*Steve Jobs had famously remarked that design is not merely about appearance. Design is about how things work. This statement is extremely important in the context of web design where designers and front-end engineers must not only focus on the aesthetics of websites, but also on aspects such as usability, performance, cross-browser compatibility and adherence to web standards. The balance between appearance and behaviour enhances the experience of the web interface for different kinds of users.
At the same time, the front-end technology landscape is constantly shifting. Design and engineering professionals have to continuously learn and unlearn old and new skills, tools and paradigms in order to build outstanding yet seamless user interfaces. HasGeek presents Meta Refresh, an annual conference on front-end engineering and design. Meta Refresh 2013 will expose participants to some of the cutting-edge technology solutions and best practices that have emerged in the last one year. The conference features talks on web standards, front-end tools, mobility and accessibility, HTML5 video and graphics, and responsive design for making websites usable on a variety of form factors from desktop to mobile. Meta Refresh 2013 also brings together practitioners who will share their experiences and the processes they follow while designing and building products for the Internet. Highlights of Meta Refresh 2013: 1. Talk by Vincent Hardy – member of the W3C committee on Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) – on the quest for the graphical web; 2. Swiss entrepreneur Zeno Crivelli of Jilion will speak about Sublime Video and how it has become a platform for HTML5 video; 3. Benjamin Lupton – author of DocPad and History.js – will share his experiences on how designers and front-end engineers can cope with a constantly shifting technology landscape; 4. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with communities such as Bangalore Front-End Designers, BangaloreJS and Design Day at Meta Refresh; 5. Speakers from Opera, Yandex, Adobe, Miranj, PayPal and other small and large companies will talk about important aspects of front-end development and design. Meta Refresh 2013 is an event for web designers (who do not have a programming background), front-end developers, product managers, web developers and user experience designers. Dates: 22nd and 23rd February, 2013 Venue: MLR Convention Centre, J P Nagar, Bangalore Event Website: http://metarefresh.in/2013 For further information, contact [email protected]* -- For more details about this list http://datameet.org/discussions/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
