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, November 8th, we will feature Ivo Gabrowitsch, Nadine Roßa and Javier Diaz. Additionally we will hear a lightning talk by...
[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, November 8th, we will feature Ivo Gabrowitsch, Nadine Roßa and Javier Diaz. Additionally we will hear a lightning talk by Jan-C. Borchardt. We got slots available, if you want to participate with a lightning talk yourself, write us a message!
* Ivo Gabrowitsch, @gabrowitsch,
https://www.fontfont.com/
APP FONTS – THE NEW WEB FONTS
Though we’ve barely even had time to get used to Webfonts, the next big challenge is already looming on the horizon for font users and manufacturers: fonts for apps and mobile devices. As with Webfonts, which have already become practically indispensable, there are a myriad of special considerations involved, including technical matters and, more importantly, legal issues. This presentation aims to sensitize both developers and graphic designers to this dicey topic and to introduce possibilities for secure embedding of mobile fonts.
Ivo Gabrowitsch is the Marketing Director of the FontFont typeface library. He was responsible for the development and introduction of the unique ‘Web FontFonts’ concept onto the market. The gratuated engineer in print and media technology studied at Beuth University of Applied Sciences in Berlin and used to work as a media designer.
* Nadine Roßa. @nadrosia,
http://launchco.com
HOW TO LAUNCH A BUSINESS WEBSITE
When starting a consulting/agency business, there are a few things to do: Find a beautiful office, hire kick-ass developers and brilliant designers, and ... get your own web site online.
The latter seems easy at first but can be the greatest challenge of all as we noticed when founding »LAUNCH/CO«. In this talk we'll talk about the ever-lasting process of launching our own website and what we've learned.
Nadine Roßa is a designer, illustrator and a co-founder of LAUNCH/CO together with Jan Schulz-Hofen.
* Javier Diaz, @edokoa,
http://www.edokoa.com/
SO… WHAT DID WE LEARN? A RETRO-SPECTIVE ON DESIGN
As mid-life crisis hit Javi hard on the head and fellow designers & friends
kept on asking him the same questions about improving their technique or getting better at designing, He started wondering: "What did I learn those years that could be helpful for others?
What kind of advice would I give myself as a designer if I was travelling 10 years back in time?"
Now relocated to Berlin and looking to take the next step in his career, Javier Diaz (a.k.a. edokoa) was working in Spain as UI / UX designer for Tuenti and was the main designer for the Unhosted project in the first stages.
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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/
