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Meet friendly live workshops on front-end, design and UX.

For our workshops, we invite experts in front-end & UX, with years of experience on anything from accessibility and web performance to design systems and UX. They aren’t just experts, but also experienced teachers and speakers.

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Fantastic first day of design system workshop with @brad_frost — interesting and engaging as always! Pure delight to listen to him talk about his insights and experiences from building design systems in the wild. #inspired #designsystems @smashingconf

  • Miriam Suzanne

    Miriam Suzanne

    Front-End Developer & Co-Founder at OddBird

    Miriam is an artist, engineer, and open-web advocate. She’s a co-founder of OddBird, Invited Expert on the W3C CSS Working Group, and Sass core contributor who enjoys pushing the boundaries of web technology.

    Miriam co-wrote the CSS specifications for Container Queries, Cascade Layers, and Scope. These days she's developing an in-depth CSS training course, editing even more specifications, and fighting for an open web that respects people over profit.

    On the web
    https://miriam.codes
    On LinkedIn
    terriblemia
    On Bluesky
    @miriam.codes
    On Mastodon
    front-end.social/@mia
  • Vitaly Friedman

    Vitaly Friedman

    Creative Lead and Co-Founder of Smashing Magazine

    Vitaly Friedman loves beautiful content and doesn’t like to give in easily. When he is not writing or speaking at a conference, he’s most probably running front-end/UX workshops and webinars. He loves solving complex UX, front-end and performance problems.

    On the web
    https://smashingmagazine.com
    On LinkedIn
    vitalyfriedman
  • Rémi Parmentier

    Rémi Parmentier

    Rémi Parmentier is a French front-end developer working at his own small web development agency, Tilt Studio. He loves to learn, and enjoys even more to teach.

    This led him on a joyful quest to understand and demystify HTML emails coding. Rémi runs workshops, gives talks and writes articles on his blog to help others code better HTML emails. Rémi also likes collecting Game Boy consoles and listening to Sufjan Stevens.

    On the web
    http://www.hteumeuleu.com
    On LinkedIn
    remi-parmentier-fr
  • Manuel Matuzović

    Manuel Matuzović

    Independent Developer & Consultant

    Manuel a freelance frontend developer, consultant, accessibility auditor, writer, and speaker from Vienna, currently living in Graz. He’s passionate about web standards and a strong advocate for progressive enhancement, specializing in web accessibility and large-scale CSS.

    He writes about accessibility, HTML, and CSS on his personal blog matuzo.at and htmhell.dev.

    On the web
    https://matuzo.at
    On LinkedIn
    matuzo
    On Bluesky
    @matuzo.at
    On Mastodon
    front-end.social/@matuzo
  • Christine Vallaure

    Christine Vallaure

    Founder of Moonlearning

    Christine Vallaure is the founder of moonlearning.io, a learning platform for UI, Figma and Product Building with AI. She’s also the author of theSolo.io, a practical guide to building and growing digital products independently, and a regular speaker at design and tech conferences.

    Christine is deeply invested in bridging the gap between design and development, creating content and tools that help both sides work better together with more clarity, curiosity, and collaboration.

    With over a decade of experience working with startups, agencies, and global brands across Berlin, Mexico City, and London, Christine now calls Madrid home. As a solo founder and creator, she’s passionate about the growing wave of independent builders who are rethinking how digital products are made, from the tools we use to the way we work.

    On the web
    https://www.moonlearning.io
    On LinkedIn
    christinevallaure
  • Javier Cuello

    Javier Cuello

    Javier is the founder of Fuller, a European agency specialising in design systems, building practical, accessible, and inclusive products that work better for everyone. After years as a digital nomad, he is now based in The Hague, often wandering the city in search of good coffee and even better ideas.

    On the web
    https://fuller.design/
    On LinkedIn
    javiercuello
  • Paul Boag

    Paul Boag

    Paul Boag is a leader in conversion optimisation, digital strategy and user experience design. He has been working with diverse organisations such as The European Commission, PUMA and Doctors Without Borders for over 25 years. Through consultancy and training, he helps organisations better connect with today’s digital consumers.

    Paul is also a well-respected figure in the digital sector. Author of six books, including Click,  Digital Adaptation and User Experience Revolution. Finally, he is a prolific writer for numerous publications, including his blog, and regularly speaks internationally.

    On the web
    https://boagworld.com
    On LinkedIn
    paulboag