Fenders January

Let's kick 2018 off with a bang, come and join us for the first presentation night of the year! Doors will open at 6:00pm, with presentations starting at 6.30pm. RSVP's will open on Thurs 4th Jan at 10am.

Follow @fendersperth (https://twitter.com/fendersperth) on Twitter to see what's happening on the night.

WHAT'S ON

CSS in JS
Luke John | @luke__john (https://twitter.com/luke__john)

This talk covers;

• opportunities and benifits of css-in-js
• how it can help you write beautiful, maintainable code
• and elegantly structured applications.

Luke is one of the leading Typescript contributors to the Glamorous css-in-js framework and has helped lead the adoption of css-in-js on Western Australia’s largest news websites - The West Australian and Perth Now.

About Luke
Luke is a talented developer with a passion for developing elegant, maintainable solutions using the latest technologies.

CSS Grid: the new layout system of the web
Anton Ball

CSS Grid, the new layout system of the web. Lets start from the start and see how to build a grid and what is possible with new display properties, units and a new approach to laying out projects. Previously designs that would make you sigh become a breeze to develop. Leaving room for brand new approaches to layout.

About Anton
Anton is a Senior User Experience Integrator who started his career designing application icons before moving into application development with a focus on front end technologies.

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Creative Text Effects with CSS
Mandy Michael | @mandy_kerr (https://twitter.com/mandy_kerr)

Interesting and impactful text is often deemed a “print only option”. But we can have those effects now with real web text. So let's have some fun! I'll show you how to make effects with accessible, searchable, and selectable text and we’ll explore a variety of techniques including pseudo elements, clip-path, blend modes, gradients, transforms, variable fonts and more to create interesting headings, layouts and even emojis.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget the power of CSS but there is a lot you can do with a little creativity.

About Mandy
Mandy is a Front End Development Manager at Seven West Media. She has a passion for CSS and all things front end which drove her to start Fenders. Right now her focus is reminding the world about the importance of CSS in web development.

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Sponsors

Massive thanks to Microsoft for letting us use their amazing space! Make sure you say a big thanks to them on the night!