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I’m speaking at Future Insights Live!

Sara Cannon — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:01:27 +0000

I’m so excited and thrilled that I was asked to speak at Future Insights Live conference in Vegas! It is a Carsonified conference that is combining “the future of mobile“, “the future of web apps“, and “the future of web design” into a whole week of incredible speakers, content, and ideas!

I will be speaking on “Responsive Web Design” in the future of mobile track! Here is my talk description:

Websites are all about content. People can access your content many different ways and formats with mobile devices, iPads, phones, etc. The questions are: how can we maintain control over the display of our content and keep our brand consistent? How can we try to provide the best user experience on any platform?

Enter Responsive Web Design. Many experts are not leaning on one static design but on structured content that adapts to its given environment. In this talk, we are going to take a look at responsive web design techniques out there including: progressive enhancement, flexible grids, media queries, flexible images & video, & other methods of implementation.

If you saw my talk in WordCamp San Francisco, never fear. It will be over 9 months since that talk and a lot has happened in the world of responsive design since then. So expect fresh content! I hope to see y’all there!

Presentation: “Design Swoon – Visual Trends & WordPress” from WordCamp Atlanta

Sara Cannon — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:41:36 +0000

I’m currently in WordCamp Atlanta (#WCATL) and so far the camp is Fabulous! I was able to give a presentation yesterday called “Design Swoon” and today I’m giving another one called “Font Swoon”. Here are my slides from the first:

Design Swoon – Visual Trends & WordPress

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Description:

Dont you just love the latest design trends and techniques? Want to apply them to WordPress using great technique? Or do you just need some inspiration? Come to “Design Swoon” where we will not only look at some of the best design on the web but also parse down technique of implementation with CSS3, HTML5, & WordPress. A designers must-see.

Do you know of any sites that are inspiring? Leave them in the commentes! – sara

Amazing Video: Network by Michael Rigley

Sara Cannon — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:01:38 +0000

I can’t tell you how much I love this. Guido sent this to me because of a conversation I’ve been having with him of an art project that I’ve been mulling over called “YOUR DATA MUST BE ANALYZED” and to see someone do such a beautiful job of visualizing data in animation/video form. truly inspiring. thanks Guido.

Network from Michael Rigley on Vimeo.

The site I designed: PandoDaily.com is featured on Typekit’s Blog!

Sara Cannon — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:42:52 +0000

Sites we like: Massive Health, Four Seasons, PandoDaily « The Typekit Blog.

Just Launched Sarah Lacy’s PandoDaily.com

Sara Cannon — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:43:15 +0000

Everyone check out Sarah Lacy’s new site that I designed: PandoDaily.com! She is an incredible writer and wonderful inspiration! I am so happy that I was able to be involved in this epic project! This was truly an amazing experience. Keep going back to Pando for the best tech content! It is, after all, “the site-of-record for silicon valley”!

This is important

Sara Cannon — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:18:46 +0000

I’ve censored the following, in protest of a bill that gives any corporation and the US government the power to censor the internet–a bill that could pass THIS WEEK. To see the uncensored text, and to stop internet censorship, visit: http://americancensorship.org/posts/35550/uncensor

The ████████ is the ████████ of ███████’s ██████████ ████████████. ████ ████.

PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.

WordCamp Birmingham is Jan14th and 15th!

Sara Cannon — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:16:36 +0000

WordCamp Birmingham is right around the corner! If you live in the south you have to come to this! Beginner or Dev, theres stuff for you at WordCamp Birmingham. We’re still looking for sponsors and please get the word out! Check out all the incredible speakers. Some are coming across the country just to talk to our community here and other are local legends! If that isn’t convincing enough, take a look at the ever-updating session page. There’s something for everyone! #WPYall

UI Design for Themes & Plugins: Presentation at WordCamp Vegas with Chelsea Otakan

Sara Cannon — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:29:26 +0000

UI Design for Themes and Plugins

Chelsea Otakan and I presented at WordCamp Vegas on UI Design for Themes & Plugins.

User interface design is both a science and an art. The developers and designers who volunteer to work on WordPress put a lot of thought into the approach. We’ll discuss how the WordPress UI can influence your theme and plugin UI designs.

Lambent Ways by Jason Burgess and Pat Potter

Sara Cannon — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:06:27 +0000

I had the awesome privilege of getting to attend the opening of Jason Burgess and Pat Potter’s installation in Anniston, AL called “Lambent Ways” – a celebration of light and life. It was stunning. I am so thrilled that it is installed in Anniston. Here is more info and some of their video documentation: http://lambentways.tumblr.com - my photos from the opening are below..

Jonathan Hoefler – “type at the crossroads” AIGA Video

Sara Cannon — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:00:17 +0000

Love this video of Jonathan Hoefler speaking at the AIGA Pivot Conference. Epic talk from one of the most respected foundries in the industry. More info here: http://www.aiga.org/video-pivot-2011-hoefler/