up.front is a user group focused on web design & frontend development topics, based in Berlin. Every second Tuesday of the month we meet at co.up, a co-working space in Kreuzberg, where we discuss everything related to webdesign and frontend development.

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On Tuesday, October 11th, we will feature Caitlin Winner, Marco Hamersma and Malte Müller! Additionally we will hear a special... [read more]

up.front is a user group focused on web design & frontend development topics, based in Berlin. Every second Tuesday of the month we meet at co.up, a co-working space in Kreuzberg, where we discuss everything related to webdesign and frontend development.

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On Tuesday, October 11th, we will feature Caitlin Winner, Marco Hamersma and Malte Müller! Additionally we will hear a special lightning talk by Benjamin Kampmann.

* Caitlin Winner, @caitlinwinner
http://amen.com/

Painting and the Art of App Design
including:
- The Horror of a Blank Canvas
- Pierro dell Francesca Applies for the App Store
- The Golden Ratio and the Amen Rainbow

Caitlin Winner is the co-founder of Amen, a platform for expressing the extra ordinary. She graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in Economics and Studio Art and has worked at the MIT Media Lab, Plum and Nokia.

* Marco Hamersma, @marcohamersma
http://soundcloud.com/

Although we spend lots of time and money on designing our interfaces, we don't always pay the same kind of attention to sounds. My talk would be about finding out when to use sound and what good sounds are to use in your interface.

Marco is a developer & UX designer currently working as an intern at SoundCloud.

* Malte Müller, @electricgecko
http://wearefellows.com/

Changing tires on a moving truck: Agile interface design

Agile development has long become the standard way of creating web applications. Still, many teams struggle to integrate interface design and other visual disciplines into their workflow. For the past five months, we have been one of them. As we developed a web application from ground up, we had to figure out how to keep developers and designers in sync – without slowing down the project. In this talk we'd like to share our learnings on how to set up and run a successful team with a maximum of agility – under real-world conditions. Hop the truck and keep your wrenches ready.

Malte is an experienced web designer and co-anchorfounder of We Are Fellows, a Hamburg-based creative studio specializing in brand direction and digital design.

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You found a cool new tool, technology or case that fits into the web design frontend category? Share it with us. You are always welcome to take a slot for a lightning talk.

The location remains unchanged and is hosted by the co.up co-working space providing chairs and drinks for cheap.

Follow us on Twitter: @upfront_ug
or visit our Webite: http://up.front.ug/