Last night was the 1st mini web design conference, and I arrived very late that evening for the conference, but I’m still lucky to catch the last part of the talk and meet everyone who attended the event. The mini web design conference is a talk and learning ground for web designs and also a networking hub for anyone who want to connect with fellow web designers, programmers, developers, bloggers and freelancers. The event is made by young web developers for everyone and I’m happy that they decided to form this group and share their knowledge to us and the great thing is the entrance is free, although you need to register first so that you can be included in the guest list. I don’t have any formal training and don’t have any workshop experience in making websites, but in the span of my work for making websites, blogs and also other web stuff, and realized that I just learned everything from experiences and reading tutorials on the net. But having those tutorials in my hard drive didn’t make me learn and be an expert in the field, and then there is still a need to consult and ask for mentorship for enhancing your skills and knowledge in making websites.
here's my video coverage
(to be posted later)
The topic is all about Designs (color, typography, the grid), and the speakers are Rico Sta. Cruz (Grids), Marco Palinar (Interface design), Jojo Esposa (Philippine Laws Supporting Web Accessibility), Aja Lapus (Design & Web Standards), Rick Ong (CakePHP), Regnard Raquedan (Screen resolutions), Reynaldo Mendoza (Interaction design and usability), JP Dela Torre (Introduction to iPhone Site Development). The conference ended with Reynaldo Mendoza’s keynote, and I just had a talk with JP Del Torre and told me that he will be talking on the next conference due to lack of time and it was already getting late that evening. And then everyone who attended the conference made an introduction, getting to know each other on what field we are into. ( READ MORE BELOW )
The event is not just only about making websites; it is also about usability and design interaction to the web surfers or users. That’s one of my priorities in making pages, but since that I lack the style and creativity of making it, I do fill the sites a lot of information needed by the users. But everything is still not complete for me, and I still need to learn more. And I’m glad that the first mini web design conference is held and it was a success, the conference is for us who need to learn more and share some tips to others, it’s a great idea to make the industry more healthy and remove the concept of having a competition to one another.
I just catch Reynaldo Mendoza lecture about Interaction design and usability, and one of the greatest tip I got from him is to ask criticism and review from your friends. That’s the thing I need in making and having an opinion and constructive criticism will help you understand and study on the behavior of users. Its nice to see also my friends form the Jelly in Manila, blogging, plurkers, and from the art scene. The event is a blast! And I’m excited on the next conference, they say that if you want to talk and be a speaker, you can volunteer and get a schedule on the next event. Btw, this conference is in preparation for the big event “Philippine Web Design Conference” stated to be held on April 2009.
The conference was held inside Tech Bar/G2VC Innovation Center, 5th Floor, The Orient Square, F. Ortigas Road (formerly Emerald Ave.), Ortigas Center, Pasig City
To join in their forums and hub, you can visit the site at http://webdesignph.grouphub.com
more photos in my album at Mini Web Design Conference @ Tech Bar/G2VC Innovation Center
