FOWD 2008 – New York!
Posted October 7th, 2008 by Michael
Future of Web Design 2008 New York City
I have come across something really special here!!! There are people out there that really get it im my field. People that not only understand the importance of design for the sake of prettyness… but people that are equally passionate about user interface thoughtfulness. See, in the end, it is all about the user. It isn’t all about what I think is cool or what Ithink looks good. It is about the internet being a better place. Cleaner, useful, and genuinely worth sharing with people you care about.
I have found many websites that are beautiful to look at, wonderful and interesting to use and worth sharing… I have bookmarked them on Delicious.com, digg, facebook, etc. I have “tweeted” them to those who follow me on Twitter. Well folks, this is a conference of like minds who are pioneering the very content I speak of. These are the heavy hitters in the industry of jquery, css and html validation, user interface design and web application mastery. This is the cutting edge stuff that designers all around should be aware of.
In today’s day… you pretty much can’t say you run a business without someone asking you what your website address is… and when they get there, what’s next? Do they see a mess of text in many different fonts and sizes, broken images, and inconsistent content? Or, do they see the simplicity of what you’re about displayed with freshness and pizazz? Did they find you on a search engine because you had strict markup and good quality textual content? This is the stuff I ask when I do a web consult. This is the present day web. Content that speaks to people, grabs and Keeps their interests. This is the topic of FOWD 2008 – New York. The future of Web Design.
So, what are you going to do now? Maybe if you care about this stuff and you want to get your site to the top of industry standards and you will call up your web designer to let him / her know that you bought them passes to the conference and the workshops for this years event… and maybe you will even throw in a plane ticket, hotel room, and cab fare!!! I think it would be a good idea! If you want your site to stand out among the rest in your business and among your competitors.. then your site will probably need to contain the topics of this FOWD.
That is enough of my ranting… as you can tell, I am passionate about this and I feel this is the coolest event I have seen the lineup for so far! I know that I have alrready asked my boss to send me and the design team here… whether or not he sends us… well, hopefully I will be posting a review of the show next month!!!
