Sessions at Future Insights Live 2012 on Monday 30th April

jQuery has become the standard in JavaScript frameworks. However, many developers barely scratch the surface of what's possible: we'll take a more in-depth look at the framework, explore parts of the API that are often overlooked, try out advanced effects and show with a little thought and effort around generalization, parameterization and organization, you can convert your "just get the job done" jQuery code into a legitimate, reusable, modular jQuery plugin.

What you'll learn:

• What's new and upcoming in the latest versions of jQuery
• Advanced jQuery techniques for web app developers
• Custom animations & the effects API
• Plugin creation

Learn how to build high performance Internet and web applications with Node.js. In is session Tom Hughes-Croucher will demonstrate how to quickly build a high performance chat server using Node.js. This live coding exercise will provide a real insight into what it looks like to build a project in server-side Javascript. In this hands-on class you’ll learn how to get started with Node.js using the Express MVC framework, and socket.io for real-time communication. We’ll explore how Node works and what techniques and architectures are most effective when programming Node. Learn how Node helped LinkedIn make an app that was twice as fast using 98% less servers than their Rails deployment.

What you'll learn:

• How to get Node.js running
• How to create a web app using express.js
• How to create sockets using node.js and socket.io
• How to communicate between browsers, services, and the server in real-time
• Tips and techniques for building scalable Node.js web applications

From first concept to polished pixel, learn to create iPhone and iPad apps that delight. The workshop explores the practical principles of mobile and touchscreen design, teaching you to “think iPhone” by planning and creating app interfaces in tune with the psychology and ergonomics of an audience on the go. You'll learn to conceive and refine an app's interface and user experience in tune with the needs of a mobile audience… and their fingers and thumbs.

What you'll learn:

• The expectations of a mobile audience
• The ergonomic demands of designing for touch
• Strategies for crafting your app’s visual identity
• How to work with gestures
• Unique considerations for designing for the iPad
• Techniques for creating sensational app icons

Having a great Web app idea is only the beginning of the fun. Taking that idea from your head and getting all the way to launch is no easy task and unfortunately there aren’t any official instructions. In this workshop, Sarah will give you tips on the complete process of building a Web app, from A to Z.

What you'll learn:

• Building; your Web app, your company, your team
• Marketing; with and without money
• Product management; so you know what’s right to build
• Metrics; to track your progress
• Financing; the 5Ws of fund raising – who, what, when, where, why and how

In this full day workshop, join Molly as she covers topics that are both important for today and for the long-term health and growth of what is known as the Open Web. Anyone working as a Web developer or designer who hasn't been thoroughly introduced to the topics to be covered will want to attend this course, as it both demystifies HTML5 and CSS3 and hones in on what ideas and skills are really important in the workaday world.

What you'll learn:

• HTML5: Review of semantics and syntax
• HTML5: All about Media APIs - canvas, audio and video
• Discussion of related APIs (geolocation, mobile device APIs)
• CSS3: Hot Topic: Property prefixing for progressive enhancement
• CSS3: Emerging Layout - Grids, Templates, Flexible Box Model, Regions, PM/GCPM

Launching your app is only the beginning of a very long, tough journey. If you want your app to be profitable and exciting, you need to learn how to maximize conversion rates and increase revenue. This workshop will give you the tools you need to succeed.

What you'll learn:

• Effective A/B testing
• Tried and true methods for increasing conversion rates
• Common mistakes on signup pages
• Typical conversion rates and how you stack up

Whether you are designing a web app or a website, following best practices and standard design methodologies will help ensure your interfaces are usable and engaging. In this workshop, we'll explore the design process in detail including user research, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design. Through real world examples you'll see how an idea can evolve into an interface.

What you'll learn:

• The processes behind brilliant Interface Design
• Improved wireframing and prototyping techniques
• Skills applicable to web app or website design
• Hands on, practical workshop

UX Design for the web is a hot topic, but we find it too hard to pin down so we just touch the surface and don't explore the why of user experience. As it is becoming something of a de-facto standard it is in our best interest as interactive designers to understand the discipline. No longer something that has to always be hugely complex and costly, we'll cover the back-to-basics approach to UX design in this workshop and how to practically dispatch a rock solid responsive web design UX deliverables package.

What you'll learn:

• How to communicate and develop a UX Vision
• How to develop your own UX process that will work across all projects
• Employ best practices for simple prototyping
• How to properly use UX patterns and when to use them
• How to communicate a UX strategy to the client
• Understand the key elements that must be used on every project to be successful
• Learn to produce a responsive UX Style guide that will get used