“Inclusive, by Design” by Derek Featherstone—An Event Apart video
For years, conversations about accessibility have bubbled around designers and developers. We’ve seen waves of hope and despair as mainstream products hit the internet and include or exclude accessibility considerations, and subseq…
“Progressive Web Apps: Where Do I Begin?” by Aaron Gustafson—An Event Apart video
For the last three years, our industry has been coming to terms with Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) and what they mean for the work we do every day. Scores of articles, reams of documentation, and dozens of white papers touting the su…
“Making Research Count” by Cyd Harrell—An Event Apart video
It’s hard to do really impactful user research, not just because research techniques aren’t easy but because getting the permission, time, budget, and attention can be huge challenges on their own. In this hour-long talk, recorded …
“Leveling Up Your Design Communication” by Aarron Walter—An Event Apart video
Design is a medium for communication, and to do it well, we must cultivate our own communication skills. Within design teams, we do our best work when we create a culture of feedback shaped by our creative space and our design revi…
“What Has Changed and Where’s it Going?” by Dave Rupert—An Event Apart video
The web moves fast. It always has. While involved in a large e-commerce redesign (originally built in 2012 during the heyday of responsive redesigns) we identified dozens of “responsive best practices” that are simply no longer nec…
“Data Basics” by Laura Martini—An Event Apart video
Whether you work on web or native apps, you’re probably seeing an increased demand to gather data about your product. The way we build products is always changing, and so too is the way we track how people use them—we’ve come a lon…
“What is Design Ops, and Why Do I Care?” by Kevin M. Hoffman—An Event Apart
The speed and accountability of front-end work are improved with “dev ops.” Research tasks like recruiting and usability lab management are more efficient with “research ops.” Just about any process or tool that saves time and mone…
“SVG Filters: The Crash Course” by Sara Soueidan—An Event Apart video
When it comes to graphical effects, CSS has come a long way in the last few years, with the introduction of CSS filters and blend modes. However, when compared to effects available in graphics editors such as Photoshop and the like…
“Animation on the Bleeding Edge” by Sarah Drasner—An Event Apart video
As a community, we talk about how to animate on the web in terms of what’s possible—but where is animation heading? From the intersection of health and animation with biofeedback sensors, to teaching with web technologies, to the v…
“Making Motion Inclusive” by Val Head—An Event Apart video
It’s a common misconception that things like inclusive design and accessibility only come at the cost of design details like motion, but that’s just not the case. Whether it’s microinteractions, animated illustrations, or larger an…