MindComet Representing at InControl
MindComet was a proud sponsor for the 2011 Orlando InControl Conference which included throwing a happy hour blowout at the recently remodeled Attic downtown. We let loose from a long day with an open bar, catering by the Pourhouse, and audio atmosphere by Nelson Bauza. Our “IE 6 Kills Dreams” t-shirts were a hit ( ), and so was are own Will Chang playing Asian elvis. Check out the photos here.
The conference offered an intimate setting to dive deeper into topics related to client-side development, usability, and design. Our Art Director James May, and Front End Developer Jeffrey Pia were in attendance and provided some insightful highlights on their favorite sessions below:
James May:
“I enjoyed the session “Seriously Playful with Web Apps” which discussed the evolution of the interface design in forward thinking websites. One of the emerging trends I call “Infotainment” uses cues from the interaction of video games to keep the user entertained while they are delivered information. Another enlightening session, was the discussion on HTML and CSS3 which further proved that IE not only has held back on design over the years, but continues to do so even with the release of IE9. It still seems like developers are still going to spend just as much time on workarounds and limitations. Unfortunately, some browsers still fail to listen to developers thereby slowing the innovation of future web experiences. The “Responsive Design” session discussed the idea of morphing and adapting on the fly to fit different user experiences. It is an efficient idea to make your site as flexible as possible, but not at the loss of good design. Most sites that do this now, still have the look of a developer design with basic typography. Most of the fixes were not friendly with older versions of IE which makes it irrelevant to our clients. In an age where people want to read less and be visually engaged more this theory may need to be modified.“
Jeffrey Pia:
“I enjoyed the early sessions, as they were more code-related and focused on topics I could apply directly to my daily job. Emily Lewis gave a great overview of how Microformats can enhance the web experience by enabling content to be directly imported into a calendar or address book. Greg Rewis gave a very promising view of the potential CSS3 offers with Transforms, Transitions, and 3D Animations. Unfortunately, browser support was severely lacking, especially on the IE side, but the conference’s tagline could easily have been “Javascript will save us all” as there was a JS or jQuery workaround for just about everything. Lastly, the highlight of the day was definitely Cameron Moll. He did the keynote presentation on inspiration, how to find / capture it, and what the difference is between inspiration and influence. Even as a non-designer, I found his talk very inspiring and made me view the design process from a completely different perspective. Overall, the conference was easily the best I have been to in Orlando. It was the first I’d been too that covered code (HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery) in such great detail. The speakers were all very talented and able to keep the entire audience, which ranged from devs to designers to non-technical managers, engaged the entire way through.“
Thank you to everyone who made it happen!
Posted by David Martin on Feb. 28, 2011
