June 11 & 12, 2015 ⋅ Pittsburgh, PA

Schedule for Pittsburgh Web Design Day 2015

Thursday June 11th - Workshops Day

If you have purchased a workshop ticket, you will receive an email with details on location, parking and other information about a week before the event.

Friday June 12th - Conference Day

The conference will run from approximately 9am to 5:30pm with plenty of networking breaks. All talks will take place at the New Hazlett Theater. Lunch and snacks are provided!

8:15am-9:15am

Registation, Coffee and Breakfast

9:15am-9:30am

Opening Remarks

Val Head & G. Jason Head
9:30am-10:15am

Banish Your Inner Critic

Denise Jacobs
10:30am-11:15am

Content Strategy for Slow Experiences

Margot Bloomstein
11:15am-11:40am

Morning Break

11:40am-11:50am

Use Your Words: Why You Should Write About the Web

Lisa Maria Martin
11:50am-12:35pm

Falling in Love with Forms

Aaron Gustafson
12:35pm-2:00pm

Lunch

Food by Franktuary
Sponsored by Shopify
2:00pm-2:10pm

Conflict is the Key to Great UX

Steve Fisher
2:15pm-3:00pm

The Virtuoso Generalist

Lyza Danger Gardner
3:00pm-3:10pm

Intercultural Design

Smitha Prasadh
3:10pm-3:30pm

Afternoon Break

Sponsored by Barkley REI
3:30pm-4:15pm

Design Decisions Through the Lens of Performance

Yesenia Perez-Cruz
4:15pm-5:00pm

Laziness in the Time of Responsive Design

Ethan Marcotte
5:00pm-5:10pm

Closing Remarks

Val Head & G. Jason Head

After-Party

The DIY printing party follows the conference starting at approximately 6pm and running until 9pm at the Commonwealth Press Warehouse. Shuttles will be available to get you to and from the party.

6:00pm-9:00pm

After Conference Printing Party

Commonwealth Press Warehouse
2315 Wharton St. Pittsburgh, PA 15203

Sponsors

  • MailChimp
  • Think Trough Math
  • Shopify
  • Barkley REI
  • The Beauty Shoppe
  • Expression Engine by Ellis Lab
  • Smith Brothers Agency
  • Commonwealth Press
  • Refresh Pittsburgh
  • A Book Apart

Friends of Web Design Day

  • Wall to Wall Studios
  • Deeplocal
  • NuRelm
  • Imagebox
  • AIGA Pittsburgh
  • Balsamiq