Have 8 smart people teach you how to design for mobile

If you want to design great mobile experiences, then check out these talks from UXIM14:

• Luke Wroblewski on current mobile behavior, data, and trends
• Brad Frost on Atomic Design-building systems from components
• Cyd Harrell on conducting mobile research, even with small budgets
• Jason Grigsby on implementing a mobile-first responsive web design process
• Karen McGrane on publishing content to many devices
• Nate Schutta on building prototypes using JavaScript
• Ben Callahan on moving beyond a linear design process
• Jared Spool on innovations in UX design education and development

Stephen will look at how and why the simple turns complicated. He looks how an exaggerated application of progressive enhancement can help maintain simplicity and bring more value to users.

People are struggling to design and plan web properties, looking to everyone else for inspiration. But innovation doesn’t work this way. It’s not how you’ll break ahead of the pack. Nothing changes if we solve problems by mirroring what’s already been done. Don’t risk being left in the dust when a competitor takes a fresh approach and solves problems in a way you didn’t see coming.

Are words like “speed” and “flexibility” part of your work? If so, don’t miss Brad Frost’s introduction to Atomic Design, a methodology he uses to break down page-based layouts into smaller components. He’ll talk about establishing your own system to create smart, scalable designs.

For years, we treated the web as a fixed canvas that reacted only to keyboard and mouse inputs. Now we have touch screens, cameras, voice control, and sensors–but how do we design for the explosion of these dynamic inputs? Jason Grigsby has some ideas you’ll want to hear.

Aaron and Jenn are Interweb superheroes here to debunk common excuses for not using progressive enhancement to improve your site’s reach. Their talk is chock full of practical examples to help you employ a progressive enhancement philosophy in situations typically overlooked.

Spare yourself the heartache of wasting time and money building tutorials based on ineffective design patterns. After building dozens of native apps, Theresa knows the underlying principles behind the patterns that work best—and the ones that don’t work.

In this talk, Chris will discuss how the physical world interconnects with the digital world. He’ll explain why designing less for screens and more for holistic experiences is the best response to an increasingly complex challenge.

If we could design, from scratch, what a newly minted UX designer would learn in school, what would that look like? Jared will talk about the major shifts in design education and how it will forever change the way we hire, staff, and value our team members.