Workshops
On Monday, October 22nd and Thursday, October 25th, we’ll be hosting our workshops at Microsoft MTC and the Westin Times Square Hotel.
Please note that we are moving both Josh Clark’s “Design For What’s Next” workshop (Oct. 22) and Vitaly Friedman’s “Smart Responsive UX Design Patterns” (Oct. 25) workshop to the Westin. All the other workshops remain at Microsoft Technology Center.
All workshops will kick off at 9:30 AM and wrap up around 5 PM. Please bring a government issued photo ID/driver’s license for entry to the Microsoft venue!
Microsoft is the Workshop Sponsor for SmashingConf 2018, hosting workshops in the Microsoft Times Square facility. Note: Your workshop fee covers event costs and speaker payment – Microsoft does not receive any proceeds from your ticket fee.
Join one of our Smashing workshops! For the full-day workshop, tickets cost $499 — all booking fees included. You can save $100 by registering for a workshop when buying your conference ticket. Plus, lunch is being provided! However, we won’t provide a laptop, so be sure to review your specific workshop requirements and recommendations before you come!
Workshops include…
- Snacks and drinks during the whole day
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
- Paper and pen/pencil
- Your instructor
- Dan Mall
Stakeholder-Friendly, OKR-Based Design Workflow
Full-day workshop • October 22nd In this workshop, Dan will share insights into his tools and techniques for integrating design thinking into your product development process. You’ll learn how to craft powerful design approaches through collaborative brainstorming techniques, and how to involve your entire team in the design process.
- Your instructor
- Josh Clark
Design for What’s Next
Full-day workshop • October 22nd
Spend a day exploring the web’s emerging interactions and how you can put them to work today. Your guide is designer Josh Clark, author of Designing for Touch and ambassador of the near future.
- Your instructor
- Sarah Drasner
Intro to Vue.js
Full-day workshop • October 22nd
Vue.js brings together the best features of the javascript framework landscape elegantly. If you’re interested in writing maintainable, clean code in an exciting and expressive manner, you should consider joining this class.
- Your instructor
- Vitaly Friedman
Dirty Little Tricks From The Dark Corners of eCommerce
Full-day workshop • October 25th
In this workshop, Vitaly Friedman, co-founder 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.
- Your instructor
- Paul Boag
How To Convince Clients And Colleagues The Right Way
Full-day workshop • October 25th
This full-day workshop offers practical guidance on the most critical skills you need in your career; the ability to persuade. Persuade colleagues and clients to take a risk, to step out of their comfort zones and embrace change.
- Your instructor
- Sara Soueidan
Front-End Meets UX: Designing & Creating Universal UI Components
Full-day workshop • October 25th
In this workshop, we will build a mini-library of reusable, universal components meeting the best UX practices, and that you can plug into almost any front-end project and use right away.
- Your instructor
- Tim Kadlec
Building Performant Websites
Full-day workshop • October 25th
Performance is a critical consideration for online experiences. We don’t stand still on the web. We click links, we expand menus, we move from page to page — we are constantly having our experiences shaped by how quickly each of these interactions takes place.- Your instructor
- Vitaly Friedman
Smart Responsive UX Design Patterns
Full-day workshop • October 25th
In this workshop, Vitaly Friedman, co-founder 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.
