Live, Interactive Front-End Workshops: What’s on the Schedule

For developers and designers who prefer a live, collaborative setting over pre-recorded video courses, Smashing Magazine’s lineup of online workshops runs from October 2021 through early February 2022. The format is built around small, digestible sessions that fit into a busy workday.

Each workshop is broken into multiple 2.5-hour sessions spread across weeks, with no more than one session per day. This structure is meant to give attendees time to absorb material, experiment, and revisit recordings between classes. Unlike typical conference talks, these are hands-on events with live Q&A, screen sharing, and group exercises.

Workshop Format and Practical Details

The experience is designed to avoid the pitfalls of full-day screen marathons. Sessions are interactive, with instructors available for immediate feedback and discussions. Attendees receive video recordings of every session, along with workshop materials, so a missed class or a tricky concept can be revisited at any time.

Key features of the workshop format include:

  • Multiple days, split into 2.5-hour sessions.
  • Dedicated time for live Q&A each day.
  • Focus on practical examples and applied techniques.
  • Group exercises, homework, and reviews with participants worldwide.
  • All workshop materials and session recordings included.

Workshop Lineup (October 2021–February 2022)

The current schedule covers UX design, accessibility, modern CSS, and front-end development. Early-bird pricing is available for several sessions.

UX and Design

Vitaly Friedman leads two UX-focused workshops. Smart Interface Design Patterns, 2022 Edition runs five sessions from . For those focused on navigation, Designing The Perfect Navigation is a compact two-session workshop on . Susan Weinschenk’s Behavioral Design Workshop (five sessions, ) examines the psychology behind user actions. Yury Vetrov covers team leadership in Design Management Masterclass (five sessions, ).

Development and CSS

Manuel Matuzović’s Deep Dive On Accessibility Testing runs five sessions from . For React developers, Átila Fassina’s Next.js Black Belt 🥋 is a six-session intensive from . Lea Verou’s Dynamic CSS Masterclass (four sessions, ) explores advanced styling techniques. Brad Frost returns with Creating Successful Design Systems (five sessions, ). Finally, Vitaly Friedman’s New Adventures In Front-End, 2022 Edition (five sessions, ) looks ahead at emerging browser features and workflows.

Bundles and Free Sessions

For teams, the 10× Tickets Bundle offers 10 tickets for a $1250 discount, with no expiry date. Individual workshop bundles are also available, providing savings of $250 off the purchase price.

If you’re unsure whether the format suits you, a free workshop is open for registration. Alba Silvente’s Migrate From WordPress To A Headless CMS is a two-session, 2×2.5h workshop on featuring practical tips, techniques, and live coding.