New Adventures in Web Design Conference 2012

So we’ve just about recovered from the New Adventures in Web Design Conference in Nottingham about 2 weeks ago. We had an excellent time and came away feeling even more excited about the work we’re doing at Remedy. The conference and workshops were well organised by Simon Collison and Greg Wood, huge thanks to them for keeping our relatively new and ever-developing industry moving forward in the right direction.

Bunch of excellent speakers at this years conference were Dan Mall, Naomi Atkinson, Travis Schmeisser, Robbie Manson, Trent Walton, Cameron Koczon, Denise Jacobs and Frank Chimero.

The main theme of this years conference was about using our skills together as web designers and developers for the greater good. How could we use what we do to make a difference in the world? Stand out speakers for me were Trent Walton and Naomi Atkinson on this topic. I also particularly enjoyed Cameron Koczons take on this approach but driving home that ultimately making money is what we do. Changing the world doesn’t necessarily mean we aren’t able to run a successful business. This got me thinking of what we do at Remedy and the few side project ideas we already have that need to develop further this year, watch this space! Definitely got me more exciting about our industry and making the world a better place through web design.

Overall the event was excellent and we would recommend it to anyone. The whole experience was a casual, friendly environment with like-minded business owners, freelancers and in-house teams. What we’ve taken away from it is that we are the ones shaping our industry in these critical early years as the creative web sector matures and becomes a part of everyones lives. Events like New Adventures in Web Design is one of those conferences that is driving the thought process forward and helps to keep everyone in the same frame of mind, thinking about how we develop together into the future.