The all-new Design topic @ Web Summer Camp, with focus on web design, UX, and content. It is imagined as an opportunity for web professionals, being it web designers, UX experts, content strategists, project managers, or information architects, to participate in engaging workshops, spread over 3 days, with topics on the newest developments in the field, providing useful examples and first-hand experience.
For the purpose of engaging in workshops, we kindly ask you to bring your own laptop.
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Program
| DAY 1 - Wednesday, Aug 31 | ||
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| 7:30 - 8:30 |
DebugMan Triathlon - Part 1: SwimmingIn a few words: easy-going, fun, and recreational. |
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| 8:00 - 9:20 | Registration & Coffee Hangout |
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| 9:20 - 9:30 | Shortest Keynote Ever |
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| 9:30 - 12:45 (coffee break 11:00-11:15) |
Getting user research going when you've got nothingby Kate Towsey How to make user research a part of your team's process when you've got little to no user research experience, team buy-in, or budget. Yes, it's possible. |
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| 12:45 - 13:45 | Lunch |
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| 13:45 - 17:00 (coffee break 15:15-15:30) |
Execute your digital business strategyby Janus Boye Delivering business value and achieving success can be tricky enough in any digital project. In this session Janus, who founded the J. Boye community for digital leaders, will lead participants to help them with strategies to deliver a project for a new business division in a global organisation. As you are putting a new and unproven product into the market, we are going to team you up and then put your e-commerce delivery strategy to the test. The session will conclude with the principles and techniques employed by some of the best agencies and digital teams around the world to formulate the right strategic approach to help their clients deliver great products under challenging circumstances. |
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| 17:00 - 18:00 | DebugMan GameRelax after workshops and take part in a thrilling bug-hunting game! |
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| 20:00 |
Finger Food & Wine TastingOur treat! Wine tasting of the famous Istrian wines, served with the authentic local delicacies in the wonderful surrounding of the Kantinon Tavern right by the sea. There will also be a small surprise, come and see. |
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| DAY 2 - Thursday, Sep 1 | ||
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| 7:30 - 8:30 |
DebugMan Triathlon - Part 2: CyclingIn a few words: easy-going, fun, and recreation. |
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| 8:30 - 9:30 | Coffee Hangout |
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| 9:30 - 12:45 (coffee break 11:00-11:15) |
Psychology for Design and UX (part 1)by Joe Leech A practical, hands-on way to understand how the human brain works and apply that knowledge to User Experience and product design. You know somethings are 'good design' and some things are 'bad design' for UX, but have never been quite sure why? Learn the psychological principles behind how our brain makes sense of the world and apply that to product and user interface design. |
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| 12:45 - 13:45 | Lunch |
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| 13:45 - 17:00 (coffee break 15:15-15:30) |
Psychology for Design and UX (part 2)by Joe Leech A practical, hands-on way to understand how the human brain works and apply that knowledge to User Experience and product design. You know somethings are 'good design' and some things are 'bad design' for UX, but have never been quite sure why? Learn the psychological principles behind how our brain makes sense of the world and apply that to product and user interface design. |
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| 17:00 - 18:00 | Web BattleUnconference session. Participant-driven meeting where anyone who wants to present a topic can claim a brief time to do so. A special award awaiting the highest-rated speaker! |
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| 21:00 |
Evening Tequila HangoutShare your ideas with other participants while enjoying a shot (two, or more) of fine tequila or grab a bite to eat in the Mexican restaurant La Concha. Drinks at special discount prices for all Web Summer Camp participants! |
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| DAY 3 - Friday, Sep 2 | ||
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| 7:30 - 8:30 |
DebugMan Camp Triathlon - Part 3: RunningIn a few words: easy-going, fun, and recreational. |
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| 8:30 - 9:30 | Coffee Hangout |
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| 9:30 - 12:45 (coffee break 11:00-11:15) |
Responsive UXby Marko Dugonjić Responsive web design (RWD) is about far more than just media queries, flexible layouts, and responsive images. Information architecture, interaction design, legibility and readability, and critical tasks should also be taken into consideration given that users can interact with websites in many different ways and contexts. |
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| 12:45 - 13:45 | Lunch |
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| 13:45 - 17:00 (coffee break 15:15-15:30) |
H**ked up IT projects: How to make a safe ride on the ocean of uncertaintyby Daniel Frey and Christoph Meier Daniel and Christoph will share how not to be afraid of f***ing up IT projects, how to scrumify clients and stakeholders, and show how to fail early and be happy in the end. |
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| 17:00 - 18:30 | Web BeerRound-table sessions held on the Hotel Park terrace where you get to discuss the topics that interest you. With complimentary beer! |
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| 20:00 |
Closing Night RaffleSpend a pleasant Friday evening in a vibrant and colorful atmosphere with other participants on the beautiful Red Island. Meeting point for the boat departure is the Delfin boat station. |
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| DAY 4 - Saturday, Sep 3 | |
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| 10:00 - 16:00 |
Boat TripAfter 3 days of learning and improving your skills, a relaxing leisure day with a complimentary boat trip sightseeing the Rovinj archipelago is definitely well deserved. Lunch, along with some snacks and drinks, will be served on the boat. |
Speakers
Janus Boye
J. Boye
Apart from moderating J. Boye groups, Janus is working on steering large, complex and critical digital projects through to successful completion. He chairs the internationally recognized J. Boye Conferences held since 2005 in Aarhus, Denmark and since 2009 in Philadelphia, US.
Joe Leech
Mr Joe
Mr Joe, Joe to his friends, is the author of the book Psychology of Designers. He sometimes writes for Smashing Magazine, Net Magazine, and others about how to use psychology to improve the user experience. A recovering neuroscientist, then a spell as an elementary school teacher, Joe started his UX career 12 years ago.
Kate Towsey
Kate Towsey Ltd
Kate is a user researcher, content strategist, and delivery manager based in the UK. Currently contracting for the Government Digital Service (GDS) and BBC R&D, she's known for straddling disciplines, bending rules, and getting stuff done.
Marko Dugonjić
Creative Nights
Marko Dugonjić is a designer, speaker, editor, author, and the creative and user experience director at Creative Nights. He’s also an editor at Smashing Magazine as well as the founder of a micro-conference FFWD.PRO and UI Workshops for internet professionals.
Daniel Frey
Liip AG
Scrum master and agile coach Daniel Frey is working at Liip AG in Switzerland. He is focussing on teaching agencies, clients, and stakeholders to purge their collaboration by dismantling dead weight and freeing space for reanimation.
Christoph Meier
Liip AG
Christoph Meier works as an Agile Coach at Liip AG in Switzerland. He believes that clients and employees are humans. His quest is to find ways how humans are happy and the "agile universe" offers ways to do so if applied in a meaningful way.