Sessions at New Adventures in Web Design 2012 about Responsive Design

Wednesday 18th January 2012

• Front-end craftsmanship

  by Ben Bodien

  Scientists project that by 2014, even household pets will be building their own websites (or at least blog themes)*. However, as the web evolves and clients and visitors demand more from the sites and apps we build, it becomes increasingly vital to ensure that we are crafting, not just assembling the web’s interfaces.

  This workshop will teach practical techniques for crafting front-end code designed to be robust but flexible and maintainable (even by someone’s pet). Topics include defining a build and markup plan, tricks and tools for writing flexible, clean CSS, and proven methods for implementing responsive web designs from the ground-up, for both content and functionality.

  • — May not be true
  • CSS
  • Design
  • Maintainable CSS
  • Responsive Design

  At 9:00am to 1:30pm, Wednesday 18th January

Thursday 19th January 2012

• Break Everything

  by Trent Walton

  What value lies in pushing the web to the limits by looking beyond current convention and complete browser compatibility? By getting our hands dirty with things like web fonts, responsive web design, and experimental CSS properties we shape the current and future web. It's time to embrace its ever-changing nature, and, in the spirit of fearless ingenuity, break the web. We learn what works best by first trying everything that doesn't work at all.

  Trent Walton is founder and 1/3 of Paravel, a custom web design and development shop based out of the Texas Hill Country whose wife has put him on a font allowance. In his spare time, he writes about what he learns at his blog, and is co-creator of and contributor to TheManyFacesOf.

  • Design
  • Experimentation
  • Responsive Design
  • Web Fonts

  At 2:15pm to 3:00pm, Thursday 19th January

  Coverage link write-up slide deck sketch note