Video from An Event Apart
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“Inclusive UX: Techniques for Everyone” by Derek Featherstone—An Event Apart video
Designing and building your apps and sites in an accessible way is just how you work now—you have to try really hard to make things that don’t work with a keyboard. So, what’s next for you? Derek Featherstone tackles the tougher problems through design approaches and practical development techniques that you need to create accessible, modern web sites.
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“Name That Script!” by Trent Walton—An Event Apart video
How many scripts are loading on our web pages these days? In this talk from An Event Apart Orlando 2018, Trent Walton shares his experiences with, and explores ways to evaluate and discuss the inclusion of, third-party scripts.
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“Variable Fonts and the Future of Web Typography” by Jason Pamental—An Event Apart video
Variable fonts include EVERY width, weight, slant, and other permutation of a typeface, all in a single file not much bigger than a regular font file. In this hour-long presentation captured live at An Event Apart Orlando 2018, Jason Pamental delves into the ins and outs of variable fonts, showing you not just how far the new capabilities can take us, but how to make use of them right away.
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“Use Your Words” by Kristina Halvorson – An Event Apart video
UI is language. Interaction is conversation. Content is the fuel that powers our designs. So what happens when the writer’s not in the room, or is missing from your project team altogether? In this dynamic presentation captured live at An Event Apart Orlando 2018, Kristina Halvorson shares language principles and content design tools anyone can put to work.
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“Till Launch Do Us Part,” by Dan Mall – An Event Apart video
In this 60-minute presentation captured live at An Event Apart Orlando 2018, Dan Mall shares a new design process that’s more inclusive, more collaborative, more productive, and even more fun. You’ll learn to sketch together to be more efficient and effective as a team; to decide in the browser more often; and even to write JSON for your developer. Discover new ways of shipping products at higher quality in record time.
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“Durable Design” by Jon Tan—An Event Apart video
Where should web design go next? In a passionate 60-minute presentation captured live at An Event Apart Orlando 2018, designer Jon Tan makes a radical argument for recidivism in our design thinking: a return to durable, aesthetic, and inclusive web design.
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“Building More Expressive Products” by Val Head – An Event Apart video
In a dynamic 60-minute presentation recorded live at An Event Apart Orlando 2018, Val Head (Design Advocate, Adobe) shows how to harness the design details from different media to build overarching themes—themes that persist across all screen sizes and user and interface contexts, creating a bigger emotional impact and connection with your audience.
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Same Bat-Time! Same Bat-Channel! by Mike Essl – An Event Apart video
What connects Batman, Wonder Woman, Thomas Edison, Madonna, Bazooka Joe, and Alfred E. Neuman? Is it type? Is it graphic design? Who is Peter Cooper? Find out in this special inspirational presentation by Mike Essl, Dean of The Cooper Union School of Art.
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“Maintaining Design Systems” by Brad Frost – An Event Apart video
In this 60-minute presentation from An Event Apart Orlando 2018, Brad Frost shares strategies and methods to ensure that your design system stands the test of time. You’ll learn how to keep your system and the products it serves in sync, and you'll understand how to maintain and evolve your design system to give your users get the best possible experience.
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“Why Design Systems Fail” by Una Kravets
In this 60-minute presentation from An Event Apart Orlando 2018, Una Kravets explores what makes design systems successful, analyzes real examples of success and failure, and shows how to make sure your design system has the building blocks it needs to grow into a successful product.
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“Tech Humanism: Data, Meaning, and Human Experience” by Kate O’Neill
In this 60-minute presentation, “Tech Humanist” Kate O’Neill presents the case for why the future of humanity is in creating more meaningful, dimensional, and integrated experiences, and shows how emerging technologies like chatbots, wearables, IoT devices, and more can be included in this kind of human-centric design.
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“Everything You Know About Web Design Just Changed” by Jen Simmons
We’re standing at the threshold of an entirely new era in digital design—one in which, rather than hacking layouts together, we can actually describe layouts directly. The benefits will touch everything from prototyping to custom art direction to responsive design.
