{"id":68051,"date":"2019-07-12T04:18:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T11:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/that-was-smashingconf-toronto-2019\/"},"modified":"2019-07-12T04:18:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T11:18:55","slug":"that-was-smashingconf-toronto-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/that-was-smashingconf-toronto-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"That Was SmashingConf Toronto 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2019\/07\/smashingconf-toronto-2019\/\"><title>That Was SmashingConf Toronto 2019<\/title><\/p>\n<article>\n<header>\n<h1>That Was SmashingConf Toronto 2019<\/h1>\n<address>Rachel Andrew<\/address>\n<p>                  <time datetime=\"2019-07-11T15:00:59+02:00\">2019-07-11T15:00:59+02:00<\/time><time datetime=\"2019-07-12T11:06:35+00:00\">2019-07-12T11:06:35+00:00<\/time><\/header>\n<p>We all enjoyed returning to Toronto for the second Smashing conference, and in this post, I am sharing some of the things that took place as well as the resources that were shared over the course of the two conference and two workshop days. Look out for the videos of all the presentations which will be released very soon.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/articles\/#the-presentations\">The Presentations<\/a><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/articles\/#day-1\">Day 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/articles\/#day-2\">Day 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/articles\/#workshops\">Workshops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/articles\/#side-activities\">Side Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/articles\/#morning-run\">Morning Run<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/articles\/#jam-sessions\">Jam Session<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/articles\/#graffiti-and-photo-walks\">Graffiti and Photo Walks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/articles\/#conference-party\">Conference Party<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/articles\/#focus-on-the-local-community\">Focus On The Local Community<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The team worked hard to create a friendly welcoming space for everyone at the conference. We all know how it can be a little overwhelming to walk into a room of a few hundred strangers, knowing that you would love to make friends and have interesting discussions, but finding it hard to get started.<\/p>\n<p>In order to avoid that, we asked everyone to read and follow our Code Of Conduct, try to create a range of spaces and activities where people can meet like-minded people, and also encourage everyone to follow \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ericholscher.com\/blog\/2017\/aug\/2\/pacman-rule-conferences\/\">The Pac-Man Rule<\/a>\u201d when standing in a group.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/9607ab78-7d56-42f3-836b-d831573c23ad\/pacman-slide.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pacman-slide.jpg 400w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_800\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/9607ab78-7d56-42f3-836b-d831573c23ad\/pacman-slide.jpg 800w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1200\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/9607ab78-7d56-42f3-836b-d831573c23ad\/pacman-slide.jpg 1200w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1600\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/9607ab78-7d56-42f3-836b-d831573c23ad\/pacman-slide.jpg 1600w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_2000\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/9607ab78-7d56-42f3-836b-d831573c23ad\/pacman-slide.jpg 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pacman-slide.jpg?w=900\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Slide showing a graphic of the pacman rule\"><\/a><figcaption>\n      Pac-Man rule for conversations (<a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/9607ab78-7d56-42f3-836b-d831573c23ad\/pacman-slide.jpg\">Large preview<\/a>)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m not usually a conference Twitter person, but I have to shout-out the fantastic job <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smashingconf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@smashingconf<\/a> have done of making this such a warm, welcoming, inclusive place.<\/p>\n<p>Some places talk inclusivity, but here you can feel it, even in the little things. Thanks y\u2019all!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmashingConf?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmashingConf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Em Domingues (@MiaSparkles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiaSparkles\/status\/1143745468461146113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s a genuine friendliness that the Smashing team possesses, and that serves as the foundation for an inclusive, approachable event. It turns out that little things like launching balloons to kick off the event and advocating for the Pac-Man Rule go a long way towards making everyone feel welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/weareadjacent.com\/blog\/smashingconf-toronto\/\">Dan Rose<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Presentations<\/h3>\n<p>The first thing you think about when attending a conference is to wonder who is speaking, and what they will be talking about. At SmashingConf Toronto, we had an amazing lineup of speakers, with people you might know quite well plus some new faces. As many of our speakers presented without slides, we don\u2019t have a huge number of slide decks to share. However, the list below links to some of the resources our speakers shared. We will also have videos available very soon!<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/marcthiele\/albums\/72157709506155361\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/candy.jpg 400w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_800\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/6eca7602-d999-418a-ba86-1d887f8546a9\/candy.jpg 800w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1200\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/6eca7602-d999-418a-ba86-1d887f8546a9\/candy.jpg 1200w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1600\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/6eca7602-d999-418a-ba86-1d887f8546a9\/candy.jpg 1600w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_2000\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/6eca7602-d999-418a-ba86-1d887f8546a9\/candy.jpg 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/candy.jpg?w=900\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Stage with people throwing candy into the audience\"><\/a><figcaption>\n      Vitaly and Phil throw candy to audience members (<a href=\"https:\/\/marcthiele.com\/\">Photo credit: Marc Thiele<\/a>)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Day One<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/smashed.by\/moon\">Day One Collaborative Doc<\/a> created by attendees is full of takeaways from day one of the conference.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In 45 mins <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarah_edo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sarah_edo<\/a>:<br \/>&#8211; creates SSR Vue app<br \/>&#8211; with multiple routes<br \/>&#8211; beautifully styled (with flex grid)<br \/>&#8211; SVG animated<br \/>&#8211; calls 3 party APIs<br \/>&#8211; hooks up state management<br \/>&#8211; pushed to GitHub<br \/>&#8211; and deployed<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly impressive!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smashingconf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@smashingconf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmashingConf?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmashingConf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/omN3EB3cVT\">pic.twitter.com\/omN3EB3cVT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Okrushko @ ng-MY (@AlexOkrushko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexOkrushko\/status\/1143556084130635776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<table data-tablesaw-mode=\"swipe\" data-tablesaw-minimap>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th data-tablesaw-priority=\"persist\">Speaker Name<\/th>\n<th>Talk Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Brad Frost<\/td>\n<td>Let\u2019s Build a Design System<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sarah Drasner<\/td>\n<td>Let\u2019s Write a Vue App From Scratch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phil Hawksworth<\/td>\n<td>JAMStack: Silly Name. Serious Stuff.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chris Gannon<\/td>\n<td>Make It Move! Create a Web Animation From Scratch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kristina Podnar<\/td>\n<td>Help! I\u2019m Your Ailing Website. The Digital Policy &#038; Standards Rehab Hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Steven Hoober<\/td>\n<td>Authentic Digital Design By The Numbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/marcthiele\/albums\/72157709506155361\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sarah-drasner.jpg 400w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_800\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/c869c239-8d97-4268-87bd-ee0a50f0fe6a\/sarah-drasner.jpg 800w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1200\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/c869c239-8d97-4268-87bd-ee0a50f0fe6a\/sarah-drasner.jpg 1200w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1600\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/c869c239-8d97-4268-87bd-ee0a50f0fe6a\/sarah-drasner.jpg 1600w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_2000\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/c869c239-8d97-4268-87bd-ee0a50f0fe6a\/sarah-drasner.jpg 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sarah-drasner.jpg?w=900\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Sarah onstage coding\"><\/a><figcaption>\n      Sarah Drasner writes a Vue app on stage. (<a href=\"https:\/\/marcthiele.com\/\">Photo credit: Marc Thiele<\/a>)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Day Two<\/h4>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/smashed.by\/sun\">Day Two Collaborative Doc<\/a> for more resources and thoughts from our attendees and speakers.<\/p>\n<p>Our mystery speaker was Seb Lester, and many of you were thrilled to get to hear his talk.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the type of inspiration one needs in their life every morning! So humbled and honored to hear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SebLester?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SebLester<\/a> chat with us about his journey and process ?? Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smashingconf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@smashingconf<\/a> for making this happen! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mysteryspeakersolved?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mysteryspeakersolved<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nasa?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nasa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/apple?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#apple<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/doritossalsa?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#doritossalsa<\/a> ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rlCPtlDFvb\">pic.twitter.com\/rlCPtlDFvb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shane (@ShainaSilver) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShainaSilver\/status\/1143899379973140480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We then enjoyed talks covering a wide range of topics from our day two speakers.<\/p>\n<table data-tablesaw-mode=\"swipe\" data-tablesaw-minimap>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th data-tablesaw-priority=\"persist\">Speaker Name<\/th>\n<th>Talk Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Phil Nash<\/td>\n<td>Diving Into Service Workers, Live<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jules Forrest<\/td>\n<td>For The Love Of The Grid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dan Rose<\/td>\n<td>Seeing The Pages For The Components<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Diana Mounter<\/td>\n<td>The Secret Lives of Color Systems<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scott Jehl<\/td>\n<td>Move Fast &#038; Don\u2019t Break Things<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We found a few blog posts sharing takeaways from these talks. Arshabhi Rai recapped <a href=\"https:\/\/solace.com\/blog\/smashingconf-toronto-day-1\/\">Day 1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/solace.com\/blog\/smashingconf-toronto-2019-day-2\/\">Day 2<\/a>; and kinopo shared their takeaways in <a href=\"https:\/\/solace.com\/blog\/smashingconf-toronto-2019-day-2\/\">What a lovely SmashingConf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Workshops<\/h3>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/marcthiele\/albums\/72157709506155361\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/vitaly-workshop.jpg 400w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_800\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/fbf99f73-0f70-46a6-821c-23b711401508\/vitaly-workshop.jpg 800w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1200\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/fbf99f73-0f70-46a6-821c-23b711401508\/vitaly-workshop.jpg 1200w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1600\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/fbf99f73-0f70-46a6-821c-23b711401508\/vitaly-workshop.jpg 1600w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_2000\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/fbf99f73-0f70-46a6-821c-23b711401508\/vitaly-workshop.jpg 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/vitaly-workshop.jpg?w=900\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Auditorium style lecture room with people working on laptops\"><\/a><figcaption>\n      Vitaly shares responsive design knowledge with his workshop group (<a href=\"https:\/\/marcthiele.com\/\">Photo credit: Marc Thiele<\/a>)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our workshops are a big part of each of our Smashing conferences. In Toronto, we had two days of full-day workshops, with some attendees choosing to do a workshop day before <em>and<\/em> after the conference. Workshops this time round were as follows:<\/p>\n<table data-tablesaw-mode=\"swipe\" data-tablesaw-minimap>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th data-tablesaw-priority=\"persist\">Name<\/th>\n<th>Talk Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Rachel Andrew<\/td>\n<td>Next Steps With CSS Layout<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chris Gannon<\/td>\n<td>Designing Delightful Animations For The Web<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Deque Team<\/td>\n<td>How To Translate Wireframes Into Accessible HTML\/CSS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vitaly Friedman<\/td>\n<td>Smart Responsive UX Design Patterns<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scott Jehl<\/td>\n<td>Lightning Fast Web Performance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sarah Drasner<\/td>\n<td>Intro To Vue.js<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brad Frost<\/td>\n<td>The Design System Process<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vitaly Friedman<\/td>\n<td>New Front-end Adventures, 2019 Edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cloudinary<\/td>\n<td>Hacking Lizard Brain: Improving Visual Experience On The Web<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A great day learning about everything <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/designsystems?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#designsystems<\/a> with the talented Mr. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brad_frost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@brad_frost<\/a>! The cherry on top to a wonderful week at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmashingConf?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmashingConf<\/a> ?? Can\u2019t wait to share all this knowledge with the rest of the Hulu design family ?????? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EaTndwlFxm\">pic.twitter.com\/EaTndwlFxm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shane (@ShainaSilver) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShainaSilver\/status\/1144381328936321025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Side Activities<\/h3>\n<p>A conference isn\u2019t just about the talks and speakers. We want to make spaces where attendees and speakers can learn from each other and share experiences in a more informal setting. To help with that, we ran various other things over the conference. At lunchtime, we had lunch sessions run by Deque on Day 1, and Netlify on Day 2, attendees could grab a plate of lunch and settle down in a more cozy environment to take part in those sessions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How to test your website with AxePro and build better accessible websites with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theHarrisius?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theHarrisius<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dequesystems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dequesystems<\/a> lunch session. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmashingConf?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmashingConf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7f79jFEqdn\">pic.twitter.com\/7f79jFEqdn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SmashingConf (@smashingconf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smashingconf\/status\/1143584156477218816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We had a great lounge area, with the talks live-streamed for folks who wanted to step out of the movie theater for a while.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/marcthiele\/albums\/72157709506155361\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/lounge.jpg 400w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_800\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/b9e6617e-11e5-4aac-be0e-d72a80fc82b8\/lounge.jpg 800w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1200\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/b9e6617e-11e5-4aac-be0e-d72a80fc82b8\/lounge.jpg 1200w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1600\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/b9e6617e-11e5-4aac-be0e-d72a80fc82b8\/lounge.jpg 1600w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_2000\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/b9e6617e-11e5-4aac-be0e-d72a80fc82b8\/lounge.jpg 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/lounge.jpg?w=900\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"People on sofas watching a presentation via a live stream\"><\/a><figcaption>\n      Our lounge area (<a href=\"https:\/\/marcthiele.com\/\">Photo credit: Marc Thiele<\/a>)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Morning Run<\/h4>\n<p>If you follow me on Twitter, you\u2019ll know that I\u2019m a keen runner, and it\u2019s always nice to have some company on an early morning run. For a few conferences now, we\u2019ve been organizing pre-conference runs \u2014 Toronto was no exception. We had 12 runners on Day 1, and 6 hardy souls on Day 2 joining us despite having attended the party. We only got <em>slightly<\/em> off-track once, and got a nice view of Toronto to take our photos.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Doing a lovely morning run with#smashingconf Toronto peoples <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rFmCKRZRxP\">pic.twitter.com\/rFmCKRZRxP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jarijn (@jarijn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jarijn\/status\/1143480050525724672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Jam Session<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First Jam Session talk at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shopify?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@shopify<\/a> of the evening, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tiffany_tse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tiffany_tse<\/a> talking about Building Accessible Experiences, while the volunteers dogsit Walnut.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmashingConf?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmashingConf<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oCwnURjGHs\">pic.twitter.com\/oCwnURjGHs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SmashingConf (@smashingconf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smashingconf\/status\/1143318117541507073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On the evening before the conference, we had a <a href=\"https:\/\/smashingconf.com\/toronto-2019\/jam-session\">Jam Session at Shopify<\/a> hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/smashingconf.com\/toronto-2019\/jam-session\">Tiffany Tse<\/a> (and her lovely assistant Walnut). There was a speaker panel featuring Steven Hoober, Scott Jehl, Kristina Podnar, Brad Frost, Jules Forrest, Phil Hawksworth and myself, plus lightning talks from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tiffany_tse\">Tiffany Tse<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/kellyharrop.com\/\">Kelly Harrop<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aprilellsey\/\">April Ellsey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveElsewhere\">Steve Pereira<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristinFowler\">Christine Fowler<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Graffiti And Photo Walks<\/h4>\n<p>On the day before and last evening of the conference, walks took place to explore graffiti around Toronto and take photos of the city. A great way to meet people and explore the location for those coming from out of town.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/f6da85c2-a301-4bc0-9e99-fac9a5e7347c\/photowalk.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/photowalk.jpg 400w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_800\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/f6da85c2-a301-4bc0-9e99-fac9a5e7347c\/photowalk.jpg 800w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1200\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/f6da85c2-a301-4bc0-9e99-fac9a5e7347c\/photowalk.jpg 1200w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1600\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/f6da85c2-a301-4bc0-9e99-fac9a5e7347c\/photowalk.jpg 1600w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_2000\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/f6da85c2-a301-4bc0-9e99-fac9a5e7347c\/photowalk.jpg 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/photowalk.jpg?w=900\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"People in a street taking photos of graffiti\"><\/a><figcaption>\n      On the graffiti walk (Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scottwhitebread\">Scott Whitehead<\/a>)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Conference Party<\/h4>\n<p>There has to be a party, and we always try to do something fun and perhaps a little unusual for our conference parties. This time, we went bowling \u2014 courtesy of sponsorship by <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcurve.com\/\">SpeedCurve<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Focus On The Local Community<\/h3>\n<p>Between sessions on stage, we invited organizers of community groups in the Toronto area on stage to share information about their groups. We hope that local attendess found some new meetups to go to. The groups that we featured were:<\/p>\n<table data-tablesaw-mode=\"swipe\" data-tablesaw-minimap>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th data-tablesaw-priority=\"persist\">Name<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenwhocode.com\/toronto\">Women Who Code Toronto<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WomenWhoCode\">@WomenWhoCode<\/a>,<br \/><em>Introduced by Stephanie<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/devhub.ca\/\">DevHub Toronto &#038; Vancouver<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/devHubTO\">@devhubTO<\/a><br \/>Events, educational programs, collaboration, and co-working<br \/><em>Introduced by Emma<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/devopsto.com\/\">The DevOps Toronto meetup<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/devopsto\">@devopsto<\/a><br \/><em>Introduced by Steve<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Designers-and-Coffee\/\">Designers &#038; Coffee<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Doriganic\">@Doriganic<\/a><br \/>Meetups, hands-on design challenges and feedback sessions, to casual networking nights.<br \/><em>Introduced by Dorsa<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.devto.ca\/\">DevTO<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/\">@DevTO<\/a><br \/>Coding stories, eats and drinks. Join us on the last Monday of every month!<br \/><em>Introduced by Nael.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/serverlesstoronto.org\/\">Serverless Toronto meetup<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Introduced by Daniel Zivkovic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Toronto-Web-Performance-Group\/\">Toronto Web Performance Group<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/towebperf\">@towebperf<\/a><br \/><em>Introduced by Henri Helvetica<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Want To Join In The Fun?<\/h3>\n<p>We packed a lot into those few days! If you were there, we hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did. It was great to meet so many of you.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/marcthiele\/albums\/72157709506155361\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/balloons.jpg 400w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_800\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/751c1f3f-1bc4-444d-a0ad-1528b81ade6c\/balloons.jpg 800w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1200\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/751c1f3f-1bc4-444d-a0ad-1528b81ade6c\/balloons.jpg 1200w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_1600\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/751c1f3f-1bc4-444d-a0ad-1528b81ade6c\/balloons.jpg 1600w,\n\t\t\t        https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/indysigner\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto\/w_2000\/https:\/\/cloud.netlifyusercontent.com\/assets\/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629\/751c1f3f-1bc4-444d-a0ad-1528b81ade6c\/balloons.jpg 2000w\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/balloons.jpg?w=900\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Audience members throwing balloons\"><\/a><figcaption>\n      SmashingConf Toronto opened with balloons (Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/marcthiele.com\/\">Marc Thiele<\/a>)<br \/>\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you would like to be part of the SmashingConf fun next year, we already have <a href=\"https:\/\/smashingconf.com\/sf-2020\/\">tickets on sale for SmashingConf San Francisco<\/a> and you can leave your email to be the first to know when <a href=\"https:\/\/smashingconf.com\/toronto-2020\/\">SmashingConf Toronto 2020<\/a> goes on sale. The rest of the 2019 events (New York and Freiburg) are already sold out! There are a few workshop-only tickets available for <a href=\"https:\/\/smashingconf.com\/ny-2019\/registration\">New York 2019<\/a>, but be quick!<\/p>\n<div>\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/logo-red-9.png?w=900\" alt=\"Smashing Editorial\"><span>(il)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That Was SmashingConf Toronto 2019 That Was SmashingConf Toronto 2019 Rachel Andrew 2019-07-11T15:00:59+02:002019-07-12T11:06:35+00:00 We all enjoyed returning to Toronto for the second Smashing conference, and in this post, I am sharing some of the things that took place as well as the resources that were shared over the course of the two conference and two&#8230;<a class=\"moretag\" 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