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Bruce Lawson & Kaelig Deloumeau-Prigent

15/05/2013 9 Comments

Bruce Lawson & Kaelig Deloumeau-Prigent
For our last day before half term (24/5/2013), we are fortunate to welcome two guest speakers who will talk about responsive design and enlighten us all :)
Such a treat to have Bruce come back to visit us again, this time with Kaelig Deloumeau-Prigent who is a front-end web developer and worked on the BBC’s Responsive News project.

As you know all about Bruce already – here are a few links for you to check out, to find out more about Kaelig :)
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Keir Whitaker

08/04/2013 11 Comments

Keir Whitakerphoto via handheldconf

We’ve already learnt a lot from Keir who gave us the brilliant checklist for improving our websites’ performance at the last #MKGeekNight. And now we will have the pleasure of welcoming him into our classroom on friday 3rd May 2013!
Really looking forward to your visit, @keirwhitaker ~ thanks in advance :)

I’m chuffed to tell you that Keir will spend quite a bit of time with us – let’s make the most of it :) It is bound to be a brilliant day.
We will start with a Q&A session when Keir will answer your questions and we can have a chat about all things web. Have a look at the links below to get to know Keir’s work a little more, consider what you might like to ask or talk about.

In his own words (quoted from keirwhitaker.com), Keir is a…

web developer, one half of Viewport Industries, co-host of The Back to Front Show podcast, publisher of the Weekly Miscellany newsletter & Shopify Design Advocate.

Please ask your questions in a comment.

#MKGN number 4

23/03/2013 1 Comment

mkgn logoJust came across this blog post from Mark Wilson about the 4th MK Geek Night – great notes from the evening, thanks for sharing, Mark :)
There is a great checklist from Keir Whitaker with tips for improving your page speed, photography angles, modern IE, Craig Lockwood (@CraigInWales) talking about the value of conferences and more. A great summary fo the evening ;)

Read the post:
Faster websites, better photography, a better browser, great conferences and a better life (#MKGN)
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Peter Gasston

07/02/2013 9 Comments

peter gasston After having had the pleasure to see Peter speak at the @TalkWD event at Greenwich uni - we will now have him all to ourselves for an afternoon ;) Peter will be coming to give a talk to us next thursday (14/2/2013) - thank you so much already, @stopsatgreen :)

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talk web design

11/01/2013 9 Comments

talk webdesign: 2012 speakersTalk Web Design 2012 Speakers
From left: Rob Hawkes (Mozilla), Andy Budd and Richard Rutter (Clearleft), Andy Hume (the Guardian), Chris Mills (Opera), Paul Lloyd and Jeremy Keith (Clearleft).
photo © David Watson 2012

As wonderful start to the year – David Watson, programme leader of the MA Web Design and Content Planning at Greenwich University, has organised a speakers’ day again and invited us along :) Thanks, David :)
Presenting bright minds of our industry who will give talks and answer questions on various topics – this is bound to be a day of learning, inspiration and offer food for thought :)

As you can see in the photo above, the lineup last year was wonderful and this year’s speakers will be brilliant again :)

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