Explore the Future of the Web

Crystal Beasley of Mozilla

WebVisions explores the future of the Web and mobile design, technology, user experience and business strategy. We’re changing the world, one byte at a time.

Announcements

Early Bird Rates Extended to May 25th!

For our first show in Barcelona, we wanted to make sure that everyone who wanted to sign up early could take advantage of the great Early Bird Rates. If Paypal is taking a little extra time, or you need to get the okay from the boss, you still have time to register…but don’t delay!

See you at the show!

Fabulous Workshop Combo Packages

There are only a few days left to register for WebVisions Portland — and we’re super excited to announce some special workshop combo deals from our sponsors Adobe, WebINK and Internet Explorer. Get a half-day workshop plus a two-day conference pass for only $400!

Control the World! Discover the Power of Arduino and Explore the Future at WebVisions

For a limited time, register for WebVisions Portland and get a free pass to Kevin Hoyt’s “Getting Started with Arduino” workshop for only $400. The workshop includes a free Arduino board and other materials…» Register

Build Awesome HTML5 Games and Explore the Future at WebVisions

For a limited time, register for WebVisions Portland and get a free pass to Alex Porter, Andrew Cooper + Nathan Bingham’s “Building HTML5 Games” workshop for only $400…» Register

Control the Web! Master Web Typography and Explore the Future of Web Design

For a limited time, register for WebVisions Portland and get a free pass to typography expert Thomas Phinney’s “Control the Web: A Hands-on Guide to Great Web Fonts and Typography” workshop for only $400…» Register

Lastly, we have a great selection of free events for WebVisions attendees, including Studio Tours, Film Screenings, Parties, and the VFX Revolution panel with Jeff White of ILM, Academy Award-winning effects supervisor Brian Van’t Hul of LAIKA studios and other effects experts.

Online registration is open until Monday, May 14th at http://wvpdx.eventbrite.com/

Studio Tours and Other Free Happenings

FashionbuddhaBuy a conference pass to WebVisions Portland and enjoy a fabulous and totally free events, from Studio Tours to a Visual Effects panel with industry experts!

Synthesis to Ideation: Making Research Real

Steve PortigalAsking questions and conducting research gives you a lot of raw data. But what do you do with the information once you have it? Too many companies spend time ruminating through findings, instead of generating opportunities to implement results. Increasing customer expectations and faster product cycles require new methods of rapid collection and distribution of insights back into iterative design and development processes.

In their hands-on, full day workshop on “Synthesis to Ideation: Making Research Real,” insight strategists Steve Portigal and Kelly Goto will lead you through a fast-paced, engaging workshop with one requirement: Rethink your research approach and implement new frameworks for collection and synthesis of findings — to create actionable artifacts and outcomes for the real world.

Steve and Kelly will candidly share their experience from the trenches and share valuable best practices for planning and executing user research studies and bring back new techniques, expertise and methods back to your team to start using right away.

The Eight Skills of Planned Serendipity

Thor MullerRegardless of our best laid plans, it’s often the ideas and events that we least expect that end up mattering to us most. This has never been more true than in today’s chaotic, highly uncertain world. Serendipity–looking for one thing and finding another–is increasingly recognized as an organizing principle of personal creativity, adaptive teams, and discovery in user experiences. Yet how can we plan for something that by definition is unpredictable? How can we prepare for the unpreparable?

Thor Muller has the answer, and it’s “planned serendipity.” In his half-day workshop on “The Eight Skills of Planned Serendipity,” Thor will demonstrate a set of eight concrete, attainable skills that allow us to increase the appearance of chance in our design practices, make unlikely connections, and take action on the ones that matter. Planned serendipity draws from fields as wide-ranging as neuroscience, modern art, agile programming, drug discovery, and progressive education to create a practical framework for luck.

Since 1995, Thor has founded five companies, and launched over two dozen web applications and sites. He was the co-founder of Rubyred Labs, a web development agency specializing in social networks, and Trapezo, a Web service for syndicating content. He was also VP of Digital Media at Frog Design, the world renown product design firm, where he founded its San Francisco-based Internet practice.

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Have questions about presenting, attending, sponsoring or exhibiting at WebVisions?
Contact Brad or Steve at (503) 230-2058 or by email.

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Barcelona

Pompeu Fabra University
Roc Boronat, 138, 08018
Barcelona, Spain

Our first international show, WebVisions Barcelona opens with studio tours and networking parties, followed by a day of workshops and two full days of sessions, panels and keynotes, plus music, film screenings, a Hackathon for Social Good, our Business Innovation and Education Lab and other special events.

Chicago

Harrington College of Design
200 W Madison St
Chicago, IL 60606

WebVisions heads to Chicago and kicks off with studio tours, parties and networking events, followed by a full day of workshops and two full days of sessions, panels and keynotes.

“WebVisions is like the medium that spawned it: unique, personal, honest, emotional and eye-opening.”

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