Thunder Nerds

In this episode we get to speak with Laura Kalbag: Author, Co-Founder and Designer at Indie. We chat with Laura about her residence in Ireland, and the the current European political climate with regards to Brexit. We then dive into Laura’s company Indie, and their product Better;  Better is a privacy tool for Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac that protects from behavioural ads and companies that track and profile on the web. We also discuss the state of surveillance capitalism as a whole, and what we can do about it.

We also talk about Laura’s book ACCESSIBILITY FOR EVERYONE, and examine many of the ways designers and developers affect people’s lives on a day-to-day.

Show Links

* Website: https://laurakalbag.com

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurakalbag

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurakalbag/

* ACCESSIBILITY FOR EVERYONE, by Laura Kalbag:

* https://laurakalbag.com/book/

* Book: https://abookapart.com/products/accessibility-for-everyone

* Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Accessibility-for-Everyone-Audiobook/B07G24HLXS

* Indie: https://ind.ie/

* Better: https://better.fyi/

* Mastadon: https://joinmastodon.org/

* Alan Cooper: https://userdefenders.com/podcast/053-be-a-good-ancestor-with-alan-cooper-part-1/

* DuckDuckGo: https://duckduckgo.com/

* Findx: https://www.findx.com/

* FastMail: https://www.fastmail.com/

* Accessibility Weekly: https://a11yweekly.com/

* Inclusive Components: https://inclusive-components.design/

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In this episode we get the pleasure to speak with Stephen Shaw: Front End Developer at Codepen. We talk about how Stephen got his start in the industry and where he is headed. We discuss the future of Keyframers, an animated collaborative coding live stream that Stephen co-hosts with David Khourshid. We also talk about Stephen’s new position at Codepen.

Show Links

* Guest: Stephen Shaw

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/shshaw

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shshaw1

* Codepen: https://codepen.io/shshaw/

* An Event Apart Orlando: https://aneventapart.com/event/orlando-2018

* An Event Apart playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Lxy_PrBtI&list=PLiuqHIttx0cutAXsuT6xHyy2sejd821sU

* ELL Creative: http://ellcreative.com/

* Keyframers

* https://keyframe.rs/

* https://twitter.com/keyframers

* https://www.twitch.tv/keyframers

* https://www.youtube.com/keyframers

* Codepen: https://codepen.io/

* Centering things is hard: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/08/absolute-horizontal-vertical-centering-css/

* Animating  Border: https://css-tricks.com/animating-border/

* Learn CSS Grid: https://learncssgrid.com/

* Wes Bos CSS Grid: https://wesbos.com/announcing-my-css-grid-course/

* Layout Land: https://www.youtube.com/layoutland

* Dapper Day: http://dapperday.com/

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Eric Meyer

Fit For Purpose: Making Sense of the New CSS

The past year has seen an incredible explosion in what we can do with CSS—from stable flexbox to the dawn of Grid, there are more powerful tools in our toolbox than ever before. Each system is, in its own way, simple, but the multitude of choices can make your head spin. What are the pros and cons? Where are the strengths and weaknesses? How does a committed craftsperson choose? In this detailed talk, Eric will compare and contrast CSS features in a series of real-world design scenarios, illuminating not only what he chose in each situation, but more importantly, why, always with an eye on what trade-offs were made at what cost. You’ll come away with a better sense of how to put all these new CSS features to work for you right away.

* An Event Apart Orlando 2018: https://aneventapart.com/speakers/eric-meyer

* Website: https://meyerweb.com/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/meyerweb

* Github: https://github.com/meyerweb

* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meyerweb

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meyerweb/

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Derek Featherstone

Inclusive UX: Techniques for Everyone

You and your teams are doing the things that need to be done to create inclusive designs. You’ve been using meaningful, semantic markup from the get-go. You stopped using light grey on slightly darker grey text years ago. 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? How can you make sure that you’re delivering on the promise of the web by delivering an inclusive design that can be easily used by people with disabilities? In this talk, Derek will tackle the tougher problems through design approaches and practical development techniques that you need to create accessible, modern web sites.

* An Event Apart Orlando 2018: https://aneventapart.com/speakers/derek-featherstone

* Website: https://www.levelaccess.com/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/feather

* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derekfeatherstone

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Una Kravets

Why Design Systems Fail

Design systems are hot right now, and for good reason. They promote a modular approach to building a product, promote organizational unity, and ensure stability via reusable code snippets and utility styles. They make prototyping a breeze, and provide a common language for both designers and developers. But sometimes design systems are underutilized within organizations. Why is that, when they’re so darn useful? In an engaging hour, Una will draw on years of experience to explore what makes design systems successful, analyze real examples of success and failure, and show how to make sure your design system has the building blocks it needs to grow into a successful product.

* An Event Apart Orlando 2018: https://aneventapart.com/speakers/una-kravets

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/una

* Website: https://una.im/

* Github: https://github.com/una

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/una-kravets-a3582730/

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Trent Walton

Name That Script!

How many third-party scripts are loading on our web pages these days? How can we objectively measure the value of these (advertising, a/b testing, analytics, etc.) scripts—considering their impact on web performance, user experience, and business goals? We’ve learned to scrutinize content hierarchy, browser support, and page speed as part of the design and development process. Similarly, Trent will share recent experiences and explore ways to evaluate and discuss the inclusion of 3rd-party scripts.

* An Event Apart Orlando 2018: https://aneventapart.com/speakers/trent-walton

* Website: https://trentwalton.com/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrentWalton

* Github: https://github.com/TrentWalton

* Codepen: http://codepen.io/TrentWalton

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Josh Clark

The New Design Material

Just as mobile defined the last decade of digital products, machine learning is set to define the next. Learn to use machine-generated content, insight, and interaction as design material in your everyday work. Refit familiar design and UX process to work with the grain of the algorithm, to help the machines solve real problems without creating new ones. This lively and inspiring talk explores the technologies and practical techniques that you can use today—like right now—not only to make existing products better but to imagine surprising new services. The challenges and opportunities of machine learning are plenty; learn to handle this powerful new design material with care and respect.

* An Event Apart Orlando 2018: https://aneventapart.com/speakers/josh-clark

* Website: http://bigmedium.com/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigmediumjosh

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshclark

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Jen Simmons

Everything You Know About Web Design Just Changed

2017 saw a sea change in web layout, one that few of us have truly come to grips with. 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. In this visionary talk, rooted in years of practical experience, Jen will show you how to understand what’s different, learn to think through multiple stages of flexibility, and let go of pixel constraints forever.

* An Event Apart Orlando 2018: https://aneventapart.com/speakers/jen-simmons

* Slides: http://slides.aneventapart.com/orlando-2018/06_JenSimmons.pdf

* Website: http://jensimmons.com/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/jensimmons

* Github: https://github.com/jensimmons

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jensimmons

* The Web Ahead: http://thewebahead.net/

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Dan Mall

Til Launch Do Us Part

From one designer to a front-end developer: I’m so grateful for you. You take my pretty pictures and turn them into real-live websites and applications; you convert ideas and sketches into real things that people can use. And even despite that superpower, you rarely get the respect you deserve. It’s time for that to change. No longer will I throw my comps over the proverbial wall for you to blindly build. I’ll change my process for you. Let’s sketch together more to be more efficient and effective as a team. Let’s decide in the browser more. I’ll learn to write JSON for you. Let’s share stories about new, more modern ways of shipping products at higher quality in record time. This is gonna be great!

* An Event Apart Orlando 2018: https://aneventapart.com/speakers/dan-mall

* Website: http://danielmall.com/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/danmall

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Brad Frost

Maintaining Design Systems

By now, ‘most every in-house team has some form of design system initiative underway. Yet many designers and developers on those teams still struggle to make the system really take root in their organization. Working together, designers and developers create wonderful, reusable components, tools, guidelines, and documentation. But if those elements don’t reflect the reality of how the organization builds its products, all their effort is for naught. Having spent years creating, evangelizing, and teaching design systems and corporate integration of same, Brad Frost is here to share strategies and methods to ensure 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.

* An Event Apart Orlando 2018: https://aneventapart.com/speakers/brad-frost

* Website: http://bradfrostweb.com/

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/brad_frost

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradfrost

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