April 18, 2018 — Everyone is a creative. Not only the designer or art director. Working in digital means you depend on the creativity of others to make a project a succes. Creativity gets even more important if you are aiming for the next level. In design, but even more in technique, UX, content, etc. Combining this creative power means we can realise the best result. So challenge yourself and show it to the world: everyone is a creative.

April 18, 2018 — Ever been hesistant to upgrade to a newer WP version as you weren’t sure whether the theme and the plugins you use would be compatible ?
Or wondered whether installing a certain plugin would open your site up to security risks ?
Or maybe whether you would be able to present your customer with an interface in their language for a certain plugin ?

No matter whether you are a developer or you can’t tell divs from eval’s, PHP Codesniffer and the WordPress Coding Standards can help you. Let me tell you how…

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April 18, 2018 — In this talk we’ll explore how and why you should say goodbye to the frontend frameworks you use.
Through live coding demo’s we’ll explore how new css techniques like CSS Grid and Flexbox can help you create more original, better and easier-to-maintain weblayouts in a fraction of the time.

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April 18, 2018 — Brand is a popular buzzword, lately. And yet, it is an old and established concept, one that tugs to some very remote and deep strings within us.

So, HOW did we become brands? And how should we tend to our “personal brand”?

In this talk we will discuss what brands are, how they are built, and what we need to pay attention to, both to care for our own public image as well as to “see through” some of the glamorous limelight that may surround others.

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April 17, 2018 — With the release of WordPress 5.0, users will encounter a whole new publishing experience in WordPress. The classic editor that we’ve used for the past 14 years, will be replaced by something revolutionary: meet Gutenberg!

Will you see a big difference and will it affect your everyday workflows? The answer is yes! However, it is nothing to be afraid of. In this talk, you will find out what potential opportunities Gutenberg brings to WordPress in the near future.
In this talk, which includes a short live demo, you will learn a brief overview of the possibilities of the new editor, what it means for your current installed theme and plugins and how you can contribute.

April 17, 2018 — When you started your web design company you fantasized about doing all day the one thing you love most: creating beautiful websites, writing code and making the internet a better place. Fast forward a few years: you love and appreciate most of your customers.

However, every once in a while you get a client that drives you bananas! Shitty clients can drain your creativity, make your life difficult and take a lot of your time. They are every business owner’s nightmare and almost everyone in the web development has an outrageous “client from hell” story to tell.

That’s why we need to develop a “shitty client radar” for pre-screening purposes and learn how to respectfully ‘fire’ a not-so-nice client. Over the years I have worked with many great clients, but some were just beyond reasonable. I have developed a set of tactics which prevented me from ending up in potentially toxic situations.

In this talk I am going to share some of my tactics and get you starting on developing your own “shitty client radar” for your WordPress business.

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April 16, 2018 — Nikola and Koji, founders of Paiyak, husband and wife, give a great talk on creating productive partnerships, giving examples of how they manage their own company together, how they complete each-others’ skills and how this helped them in maintaining better relationships with their clients.

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April 16, 2018 — The first WordCamp in Japan happend in 2008. Since then, Japan have had over 20 WordCamps. Japan is well known for the strong community base, including the creation of Wapuu. So, what is behind its strength? In Japan, people are having many kinds of events, not just usual events with sessions and Q&A. For example, photo shooting events, just come and work on anything events, Onsen events, WordPress set up for the first time events, and training camps etc. In this session, I will collect all the interesting examples from all over the country and will do a show-off. The ultimate purpose of this session is to encourage folks to be creative when planning and running events. While learning and sharing are the core factors of meetups, getting close to each other and having many ways of interactions is the key for fostering great communities.

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April 16, 2018 — It’s annoying sometimes that you break your website a lot, because you’re new to WordPress and keep breaking the theme or plugins. But There is a way to prevent that ! Let’s learn how Git Changes can change your life too …

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April 12, 2018 — In this talk we will cover what Gutenberg blocks are, how to start programming them, and answer the question “Is Gutenberg really the future of WordPress?”

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