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11 British Web Design Events for Spring 2016
The evolution of web design is moving pretty fast and it’s very easy to already be behind the times when trying to do something ‘on trend’. To make sure that you’re up-to-date with the best and latest web design trends this year, here is a selection of 13 events around the UK, all set to keep you updated on the new web standards in terms of design, UX and front-end development.
1. UX in the city: Oxford 2016
Date: 31 March – 1 April
Location: Oxford
Price: £300 for both days
Fields: Front-end, UX, Web design
Created for the UX community, this conference “is a hands-on event for the UX community”. Don’t miss this one out!
http://uxinthecity.net/2016/oxford/
2. Industry conference 2016
Date: 19 April
Location: Newcastle
Price: £200
Field: Front-end, Web design
From design to front-end development, this conference will be packed with lots of practical content and techniques to be the best in your job!
3. Render 2016
Date: 21-22 April
Location: Oxford
Price: £360 for both days
Field: Front-end, Web design
Held in different venues within the city of Oxford, Render is an event mainly dedicated to front end developers. However, it’s always good to have a look on what new technologies offers you, in order to have a new look on your design. This event is organized by the same team than the one for jQuery UK.
4. Software Design & Development 2016
Date: 16-20 May
Location: London
Price: £1,800 for the 5 days
Field: Web design, Web development
Combining conferences speakings and workshops, SDD 2016 is the perfect event for designers and developers interested in software conception.
5. UX London
Date: 18-20 May
Location: London
Price: £1,095 for the 3 days
Field: UX, Web design
Specially created for UX designers, this event wants to “push the industry forward” by sharing the knowledge and inspiration in the industry as for example: How to think for Innovation and to stay creative, How to redesign a government website, How to decide together as a team…
6. Port 80 2016
Date: 20 May
Location: Newport
Price: £99
Field: Web design, Web development
Held in Newport (Wales), this event is about webdesign for professionals and web enthusiasts. You’ll learn a lot of various things like: new tools to save your time, how to manage fast-moving projects, or furthermore how to build websites for the future!
7. Upfront 2016
Date: 27 May
Location: Manchester
Price: TBA
Field: Web design, Web development, Front-end
Taking place in Manchester, Upfront 2016 (an event for front end developers) will return for a second edition this year. More detail will be announced soon, so keep your eyes open!
8. ScotlandCSS 2016
Date: 1 June
Location: Edinburgh
Price: TBA
Field: Web development, Front-end
Sister of ScotlandJS, this event aims to share experience about the evolution of CSS and how powerful this language became. All CSS enthusiast and professionals are welcome!
http://scotlandcss.launchrock.com/
9. UX Scotland
Date: 8-10 June
Location: Edinburgh
Price: £450 for the 3 days
Field: UX, Web design
Mainly created for UX designers, this conference will allow you to learn new skills from your peers and leaders in the industry.
10. IWMW 2016
Date: 21-23 June
Location: Liverpool
Price: TBA
Field: UX, Web design, Web development
IWMW, or Institutional Web Management Workshop is an event open to professionals and university students. This year, the theme of the conference will be “Understanding Users; Managing Change; Delivering Services”.
11. The Lead Developer 2016
Date: 23-24 June
Location: London
Price: £550 for two days
Field: Web development
Mainly for web developers and front-end developers, this event is all about developing yourself as a technical lead and gaining practical advice on new and disruptive technologies.
http://2016.theleaddeveloper.com/
Keep an eye on
Thought is was over? Look out for my blog later this year highlighting the best web design conferences to visit from June to December!
In the meantime, keep an eye on:
Offset London
Brand Impact Awards
Generate London
Sources
Grace is one of Kaizen’s long-standing team members, having worked her way from an assistant to Digital PR Director. She has developed Kaizen’s Digital PR department to a 30-person strong team, and enhanced our services offerings to include link building in the US, Australia and Europe.
Published: 31/03/2016
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