13th–14th of June 2017
Workshops
On Monday, June 12th and Thursday, June 15th, we'll be hosting our workshops at Microsoft MTC. All workshops will kick off at 9 am and wrap up around 5 pm. Please bring a government issued photo ID/driver's license for entry to the Microsoft venue!
Join one of our Smashing workshops! Each single-day intensive class has a limited number of seats for greater one-on-one development, but that means tickets go quickly! For the full-day workshop, tickets cost $499 — all booking fees included. But, why not learn more for less?! Save $100 by registering for a workshop when buying your conference ticket. Plus, lunch is provided! However, we won't provide a laptop, so be sure to review your specific workshop requirements and recommendations before you come! We will, of course, keep you posted!
Workshops include…
- Snacks and drinks throughout the whole day
- Tea and coffee in the morning
- Lunch
- Paper and pen/pencil
- Unique learning experiences in an intimate environment
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Free Workshop: Adventures With SparkFun And Azure IoT
with Andy Reitano
Free full-day workshop • June 12th
Learn how to leverage Microsoft Azure IoT Hub and a WiFi enabled ESP8266 microcontroller to obtain sensor data and start solving problems in the real world. IoT Hub is a powerful and easy way to establish reliable, bi-directional communications with internet-enabled devices. Learn about the different ways you can measure a physical quantity such as light or temperature and record it for further analysis and visualization in your application.Attendees will receive a SparkFun Microsoft Azure IoT Starter Kit to take home for future experiments! Spots are limited, so register now!
- On the Web
- http://andrewreitano.com
- On Twitter
- @batslyadams
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Atomic Design: Process & Patterns
with Brad Frost
Full-day workshop • June 12th
This full-day masterclass takes a deep dive into the world of responsive web design, covering everything including broad concepts, strategy, how responsive design affects process, responsive design patterns and principles, and more.- On the Web
- http://www.bradfrostweb.com
- On Twitter
- @brad_frost
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Good Ideas Make Great Illustration
with Yuko Shimizu
Full-day workshop • June 12th
Let’s work on a whole bunch of mini projects and exercises for a day to flex your brain and mind so you can start thinking and working like a real illustrator. Yuko is here to help!— Please note that we are limiting this workshop to only 15 seats so as to give you a more intimate learning experience. —
- On the Web
- http://www.yukoart.com
- On Twitter
- @yukoart
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Persuasive Design
with Horace Dediu
Full-day workshop • June 12th
This full-day workshop will take you through the principles of persuasion using techniques of cinematography and visual storytelling. Whether one-on-one or in front of millions on TV, presentations are the primary means of persuasion in business. The problem is that most people receive no training in how to compose the most crucial images they project to an audience and the tools available do not take advantage of motion, touch, processing power, mobility and high resolutions.- On the Web
- http://www.asymco.com/
- On Twitter
- @asymco
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The Modern Front-End Workflow Bootcamp
with Umar Hansa
Full-day workshop • June 12th
In this workshop, Umar Hansa, a senior front-end web developer at Springer Nature, will share obscure practical workflow tips, tricks and techniques that will supercharge any developer’s workflow.- On the Web
- https://umaar.com/
- On Twitter
- @umaar
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Smart Responsive UX Design Patterns
with Vitaly Friedman
Full-day workshop • June 12th
In this brand new workshop, Vitaly Friedman (editor-in-chief of Smashing Magazine), will cover practical techniques, clever tricks and useful strategies you need to be aware of when working on responsive websites. From responsive modules to 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.- On the Web
- https://smashingmagazine.com
- On Twitter
- @smashingmag
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An Introduction To Service Design
with Eric Reiss
Full-day workshop • June 15th
Service design combines key elements from user-experience design, interaction design, and quality management to create long-term value. In this full-day - workshop, you’ll discover the basic elements of each of these disciplines and how they work together to raise customer satisfaction, increase conversions, and enhance key events along the customer journey.- On the Web
- http://fatdux.com
- On Twitter
- @elreiss
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An Introduction To Service Design
with Eric Reiss
Full-day workshop • June 15th
Service design combines key elements from user-experience design, interaction design, and quality management to create long-term value. In this full-day - workshop, you’ll discover the basic elements of each of these disciplines and how they work together to raise customer satisfaction, increase conversions, and enhance key events along the customer journey.- On the Web
- http://fatdux.com
- On Twitter
- @elreiss
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Psychology for Design and UX
with Joe Leech
Full-day workshop • June 15th
This workshop will provide you with a practical, hands-on way to understand how the human brain works and apply that knowledge to User Experience and product design. Learn the psychological principles behind how our brain makes sense of the world and apply that to product and user interface design.- On the Web
- http://mrjoe.uk
- On Twitter
- @mrjoe
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Mastering SVG
with Sara Soueidan
Full-day workshop • June 15th
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) are the new big thing in web design today, and for a good reason. SVG is going to be one of the fundamentals of web design, and getting a grip of it and how to use it is becoming more important as its usefulness becomes more obvious every day.- On the Web
- https://sarasoueidan.com/
- On Twitter
- @SaraSoueidan
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New Front-End Adventures in Responsive Design
with Vitaly Friedman
Full-day workshop • June 15th
With HTTP/2, Service Workers, Responsive Images, Flexbox, CSS Grid, SVG, WAI-ARIA roles and Font Loading API now available in browsers, we all are still trying to figure out just the right strategy for designing and buildings responsive websites efficiently. We want to use all of these technologies and smart processes like atomic design, but how can we use them efficiently, and how do we achieve it within a reasonable amount of time?- On the Web
- http://smashingmagazine.com
- On Twitter
- @smashingmag
