Mirror Conf 2018
The future of the web
The future of the web
October 15-19
Braga, Portugal
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About Mirror Conf
Mirror Conf is a conference designed to empower designers and front-end developers who have a thirst for knowledge and want to broaden their horizons. It aims to create the perfect set to blur the differences between these two worlds and point towards a more collaborative future.
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2018 - The future of web
Event details
5 Days
1 Party
6 Workshops
12 Speakers
1 Quiz
700+ Attendees
Designing Calm Technology
by Amber Case
350€
300€ with Conference Ticket
October 15th
10:00 - 17:00
Designing Calm Technology
The difference between an annoying technology and one that is helpful is how it engages our attention. Calm Technology is a framework for designing ubiquitous devices that engage our attention in an appropriate manner. The aim of Calm Technology is to provide principles that follow the human lifestyle and environment in mind, allowing technology to amplify humanness instead of taking it away. This workshop will cover how to use principles of Calm Technology to design the next generation of connected devices. We’ll look at notification styles, compressing information into other senses, and designing for the least amount of cognitive overhead.
Smart Responsive Interface Design Patterns
by Vitaly Friedman
350€
300€ with Conference Ticket
October 15th
10:00 - 17:00
Smart Responsive Interface Design Patterns
Are you ready for a design challenge? In this brand new workshop, Vitaly Friedman, co-founder of Smashing Magazine, will be taking a microscopic examination of common interface components and problems appearing in responsive user interfaces. In this workshop, we’ll be spending an entire day drawing and designing responsive interfaces, starting from accordions, to date/time pickers, sliders, feature comparisons, car configurators all the way to insurance calculators and trip planners. The workshop is intended for intermediate/advanced designers and developers who have an understanding of responsive design and how it works. Most techniques are borrowed from mid-size and large-scale real-life projects, such as large eCommerce projects, online magazines and web applications. We won't cover the basics, instead, the workshop covers more advanced — and often obscure and innovative techniques.
Design is a Job
by Mike Monteiro
350€
300€ with Conference Ticket
October 16th
10:00 - 17:00
Design is a Job
Whether you’re in client services, or a freelancer, working at a startup, or a big company, you’ll learn something from this workshop. Heck, you don’t even have to be a designer to get something out of this. Whether you call yourself a visual designer, a graphic designer, a web designer, an interaction designer, a developer, an engineer, a product manager, a photographer, a casual blogger, or a modern dance enthusiast, there will be something in this workshop that will make you better at your craft.
Jobs-to-Be-Done for Better Product Strategy
by Stephanie Troeth
350€
300€ with Conference Ticket
October 16th
10:00 - 17:00
Jobs-to-Be-Done for Better Product Strategy
What are the real reasons users choose one product over another? How can we find out if we are truly meeting their needs? Jobs-to-Be-Done (JTBD) theory provides a way to unpack the complex motivations in why someone might “hire” a product to do a “job” and methods to pinpoint strategic opportunities. Originating in market research and strategy, Jobs-to-Be-Done is an approach that is rapidly being recognised and adopted by product teams and UX practitioners worldwide as an effective way to identify and define user needs.
CSS and SVG in 2018
by Lea Verou & Chris Lilley
350€
300€ with Conference Ticket
October 17th
10:00 - 17:00
CSS and SVG in 2018
Feeling overwhelmed at the amount of new CSS and SVG features and techniques you keep hearing about? Join CSS superstar Lea Verou and “Father of SVG” Chris Lilley in a day jam-packed with CSS and SVG goodness that will not only bring you up to date, it will help you understand all these new features at a deeper level.
Designing for Delight
by Jared Spool & Dana Chisnell
350€
300€ with Conference Ticket
October 17th
10:00 - 17:00
Designing for Delight
A good design is usable, useful, and effective. A great design delights its users. Explore a framework that brings your users and customers pleasure, flow, and meaning through your work. Inspire your organization to go beyond shiny features, with products and services that deliver remarkable delight. Infuse your practices with design principles that focus on the value your team can deliver with a long-term perspective. Great designs bring customers pleasure, flow, and meaning through the experiences you deliver. Jared’s years of research into what makes great designs has uncovered the secrets of delightful products and services.
Schedule
This year’s Mirror Conf promises to be even bigger and better. A privileged source told us that “there will be 6 workshops by some of the best people in the industry, focusing on design, user experience, front-end development and product. Not only that, but this new edition of Mirror Conf will feature a lot more fringe events and surprises that will surely delight all attendees. This is one conference you don’t want to miss!“. Check the schedule for the whole event here.
Full ScheduleLocation
Forum Braga
Mirror Conf will take place in Braga, a beautiful, friendly city surrounded by stunning mountains and one of the oldest portuguese cities, established in Roman times as Bracara Avgvsta.
The venue for Mirror Conf will be the brand new Forum Braga.
Where to stay
BURGUS Tribute & Design Hotel
Rua D. Afonso Henriques, 20 a 28 4700-030 Braga
[email protected]+351 253 680 000
(16 minutes walking distance to the venue)
Single standard 69€Single superior 79€Double standard 79€Double superior 89€Mercure Braga Centro
Largo de S.João do Souto 131, 4700-326 Braga
[email protected]+351 253 206 000(10 minutes walking distance to the venue)Hotel Dona Sofia
Largo de S.João do Souto 131, 4700-326 Braga
(17 minutes walking distance to the venue)Use the following code for reservations: MC18
[email protected]+351 253 263 160Single 40€Double/Twin 50€Triple 60€Suite 70€Ibis Braga Centro
R. do Carmo 38, 4700-309 Braga
[email protected]+351 253 204 800(23 minutes walking distance to the venue)Ibis Budget Braga Centro
Av. da Liberdade 96, 4715-037 Braga
[email protected]+351 253 614 500(8 minutes walking distance to the venue)
Getting to Braga
From Porto Airport (OPO)
The closes airport is in Porto (OPO), from where you can either:
1. Catch a direct bus with a service called GetBus;
2. Catch a train at Porto Campanhã to Braga (~ 1 hour trip).
From Lisbon Airport (LIS)
If you want to land in Lisbon, you can catch a train at Lisboa Oriente to Braga (~ 4 hours trip).
