Created for obsessive-compulsive designers, Build was no ordinary web conference.
The Build Conference in Belfast's beautiful Waterfront hall took place over the 1st week in November, and myself and Andrew were lucky enough to attend the speakers event on Thursday 5th of Nov, on behalf of the MadebyMint team. What a fanatstic day, and thoroughly enjoyed by all the attendees it seemed (taken from all the cheering each time a new speaker came into view.)
I felt it was a great insight and chance to hear some of the greats of our industry and their thoughts on the web today and where its going - and all in our little city of Belfast.
The speakers (and their topics) in attendance, below, whom where from all corners of the globe, rivalled any web design lineup I have seen. They were:
- Tim Van Dam - "Passion"
- Andy Budd - "Seductive Design"
- Mark Boulton - "Font Embedding"
- Ryan Sims - "Practice makes Pixel Perfect"
- Wilson Miner - "Design & Build"
- Eric Meyer - "A more Tangled Web"
Check out the accompanying website > http://buildconference.com/
My favourite talks of the Conference
Andy Budd - Seductive Design from Build on Vimeo.
Eric Meyer - A More Tangled Web from Build on Vimeo.
Did you attend?
If so what did you think of the conference as a whole? Who was your favourite speaker and or talk? Value for money? Interesting topics, professionally organised?
I'd love to read your thoughts..
Andrew on the 10 Dec 2009 thought
Myself and MT (one half of the MadebyMint team) attended the Build Conference, with thanks to Suzanne who kindly bought the tickets for us. It was a fantastic day with some amazing topics and speakers on show. From the very beginning with Tim Van Damme's Designers, Designers, Designers intro I knew it was going to be a great day.
The topics covered were very intuitive and each one built on from the previous. The whole day merged into one big talk and one which I will definitely take a lot from. It was my first design talk and it opened my eyes to endless opportunities there are in the world or web design.
All of the talks were excellent however my favourite of the day was the grande finale of Eric Meyer who talked about "A more Tangled Web". Meyer's talk showed me why a lot of people regard him as a genius and one of the best in the business.
An excellent day and a conference which I will not forget. Now roll on Build 2010 :)