March 27, 2019 — Colour is an essential design element. When we design for the web, we’re sometimes conditioned in our colour choices by the colour palette of the brand we’re building the site for. However, usability and accessibility must be the first consideration in our choice of colours and their application. This talk gives practical guidance on how to approach and use colour in your web designs, with a few touch points on colour psychology and theory.

November 26, 2018 — This introductory talk shows how the application of simple principles of Gestalt psychology can greatly enhance the design of WordPress websites. Most of us probably use some of those principles intuitively already. However, consciously adopting a Gestalt-driven approach helps us hugely towards creating a more meaningful, efficient and improved experience of our websites for our end users. And by the way: it’s not necessary to be an expert to use these principles. The talk covers a selection of the Gestalt principles that have a real, practical role in the designing of web pages. Plenty of examples of real-world applications will be provided.

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November 23, 2018 — El color en la web: teoría y accesibilidad

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June 24, 2018 — El color es una herramienta muy importante del diseño. Pero cuando diseñamos para la red, nuestras decisiones sobre el color tienen que poner la usabilidad y la accessibilidad por encima de las preferencias personales.

Vamos a ver cómo relacionarnos con el color y cómo utilizarlo en nuestras páginas correctamente en la teoría y en lapráctica, asegurándonos de que todos los usuarios puedan tener la mejor experiencia posible.

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May 8, 2018 — This talk shows how the application of simple principles of Gestalt psychology can greatly enhance the design of WordPress websites. Most of us probably use some of those principles intuitively already. However, consciously adopting a Gestalt-driven approach helps us hugely towards creating a more meaningful, efficient and improved experience of our websites for our end users. And by the way: it’s not necessary to be an expert to use these principles. The talk covers a selection of the Gestalt principles that have a real, practical role in the designing of web pages. Plenty of examples of real-world applications will be provided.

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