Of course! Happy you like them π
Posts by Alba Silvente
Lots of pictures of people having fun and dressed up at Smashing Conference Amsterdam
Thatβs a wrap to a wonderful conference! #smashingconf
PS: Can you spot me? π
Always in the stage even when I'm not speaking hahaha
Calvin Robertson presenting about Leadership at Smashing Conference Amsterdam with a slide representing the three angles of any leader: Integrity, Insight and Influence. Which are a composition of Trust, Knowledge and Power.
Last talk of the conference - Visualize your leadership by
@calvinrobertson.bsky.social
An impressive way to define leadership and how to get better at it. Where to look and what to start working on to become a leader that others can trust and turn to for the knowledge, while using power right.
Kevin Powell presenting Smart layout patterns with modern CSS at Smashing Conference Amsterdam
A live demo on one use case of container queries by Kevin Powell at Smashing Conference Amsterdam
4th talk - Smart layout patterns with modern CSS by @kevinpowell.co π
A new of looking to @ container queries of all kinds. A call-out to use them more in production! Letβs obey π
3rd talk - Effective and beautiful data visualisations by @nadiehbremer.com π₯Ή
Iβm just obsessed with her art, with her way of explaining, with her live coding, with her passion, β¦ πΆ
See with your own eyes what she designed and build searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com
2nd talk - Components as data for humans and machines by @nathanacurtis.bsky.social
I feel so lucky to have attended more than one workshop from him. Such a fountain of knowledge on DS he is π₯
dina Amin talking at Smashing Conference Amsterdam with a slide showing tips on how to make a pet project be useful for your career and affordable in the time frames you have. - There is always an idea - Tools do not make you more creative - 30 small projects > one massive project - Bundling projects under a theme is more powerful - Limitations are essential
1st talk - Nothing wasted by dina Amin (mystery speaker) π€©
What an impressive career she has, and what an amazing person she is! She's such an original human being. Thanks for sharing your journey with us β it really inspired me to continue creating. π₯Ή
Day 2 starter: a call for writers.
Are you a writer? Do you create content about the web and/or design? If so, you might want to take a look at this opportunity. π
Chris Kolb forming a piramid that we will make fall with juggling balls
Chris Kolb talking at Smashing Conference Amsterdam about complex design for stupid people.
Last talk of Day 1 - Complex design for stupid people by Chris Kolb
An amazing take on the topic. Embrace your naivety when the situation is complex. Throwing quotes like: βA complex system that works it was a simple system that workedβ or "Build, (re)iterate with your users feedback and ship it!"
Nick DiLallo in the stage at Smashing Conference Amsterdam
Nick DiLallo presenting at Smashing Conference Amsterdam the topic "UX writing for AI interfaces"
4th talk - UX writing for AI interfaces by Nick DiLallo
He shared how the way we write our content affects our usersβ experience and the usability of our products, especially in the era of AI and all this poor-quality content.
Manuel Matuzovic presenting at Smashing Conference Amsterdam
Manuel Matuzovic delivering his talk on 19.5 things you didn't know about accessibility in HTML and CSS at Smashing Conference Amsterdam
Q&A session between the MC and Manuel Matuzovic after his talk.
3rd talk - 19.5 things you didnβt know about Accessibility, HTML & CSS by @matuzo.at
He gave us really good and practical tips to apply to our current websites π Worth checking his book!
Amsterdam streets with sunny weather
Amsterdam canal and bridge with sunny weather
Sunny lunch break in Amsterdam both days π―π€€
Kevin Powell and Manuel Matuzovic sitting in two sofas before a roundtable discussion.
Kevin Powell grabbing a sticky note to discuss the topic written on it.
After the break - Unplugged session on βWhatβs our biggest frontend fight?β
A discussion around struggles like:
1. Browser support
2. Tables
3. Politics (too many managers)
4. View transitions for micro interactions
Hosted by @matuzo.at & @kevinpowell.co π
TJ Pitre speaking at Smashing Conference Amsterdam
TJ Pitre presenting the talk "AI Without the Chaos"at Smashing Conference Amsterdam with the ciname screen showing the cover of his slide deck.
A slide from TJ Pitre talk at Smashing Conference Amsterdam showing the CBDS lifecycle steps.
2nd talk - AI without the Chaos: Context based Design Systems in practice by @tpitre.bsky.social β¨
He did a live demo of his AI workflow from design to code. The #FigmaLint plugin for Figma is π₯
Christine Vallaure speaker at Smashing Conference Amsterdam
Christine Vallaure presenting at Smashing Conference Amsterdam with her moonlearning.io website represented behind in a big cinema screen.
Christine Vallaure answering questions from the audience at Smashing Conference Amsterdam.
1st talk - The Invisible Divide by @christinevallaure.bsky.social π
She showed us the common ground between designers and developers. A funny, fresh, lovely talk!
Smashing Conference Amsterdam stage Welcome slide.
Let's take a look back at the amazing @smashingconf.com I attended in Amsterdam over the past two days!
Day 1 started at a lovely venue β¨Theater Tuschinski β¨, with even better people organising it π€©
β‘ MC Highlight: Alba Silvente, Full Stack Developer at @storyblok.com
As a public speaker, podcaster, and recurring MC, we are looking forward to @dawntraoz.bsky.social bringing some energy and entertainment to the stage of this year's ViteConf π
See you there! π
viteconf.amsterdam
The best part? It's privacy-first. All processing happens locally on your machineβnothing is sent to a server.
I built it with #Vue3 and the excellent #WXT framework. Feedback and thoughts are very welcome π
With a simple text selection, you can:
π Explore word meanings, get instant definitions and context.
π Generate quick summaries, grasp the key points of any article in seconds.
π Translate text seamlessly, break down language barriers on the fly.
The repo can be found at
github.com/Dawntraoz/pr... π
It's still under development, cool stuff is coming with built-in multimodal AI and better language support.
Excited to share a fresh look for the project I've been building #PrismAI β¨
#PrismAI is an open-source browser extension that uses built-in browser AI APIs to help you read smarter.
Check out this quick demo to see it in action!
GDE Summit day at Google Offices BerlΓn
Josi winning an award at the GDE Summit 2025
Today it's all about the new features coming to Google products π
AI, Web, Cloud, ...; lots of hands-on sessions to test them π₯
PS: my dear Josi has been awarded π
Finally multimodal capabilities right in the browser AI APIs are availableπ€©
Exciting times for the web ecosystem π₯
Rachel telling the web news at Google IO Connect
My favourite person @rachelandrew is on stage π₯
She's coming to give us the web news, there's always cool stuff coming π
We're just getting started #GoogleIOConnect π
Right now watching the Keynote, hearing what's new with Gemini and Gemma AI models, what's coming for MCP-supported agents, and the rest of what's new in the web ecosystem π€©
Ready to #BuildWithGemini
Had the best time with you π€©
This is fast becoming the defining meme of @jsnation.gitnation.org Amsterdam
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#JSNation
Unicorns from the abroad tech community for sure π₯Ή
Are you here right now?
Looking forward to a great event with fellow #jsnation MCs @tolin.ski @philna.sh & @dawntraoz.bsky.social
It's experiences like these that reinforce my love for the tech community. The willingness to share, learn, and connect is what drives us all forward.
Looking forward to seeing how #MadVue grows! π