Des Moines Front-End Talks

A collection of talks from our past meetups.

May 17, 2017

Joel Leibow: Scaling UI for Enterprise (Co-hosted with Experiencing UX)

Working with enterprise software poses a unique challenge: scale. Joel Leibow will speak on the role of component frameworks in developing software for enterprise. He will detail how UI Platform team (UIP) has scaled Web Skin — Workiva's living style guide — for enterprise use, and how the Dart language and React are used to build accessible UI components.

March 6, 2017

By day, Shelly Berkoski is an Art Director at Meyocks. But after hours, she is the creative mind behind Shell Yeah! – Shelly's own mini brand focused on making quirky, graphic apparel that promotes positivity, self-acceptance, and fun. From setting up an online storefront to overcoming your inner critic, Shelly will dig into both the technical and mental sides of building your own brand and online presence. She will share steps, resources, and tips that can help make web design possible for the print designer.

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February 6, 2017

Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) are a dream for web designers and developers alike. And now, thanks to the latest level of browser support, it's super easy to implement in many ways. So what exactly is SVG and how can you use it in projects today? Ryan Young will walk you through the basics in this month's presentation.

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January 4, 2017

CSS Grid is a two-dimensional grid-based layout system that aims to do nothing less than completely change the way we design grid-based user interfaces. Together we'll talk about the basics of building grid layouts using native CSS!

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