Aaron Weyenberg – Getting Real: Pros and Pitfalls of Realistic UI Design
In this session Aaron will lead you on a tour of current trends and practices, examining the strengths and drawbacks that realism brings.
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Robert O’Callahan – The Open Web Platform in the mobile era
In this talk I will describe the work we’re doing to ensure that the standards-based Web wins again — developing new technologies, extending Web standards, and shipping great products on all kinds of devices. I’ll talk about the challenges we face and what people who care about competition and freedom can do to help.
Ben Birch – HTML5, PhoneGap and What’s Next
If this year is all about the mobile space maturing, then your web skills are where it’s at and a key player is PhoneGap, which supercharges your code and gets you into the app store(s).
Rob Manson – Web standards based Augmented Reality
This presentation aims to document the AR standardisation efforts over the last few years as well as what’s possible right now and in the near future from a distinctly web-based perspective.
Lisa Herrod – Accessibility for web teams: Recategorising WCAG 2 using a role-based approach
This method enables practitioners to apply skills specific to their role to a narrow range of accessibility guidelines particular to their area of expertise.
Natalie Downe & Simon Willison – Lanyrd: From side project to startup
This talk will tell the story of Lanyrd, from a two-week proof of concept to a full-fledged startup via three intensive months of Y Combinator in Silicon Valley. They’ll share the trials, tribulations and lessons they learned along the way. This is the talk they wish they’d heard before they got started!
Greg Rewis – Move it! CSS3 Transitions and Animations
In this session, we’ll take a look at all of the possibilities and explore what works and where — from the simplest effects, to creative usability enhancements including the combination of CSS with mobile Javascript frameworks.
Scott Bryant & Simon Wright – Designing for change and disruption
Change is never a smooth process. How do know when disruption is useful and how do you cope with the feedback on it?
Mike Kuniavsky – Design [in|for|and] the age of ubiquitous computing
This talk will discuss where ubiquitous computing is today, some changes we can already see happening, and how we can begin to think about the implications of these technologies for design, for business and for the world at large.
Dmitry Baranovskiy – How to be a Web Sorcerer
Do you want to change the Web, not just build it? Do you want to know the secret spells? Do you want to know the source of all this unlimited power? Come and find out.
John Allsopp – The Dao of Web Design Revisited
So, ten years later, what does John now think about his thesis, and his suggestions for developers?
Anne Galloway – A 21st Century Bestiary
In this talk, Anne will discuss the role that animals have played in shaping the Web so far, how the Web is enabling new ways of interacting with animals, and what we might expect from a future of human-animal-computer interaction.
Relly Annett-Baker – All The Small Things
In this session, Relly will show you how you can bolster sales and reflect your company and client’s values through just a few well-chosen words.
Hannah Donovan – Designing without the browser
After a decade of honing our newfangled browser-based skills, learn how to dust off and sharpen the tools of our roots.
Damon Oehlman – HTML5 API Soup
In this session we will explore ways you can implement and combine HTML APIs such as websockets, web workers, local storage, and geolocation to make awesome web apps.
