

Tuesday, June 14th

• 9:20am • Vitaly Friedman⁵⁶
  Cutting-Edge Responsive Design • Smashing Magazine
• 10:10am • Alla Kholmatova⁵⁷
  Modular Design • FutureLearn
• 11:30am • Glen Maddern⁵⁸
  CSS Modules and Web Components
• 12:20pm • Sarah Drasner⁵⁹
  Responsive SVG Animation • Trulia
• 2:30pm • Mat Marquis⁶⁰
  Performance in RWD • Bocoup
• 3:20pm • Frances Berriman⁶¹
  Service Design • GOV.UK
• 4:40pm • Espen Brunborg⁶²
  Avoiding The Dull and Generic • Primate
• 5:20pm • Jason Grigsby⁶³
  Designing for Phablets and TVs • ☁4

Wednesday, June 15th

• 9:10am • Mystery Speaker
  (Someone you definitely know, and respect)
• 10:00am • Kate Kiefer-Lee⁶⁴
  Content and Copywriting • MailChimp
• 11:20am • Phil Hawksworth⁶⁵
  Static Site Generators • R/GA
• 12:10pm • Aaron Gustafson⁶⁶
  Building Resilient Experiences
• 2:30pm • Stacey Mulcahy⁶⁷
  Node.js • Microsoft
• 3:20pm • Roy Tomeij⁶⁸
  CSS and Sass Workflow
• 4:30pm • Brendan Dawes⁶⁹
  Digital Art and Coding

New York Workshops

Have you figured out responsive design, designing for phablets and TVs, pattern libraries, SVG, flexbox, performance, HTTP/2 — and all of the other mischievous, erratic facets of designing for the web today? We haven’t either! That’s why we’re hosting our hands-on full-day workshops⁷², with techniques and strategies by leaders of our industry. If you’re buying a conference + workshop ticket together, you’ll save $100. Don’t wait too long, as our NY workshops always fill fast!

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  Modular Design by Alla Kholmatova⁷⁴ June 13th • We’ve all been there: once a shiny, new, thoroughly crafted website becomes outdated, inconsistent, bloated and expensive to maintain. Can we continue scaling the platfor, without losing its original essence and making it feel like it’s been patched together? Can we keep our code clean, flexible and future-proof long-term? Read more…⁷⁵

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  Real-life RWD by Jason Grigsby⁷⁷ June 13th • Dispel your fears of media queries, image optimization, and multi-device testing. See how fast and freeing mobile-first, responsive web design can be right now.With Jason’s help, you’ll work independently to convert a fixed-width desktop design to a responsive layout. Read more…⁷⁸

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  SASS by Roy Tomeij⁸⁰ June 13th • In this full-day workshop, Roy will cover the core concepts, syntax and features of Sass. But more importantly: it teaches you how and when to use them to improve your daily workflow. It’s going to be a hands-on experience, with plenty of fun exercises based on real world use cases. Read more…⁸¹

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  Data is Dawesome by Brendan Dawes⁸³ June 13th • Data. It’s big. It’s everywhere. It’s also noisy, messy and often ugly. How do you take this data that surrounds us everyday and turn it into something beautiful; something that provokes reaction and is the catalyst for conversations? Read more…⁸⁴

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  Responsive Design Workflow by Sarah Drasner⁸⁶ June 17th • SVG is just starting to have its heyday. This trend towards heavy adoption means that people should be aware of optimization techniques, how to begin by designing for performance, and how to animate complex, responsive, and beautiful animations with simple and easy-to-debug code for production. Read more…⁸⁷

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  Scalable CSS3 by Josh Clark⁸⁹ June 17th • Touchscreens are everywhere now, even the desktop, and this workshop tells you what you need to know to make the most of them. Fingers and thumbs turn desktop design conventions on their head, with the ergonomics of handheld devices demanding entirely new design patterns for both web and apps. Handheld touchscreen design introduces ergonomic concerns that are new to many digital designers; it’s no longer just how your pixels look but also how they feel. Read more…⁹⁰

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  Smart RWD Patterns by Vitaly Friedman⁹² June 17th • In this full-day workshop, Vitaly Friedman, editor-in-chief of Smashing Magazine, will present practical techniques, clever tricks and useful strategies you need to be aware of when working on any responsive design project. Most techniques are borrowed from mid-size and large-scale real-life projects, such as large e-commerce projects, online magazines and Web applications. Read more…⁹³

Full-Day In-House Workshop? Sure!

We love fixing existing problems. Is your company struggling with legacy systems or a suboptimal workflow, front-end issues or responsive design? Well, perhaps we can help. We’d be more than happy to run in-house workshops in your company, tailored specifically to your needs. Get in touch.⁹⁶

We are flexible about the topics and the format of the workshops, but what we really want is to actually help you solve your problems. Here are just some workshops ideas that we could run:

• Responsive Web Design
  (e.g. clever tips, techniques, workflow, strategy)
• Advanced Front-End Techniques
  (e.g. CSS/JS architecture, Sass, LESS, maintanence)
• Performance Optimization
  (e.g. refactoring, optimization for mobile)
• User Experience
  (e.g. mobile UX, design patterns, usability testing)
• Conversion Rate Optimization
  (e.g. checkout process, Web forms)
• Building and Debugging Web Apps
  (e.g. tools, strategy, maintenance issues)
• Sketching and Wireframing
  (e.g. sketching interfaces)
• …and more topics.

Interested? Brilliant! Let’s see what we can do! Just send a short email at vitaly@smashingconf.com⁹⁷ and shortly describe what problems you’d like to solve. We’ll do our best to deliver the most value and effectively address your issues. Ah, and don’t worry about the pricing, we’ll find a fair pricing for sure. Yes, it’s that easy!
 

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