October 13, 2023 — In our ever-evolving field of front-end development, it’s easy to become comfortable with our familiar stack and tools. However, relying solely on what we already know can lead to stagnation and hinder our professional growth. In this talk, I want to introduce the concept of adopting a lean front-end mindset, empowering developers to stay up-to-date with the latest front-end techniques and tools available today.

By embracing this mindset, not only can we ensure that our projects and industry knowledge remain relevant, but we can also alleviate the stress of constantly catching up with new trends. This approach promotes lean development by avoiding unnecessary reliance on external libraries when they are not required.

Attendees will gain valuable insights on when and how to apply different development approaches, allowing them to create lean and effective solutions that meet project requirements.

December 12, 2017 — In this short talk, we’ll cover the best practices for creating website navigation and what to keep in mind when creating a theme or building a website for a client. When to use multi-level vs. single-level menus or sticky vs. non-sticky vs. mixed type menus. What accessibility challenges you can face and how to tackle them. Hamburger pros and cons. What to include in the menu and what to keep away. Buckle up, we have only 10 minutes!

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October 7, 2017 — В своем докладе Дмитрий расскажет про дизайн шаблонов для WordPress. О чем стоит задуматься еще до того как открыть Sketch или Photoshop, нужно ли переживать из-за высоты строк, шрифтов, отступов, и прочих типографических тонкостей? Нужно ли делать дизайн вообще?

June 22, 2017 — Dmitry is a Moscow-based web designer and web developer.

I learned to design and develop themes the hard way. I made all rookie mistakes I could possibly make that resulted in poorly-designed themes that I never wanted to show to anybody. Only after countless trials and errors, I worked out a strategy to theme design that helped me launch my own website and build several themes that became successful in their niches.

October 24, 2016 — Dmitry resides in Moscow, Russia and is a WordPress developer. He is part of the Moscow Meetup group and was the lead organizer of WordCamp Moscow.

October 8, 2016 — На WordCamp Moscow 2016 Дмитрий поделится своим опытом публикации темы в директории WordPress. Расскажет какую из этого можно извлечь пользу, как не допустить простых ошибок и что можно сделать, чтобы ускорить процесс разработки и публикации.

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May 29, 2016 — Dmitry understands that sometimes it is hard to follow the requirements. Many themes submitted to the WordPress.org repository every day, and many of the themes run into similar mistakes.

In this talk, Dmitry will be looking at some of the common mistakes and aims to help people get their theme into the repository. The talk will cover what that reviewers look for in the newly submitted themes.

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December 14, 2015 — Typography is a foundation of design. It can make or break your website. My aim with this talk is to point out some really basic, timeless typography rules that can help beginners to avoid classic mistakes and create better themes.
The talk will be useful not only for web designers but also for WordPress users because they will get a list of things to check typography-wise when choosing a new theme for their next project.

August 20, 2015 — Дмитрий расскажет о простых правилах типографики, которые лежат в основе хорошего сайта. Правилах, которые мало зависят от тенденций и трендов и будут также актуальны через много лет.

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September 8, 2014 — В этом докладе Дмитрий расскажет о том как начать работать с CSS препроцессорами и перестать писать чистый CSS. В докладе пойдет речь о настройке среды разработки, основах синтаксиса и использовании препроцессоров в создании тем для WordPress.

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