This is a talk from “beyond tellerrand // Berlin 2019”. Charlotte Dann was showing what it means, when she says “Taking the Web off the Screen” at the sixth #btconf in Berlin. Taking the Web off the Screen Most web developers don’t get the joyous experience of touching and feeling the things they’ve created. Interest in generative art on the web is at an all-time high, but predominantly confined to screens and pixels, without much room for tactility. Through her unwavering enthusiasm for making physical things, Charlotte will demonstrate a myriad of ways you can use your coding prowess to make ..read more

This is a talk from “beyond tellerrand // Berlin 2019”. Natalya Shelbrune was speaking about “CSS at the Intersection” at the sixth #btconf in Berlin. CSS at the Intersection Throughout the talk I discuss the mental models we construct in tech, the cognitive dissonance we experience when confronted with new ideas, specifically about CSS. We know CSS has a separate mental model because we keep hearing the same debate rage on: “Is CSS broken or awesome?” This talk is about enabling teams to communicate and accommodate these different mental models. I share examples of effective tools, and how th ..read more

This is a talk from “beyond tellerrand // Berlin 2019”. Jason Pamental talking about “Dynamic Typography with Variable Fonts” at the sixth #btconf in Berlin. Dynamic Typography with Variable Fonts Modern developments in CSS make it easier than ever to create robust, scalable, elegant typographic systems on the web. Add variable fonts and the design, technical, and performance benefits are really exciting. We’ll look at how to combine them with other CSS capabilities like custom properties, calculations, and grid to create a whole new way to think about design and development. We’ll see how the ..read more

This is a talk from “beyond tellerrand // Berlin 2019”. Mike Hill explained “The Story of You” at the sixth #btconf in Berlin. The Story of You Why do we do the things we do? What really drives our personalities? And how do our personalities form in the first place? Each of us is complex and unique – but much like a handful of chords can produce a unique piece of music, or a few colors can combine into a full spectrum – our personalities are composed of far fewer ingredients than we might expect given the huge diversity we see in ourselves and those around us. Utilizing modern neuroscience asw ..read more

This is a talk from “beyond tellerrand // Berlin 2019”. Wilfrid Wood spoke about being a “Headbuilder” at the sixth #btconf in Berlin. Engaging Empathy Everything around us moves so quickly; we are inundated with content, news, ideas and opinions with a ferocious consistency. As we go through our days filled with meetings, emails, conference calls and the tasks of our role, it gets more and more challenging to truly connect with those around us, especially our coworkers. That connection is what drives optimal collaboration, productive communication, and an overall sense of positivity on teams ..read more

This is a talk from beyond tellerrand // Berlin 2019. Wilfrid Wood spoke about being a “Headbuilder” at the sixth #btconf in Berlin. Headbuilder What makes a good portrait? Do portraits often say more about the artist than the sitter? What kind of face is good to do? What can you tell about someone’s personality from their face? I’ll be talking about my time at cult TV show Spitting Image, boring jobs that pay, interesting jobs that don’t, plus drawing people every day at my flat in Hackney. About Wilfrid Wood After dumping a career in graphics, Wilfrid plunged into prop making at cult classic ..read more

This is a talk from beyond tellerrand // Berlin 2019. Cassie Evans gave a talk about “Interactive Web Animation with SVG” at the sixth #btconf in Berlin. Interactive Web Animation with SVG Have you ever felt uninspired by the every-day grind? Like coding is all work and no play? Come with me as I take you on a whistle-stop tour of delightful SVG animations. I’ll also ask for some audience participation, as interaction is what makes motion on the web so fun! By the end of this talk, you will feel enthused and inspired to make your own creative web animations with SVG. About Cassie Evans Cassie ..read more

This is a talk from beyond tellerrand // Berlin 2019. Aaron Gustafson presents “Conversational Semantics” at the sixth #btconf in Berlin. Conversational Semantics This would branch off from my Designing the Conversation talk that I’ve given off and on for the past few years. The focus is understanding semantic HTML and the framing is the importance of this stuff in the world of headless UIs (like Alexa, Cortana, etc.). I plan to cover semantic meaning and how that translates into something that is meaningful for voice assistants and bots, taking advantage of native browser features to help use ..read more

This is a talk from beyond tellerrand // Berlin 2019. Jeremy Keith presents "The Layers of the Web" and opened the sixth #btconf in Berlin with it. The Layers of the Web The World Wide Web turned 30 this year. The web has changed quite a bit over that time. But progress has been evolutionary rather than revolutionary: changes have accreted on top of what has come before. This layered iterative approach also works for building websites. Together we'll uncover how to build resilient, performant, accessible and beautiful structures that work with the grain of the materials of the web. About Jerem ..read more

This is a talk from “beyond tellerrand // Berlin 2019”. Charlotte Dann was showing what it means, when she says “Taking the Web off the Screen” at the sixth #btconf in Berlin. Taking the Web off the Screen Most web developers don’t get the joyous experience of touching and feeling the things they’ve created. Interest in generative art on the web is at an all-time high, but predominantly confined to screens and pixels, without much room for tactility. Through her unwavering enthusiasm for making physical things, Charlotte will demonstrate a myriad of ways you can use your coding prowess to ..read more