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Skillswap on Speed
One or two little things have got in the way of Skillswap recently. Firstly, there was a little conference thingymajig to help organise and now Lighthouse have selfishly commandeered their own venue (the cheek!) for a photographic exhibition (free and recommended). Without a venue we were pretty stuffed until Natalie suggested going to the pub. And that’s where we decided we’d try something different. Literally.
Et voila, we give you Skillswap on Speed.
The event will be held on Wednesday 29th October from 7.30pm until closing upstairs at The Eagle (Google Maps)
The premise is simple. Lightning speaker slots (5 minutes) upstairs at The Eagle on Wednesday October 29th from 7.30pm until closing. The theme is, well actually, there isn’t one; Speakers have been asked to just pick something they find interesting – and maybe a little different – that others would like to hear about. Amphetamines optional.
Speakers/Titles
- Curtis James: Looking after the furniture in our brain attics
- Cennydd Bowles: A rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights
- John V. Willshire: Uber Generated Content
- Simon Willison: The Real-time Web
- Cathy Jones: Tempo
- Jenni Lloyd: Why do children go to school?
- Jessica Spengler: That’s not what he said!
- Andy Budd
The good folks of Madgex Towers have very kindly paid for the venue so it won’t cost you a penny to get in. Just bring yourself some beer tokens.
Numbers are limited so we’d appreciate it if you’d sign up in the usual way. And a quick note for those no-shows from the last event…we know who you are! Be a sport, and if you can’t make it, just let us know. Ta very much.
Sign-up on Eventwax
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Skillswap goes Cerebral
Filed under: Skillswap event | Tags: skillswap, mike stenhouse, Tom Armitage, event
Comments(4) This month’s Skillswap on the 9th July, stars Mike Stenhouse and Tom Armitage and will take place in the Lighthouse Digital Lounge at 7pm (the same place as last time).
Tickets have recently been released and are available through eventwax, and don’t forget to sign up on Upcoming
Settling New Caprica: Getting Your Pet Project Off The Ground
Led by Tom Armitage
Pet projects: everybody’s got them. But how many of them never see the light of day? In this talk, Tom Armitage looks at some of the obstacles that impede such projects, and how to get over them. The talk also considers some ways to streamline the process of releasing software when you’re your own client, and perhaps might give some ideas to improve not only your personal projects, but your work projects as well. There should be plenty enough time for a healthy Q&A session after the initial presentation.
From Ego to Ergo: Using Influence in Design
Led by Mike Stenhouse
We love stories, recognise patterns in a fraction of a second and have a set of highly developed social behaviours. Mike will be running through a collection of these hard-wired influence points and exploring how they can be used in the design of products, interfaces and experiences.
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Skillswap goes Javascript
Filed under: Skillswap event | Tags: simon willison, remy sharp, javascript, jquery, comet
Comments(0) Things are all set for an exciting JavaScript themed Skillswap tomorrow! We are very lucky to have Simon Willison and Remy Sharp.
Kindly sponsored by Madgex, this event will be held in the Lighthouse digital lounge, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton, England BN1 4AJ.
The event kicks off at 7, Wednesday 11th June. As well as the talks there will be plenty of time in between for socialising.
The DOM scripting toolkit: jQuery
Led by Remy Sharp
This presentation will introduce, and demonstrate, how jQuery can be used to quickly and concisely apply JavaScript behaviour to your web app. It aims to cover most of the jQuery API - selectors, Ajax, DOM manipulation, plugins, and a few less known titbits.
Remy’s talk is aimed at beginner-to-intermediate level JavaScript / jQuery peeps.
Real-time JavaScript with Comet
Led by Simon Willison
The Ajax revolution has increased user expectations for web application interactivity, and resulted in a growing demand for real-time information.
Comet is an umbrella term for a set of techniques that enable live updates of web pages as soon as a significant event occurs. On the server-side, a different set of technologies is needed to handle the challenges of event-driven applications.
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Wireframing in a Web 2.0 World
Filed under: Skillswap event | Tags: wireframing, Richard Rutter, James Box
Comments(3) Brighton, England BN1 4AJ
Led by Richard Rutter and James Box
The advent of Web 2.0 has exposed a demand for richer, more nuanced forms of interaction, posing new challenges for today’s information architect. We will examine how wireframing - one of our most readily used tools - is evolving to meet these demands.
The creation of modern web applications involves designing intricate patterns, such as state-change and ajax-like behaviour. These designs need to be documented and tested quickly and efficiently. Using real-world examples, we will show how wireframes in the form of non-functional HTML prototypes can be the ideal solution to both documentation and design. We’ll demonstrate how frameworks such as JQuery can be your friends in prototype creation, and how best to put together your own library of design patterns.
We’ll explain how interactive prototypes are ideal for use in agile, iterative approaches to web development, as well as with more traditional workflows, and ultimately ensure prototypes give maximum return to both you and your client. Wireframing and prototyping have long been the lynchpin of user experience design. This talk will demonstrate why, with a little evolution, this is still the case.
Please sign up on Upcoming by marking yourself as attending.
Week of SkillSwaps
Filed under: Skillswap event | Tags: brighton digital festival, Charlie Davies, Ian Ozsvald, Jane Dallaway, Joh Hunt, Rosie Sherry, Tom Hume, week of skillswap
Comments(0) Monday 19 – Friday 23 November 2007 @ 7pm every night.
Location: Madgex – Suite 1 Clarence House 30-31 North Street, BN1 1EB GMap
Week of SkillSwap
There’s going to be a full week of SkillSwap sessions as part of the Brighton Digital Festival.
Register on upcoming.org
SEO Copywriting by David Rosam
Monday 1st October 2007 @ 18:30Location: Madgex – Suite 1 Clarence House 30-31 North Street, BN1 1EB GMap
SEO Copywriting: where online marketing engages with people and search engines
In online marketing, SEO Copywriting is one of the most powerful tools available. What do you need to do? Where are the pitfalls? And how does optimized content deliver a more effective Web site?
About David Rosam
David Rosam is Head of SEO Copywriting at Brighton-based Web Positioning Centre (http://webpositioningcentre.co.uk). He has over 20 years’ experience in copywriting, plus over 12 years’ involvement with the Internet. He blogs about SEO Copywriting, Ethical SEO and Marketing at Dangerous Thinking (http://dangerous-thinking.com).
Developing applications with AIR by Chris Korhonen
Thursday 18th July 2007 @ 18:30Location: Lighthouse (between ClearLeft and Wagamama) – GMap
Chris will be talking about about why we should be looking to develop desktop applicaitons using AIR, Adobe’s new cross-platform runtime which makes it easy to take your Flash, Flex or Ajax applications and deploy them on the desktop. We will be looking at the current state of Flash and Flex for the uninitiated, talking about why you may want to develop for the desktop and walking through some examples of the cool featured offered by AIR.
About Chris Korhonen
Chris Korhonen, is a web developer based in Brighton, England. Currently working with AJAX, Flash and ActionScript to develop enterprise Web applications, with a focus on user experience and personalization. You have probably met him with a beer in hand at some geek event somewhere!
Microformats by Jeremy Keith
Thursday 10th May 2007 @ 18:30Location: Lighthouse (between ClearLeft and Wagamama) – GMap
As part of the ongoing Brighton Skillswap events, Jeremy Keith will roll up his sleeves and hands-on with microformats. This won’t be a presentation. Instead, this workshop will take full advantage of the intimate setting to answer specific questions and get everyone marking up with microformats within a couple of hours.
This skillswap will take place in one of the training rooms at 28 Kensington Street and there will be a limited number of places available. As always, there is no admission charge but preference is given to past speakers and people willing to speak in the future… it’s all about the sharing, folks.
About Jeremy Keith
Jeremy Keith is one of the industry’s most respected experts in the field of Javascipt and Ajax interactivity. A regular speaker at major design conferences, Jeremy’s recent apperances include Web Directions in Sydney, and the d.Construct conference in Brighton, England.
Introduction to Rails by Dominic Holmes
Thursday 5th April 2007 @ 18:30Location: Lighthouse (between ClearLeft and Wagamama) – GMap
Heard about the Ruby on Rails web framework? In the last year,
everybody’s been talking about it. But what is it? What can it do for you?
Come along to the next SkillSwap and find out. We’ll examine what Rails is, how (and why) it works and the Ruby language that it’s built upon. You’ll be web 2.0 before you know it.
Some programming experience desirable.
About Dominic Mitchell
Dominic Mitchell is a Brighton based programmer, working for a
publishing services company. He is still in recovery from several years working as a sysadmin. Despite being an all-round geek, he is still trying to break the mould and energetically destroy the South Downs with a mountain bike.
Web Typography Sucks by Richard Rutter
Filed under: Skillswap event | Tags: richardrutter, skillswap, typography
Comments(0) Thursday 22nd February 2007 @ 18:30Location: Lighthouse (between ClearLeft and Wagamama) – GMap
For too long typographic style has been overlooked on the Web. This SkillSwap will show how new technology demands that websites receive the refinement that has been applied in print for centuries. The session will examine what currently sucks about typography on the Web, and how to implement those typographic principles which are so severely lacking. It will also highlight what is being done right typographically, and how that can be carried forward.
By explaining how everyone involved in a website can and should take typography to heart, the session will provide a blueprint for introducing typography at all stages of a project, thus ensuring that sound typographic principles and techniques become an integral part of the future of Web.
About Richard Rutter
Richard Rutter is a web designer and writer living in Brighton, England. With over ten year’s experience in the industry he specialises in user-centred design with a particular emphasis on accessibility and web standards. Richard is co-founder and Production Director of Clearleft user experience consultants based in Brighton.
Richard massages his ego at Clagnut where he witters on about web design, mountain biking and typography. Frustrated by too many hyphens and not enough dashes, he created the Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web, a web site with the grandiose aim of allaying the myths surrounding typography on the web and pushing a few boundaries to create websites of real typographical worth. It is a work in progress.
Followup
Chart of available Mac/Windows fonts.
Slides from Richard’s SxSW typography talk. These are a slightly expanded version of the skillswap talk.
