4 SPEAKERS. 4 CITIES. 4 DAYS.

Yep, you’ve heard correctly; we’re picking up 4 speakers from destinations across Australia and bringing them to your city on a touring meetup roadshow.

We’ll bring them & their awesome talk topics to you, along with some great food, drinks and friendly company; all you need to do is come along and enjoy. Whhhaatttt?

It all sounds a bit awesome, doesn’t it? Yeah, we think so too. See the happenings below or grab your tickets now - why not buy 2 and bring a friend?

We'll love you forever ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ (also, limited spots, so get in quick!).

WHO'S REPRESENTIN', & WHAT ARE THEY PRESENTIN'?

BRETT JONES (PER)

Less Glamorous Elements of Design

With the rate of change in our industry, self-learning is more important than ever. Yet actually knowing what to learn as a designer can be difficult. Especially since there are important, fundamental elements of design which many corners of the internet do not surface — unless you already know exactly what to look for.

It is often the surface–level, aesthetic layer of design which is given prominent focus — it is the easiest aspect of design to appreciate, understand, and recognise as a valuable skill to cultivate. It is also what attracts many young aspiring designers to the industry in the first place.

In "Less Glamorous Elements of Design", I will explore some important, yet easily overlooked elements of design, which can help designers to grow, and allow us to reason about our work on teams in more varied and expressive ways.

About Brett

Brett is a designer and developer at Pin Payments, where he specialises in visual design. He enjoys brewing (and drinking) coffee, photography, grids of the exploded variety, and drawing rectangles in a range of fidelities.

In 2016 Brett helped organise the inaugural Mixin conference, encouraging collaboration between designers and developers, alongside other local passionate web folk.

GLEN MADDERN (MEL)

Styled Components and the Road to Unification

Styled Components and the Road to Unification - Glen Maddern

It seems inevitable. As we've moved to a more component-centric UI architecture, we've moved our JS and HTML and CSS closer and closer together. Surely they'll eventually end up all in a single file, right?

Not long ago, this idea was unthinkable—our units of composition were too large and divided along language boundaries. But things are changing.

This is a talk about the dream of a unified development language for components, and the progress one library, Styled Components, has made towards that goal.

About Glen

Glen is an independent Front-End Engineer and Consultant, the creator of Front End Center, and the co-creator of styled-components, CSS Modules.

SIMON WRIGHT (SYD)

Caffeinated design

Caffeinated design - Simon Wright

As we get more experience we specialise and focus our skills on an ever-narrowing area and industry. I’ve been designing for web and digital for a long time, but lately I’ve become “the coffee guy” to long-time web friends, and “the web guy” to coffee people. And somehow I’ve ended up making all sorts of unfamiliar print things using familiar web skills.

Along the way I’ve noticed a pattern of:
– I have no idea what I’m doing;
– I’m working this new thing out;
– Wait, my old skills are now weirdly relevant in this new area.

This is a talk about reapplying what you know in unfamiliar worlds, and in the process discovering new ways to do things (like using millimeters in your stylesheet)

About Simon

Simon Wright is a roving UX designer who's been making things for the web since the 90s working with governments, media companies and startups. In that time he's taken on design, front-end and UX roles. But lately, he's been wearing all the hats at once with a coffee subscription business that's equal parts design, code and customer service (the coffee picking hat is worn by the coffee roaster).

ANNA HARRISON (BNE)

Decisions Considered Harmful to Product Love

Decisions Considered Harmful to Product Love - Anna Harrison

Software developers love flexibility. At their very core, engineers value choices and options above all else (possibly even pizza). Yet, these same choices and flexibility, when viewed through the eyes of product users, look more like unasked for homework and cognitive overload.

In an era where experiences are coveted more highly than products, and product loyalties are made and broken at the touch of a download button, can we expect to deliver Product Love if we do not change the core beliefs of those who develop our software?

A fun and example packed presentation explores this conflict, and presents practical ways for addressing it in your place of work. The success of your next app could hinge on what you learn in this 20-minute presentation!

About Anna

Dr Anna Harrison is an award-winning speaker, author and designer. She currently leads the UX design and innovation practice at Ephox, makers of TinyMCE. Anna’s passion for people, design and technology is fuelled by her travels and work abroad, where she has helped organisations like IBM, Oracle, NICTA, Unisys and major airports convert dreams and visions into tangible products. Anna regularly contributes to the local Australian Design + Technology scene through speaking engagements and her From Scholar to Dollar and Think Fast, Look Good and Influence series of QUT based workshops.

Locations and times

Perth
Tuesday 6th June 2017
Registration opens at 5:30pm, starts at 6pm
Location: Claisebrook Design Community (CBDC), Gladstone Street, Claisebrook, Perth WA

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Melbourne
Wednesday 7th June 2017
Registration opens at 5:30pm, starts at 6pm
Location: 99designs offices, Level 2 41-43 Stewart St, Melbourne VIC

This event will be co-hosted with our awesome friends over at MelbCSS!

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Sydney
Thursday 8th June 2017
Registration opens at 5:45pm, starts at 6pm
Location: Campaign Monitor offices, Level 38/201 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW

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Brisbane
Friday 9th June 2017
Registration opens at 5:30pm, starts at 6pm
Location: Josephmark offices, 110 Arthur St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006

TICKET INFO

If you're part of an industry community group such as a creative, digital or web meetup, we've got special tickets ($15) just for you! Get in touch with us to find out if you're eligible for a discount.

We of course also have student and diversity tickets, along with AWIA member tickets ($10). Again, please email us with your details if you'd like to apply for these ticket types.

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