And if you are in or close-ish to Amsterdam and can't afford it (I know it's expensive!), there is the completely free The Web You Want being put on by CMD Amsterdam: the-web-you-want.org
And if you're going to Smashing, you should go to that too, since you're already there!
So now I make sure to get into the coding quickly 😆
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to this one, I think it's going to be really good, and the rest of the lineup is great too: smashingconf.com/amsterdam-20...
And you can get a bit of a discount while tickets last: ti.to/smashingmaga...
So my talk is coming together for Smashing Amsterdam.
Turns out, updating a talk can be harder than making a new one from scratch 😅.
I'm speaking at Smashing Conf Amsterdam in about two weeks. In my talk I'm sharing accessibility tips, but not the typical "use alt" or "use a button" stuff. I'm trying to share useful but uncommon advice.
What's something you would share, that I can steal and use in my talk? 😁
Main stage "unplugged session" with me and Manuel Matuzovic called "Debugging the dev life", where we'll be talking about our own experiences in working through problems, and how we get unstuck, including helping people with problems they are currently stuck with.
Excited to both finally get to meet and have an unplugged session with @matuzo.at at the upcoming @smashingconf.com Amsterdam!
The full schedule: smashingconf.com/amsterdam-20...
If you don't have a ticket, it's not too late, and this link gives you a bit of a discount: ti.to/smashingmaga...
I agreed to give a talk on short notice. I have three weeks from concept to presentation. Luckily, I already have most of it figured out in my head. Title of the talk:
19½ Things You Didn’t Know about Accessibility in HTML and CSS
📣 It’s the very last day to grab your Early Bird tickets for Antwerp. If you want to spend your budget on waffles and chocolate rather than a higher-priced ticket.
📆 When: Oct 12–15
🎪 Where: Antwerp, Belgium (and Online!)
Prices increase tomorrow.
Grab your ticket: smashingconf.com/antwerp-2026
Meets Style Sheets
I've accepted an invitation to speak at Smashing's (Online) Conference Meets Style Sheets. It's free on Wednesday, May 6th. I named my talk In-N-Out Styling. Long time CSS evangelist Chris Coyier will talk about how you can style things on their way into view on a webpage, and…
Heading to Antwerp this October? 🍫 Prices go up this weekend!
Join us for:
✨ 2 days of hands-on design & UX talks
🛠️ Deep-dive workshops (Design Systems, AI, Accessibility)
🧇 Waffle walks, morning runs, and the Smashing Party
Save €125 and book now: smashingconf.com/antwerp-2026
And of course, it isn't just me as they have a great lineup with some great sessions, including some new "unplugged" sessions that I'm looking forward to 😊 smashingconf.com/amsterdam-20...
Promotional image for an the online Workshops, with Smashing Conference: Designing Better Products Masterclass. It happens from March 23 to April 6 2026, with Stéphanie Walter The material includes an illustration of the cute smashing cat on a boat, a photo of Stéphanie Walter with orange hair and glasses
Only a couple of days left before my Designing Better Products Masterclass!
It's remote, online, 5 × 2.5h live sessions over 3 weeks with @smashingconf.com, to learn how to start a product design project, from research all the way to pages.
👉 Workshop details: smashingconf.com/online-works...
Event tip:
✨ Smashing Conference, April 14–15, Amsterdam
Deep dives into design systems, advanced CSS, performance, a11y strategy & scalable front-end workflows.
Expect practical talks you can apply immediately.
🎟️ €725
🎓 Students 50%
👥 Fronteers members: -20%
👉 smashingconf.com/amsterdam-2026
Did you know we have online workshop bundles?
Pick 3 or more online workshops and save a 20%+ discount. Choose from Figma, Accessibility, AI, Modern CSS, and more.
Mix, match, and level up your skills:
smashingconf.com/online-works...
Join us in Amsterdam (April 13–16) for two days of conference and two days of workshops.
We’re diving into:
Modern CSC, Figma, AI, Dataviz, Content & Leadership
...and much more.
Details and tickets:
smashingconf.com/amsterdam-2026
Deep dives from your own desk. 🖥️🐈
Our online workshops are live, interactive, and spread over multiple days to let the learning sink in.
From Figma workflows to AI design patterns and modern CSS, real skills, no fluff.
Join us: smashingconf.com/online-works...
Get the most out of Smashing with a membership. 🐈
Members save 25% on all conference tickets and online workshops, plus you get every new Smashing eBook for free. 📚
Whether you're joining us in Amsterdam or learning online, it pays for itself:
www.smashingmagazine.com/membership/
📺🐈 Did you know we are also on YouTube?
Full conference sessions, live-coding deep dives, and "Unplugged" Q&As from our events.
New videos on CSS, accessibility, and design systems are uploaded regularly.
Join us and subscribe: www.youtube.com/@SmashingMag...
We’re bringing SmashingConf back to the stage in 2026.
Amsterdam 🇳🇱 (April 13–16) at Tuschinski.
Freiburg 🇩🇪 (Sept 7–10) at the Historisches Kaufhaus.
Antwerp 🇧🇪 (Oct 12–15) at the Bourla.
We’re diving into design systems, accessibility, AI, product, and modern CSS.
smashingconf.com/conferences/
Introduction slide to the talk How to Convince People to Care and Invest in Accessibility by Stéphanie Walter at axe-con 2026, with an illustration of a woman smiling and watering yellow-leafed plants, one of which is in a pot marked with the universal accessibility symbol. Yellow flowers and purple leaves surround her.
Also, I've prepared a talk to help designers, who are tired of having accessibility pushed later, or ignored.
February 25, 9am ET (3pm CET) I'll open the design track at #axecon with my talk "How to Convince People to Care and Invest in Accessibility" : www.deque.com/axe-con/sess...
Little reminder that axe-con, organised by @deque.com is this week!!
It's a free online, two days (February 24 25) event, with a very nice line up of talks about accessibility and inclusive design.
Want to learn about accessibility? Register, check them live, or catch the replays!
#Accessibility
What we will cover:
- user research & interviews (with some nice interview cards to help you build the scrips)
- user flows & content model
- information architecture, to help you build reusable components and pages
- wireframes, prototypes & usability testing
- documenting design decisions
Promotional image for an the online Workshops, with Smashing Conference: Designing Better Products Masterclass. It happens from March 23 to April 6 2026, with Stéphanie Walter The material includes an illustration of the cute smashing cat on a boat, a photo of Stéphanie Walter with orange hair and glasses
How do you actually start a product design project?
Not the theory. The "okay, I have a brief, now what?" panic moment.
That's what my Designing Better Products Masterclass is about. I'll teach you a method you can reuse, on your own projects, from scratch!
#UXDesign #ProductDesign #UXResearch
The love is mutual! <3
We are trying our best here ;-)
Very much looking forward to the workshop I'll be giving at Smashing. It's all about practical ways you can use modern CSS, with a focus on well supported features you can use today and a sprinkle of newer stuff because it's just too good to not talk about 😅
Did you know that at Smashing Amsterdam, we also have 7 full-day workshops?
😎 @sarasoueidan.com on Accessibility
🍱 @nathanacurtis.bsky.social & TJ Pitre on Design Systems
🚧 @kevinpowell.co on CSS
🖼️ @christinevallaure.bsky.social on Figma
🐱 @vitalyf.bsky.social on UX
smashingconf.com/amsterdam-20...
Amsterdam is a well connected hub, just saying 😘
Almost at 1000 attendees for Meets Design Systems 2026! If you’re thinking, “Should I be attendee #999 or #1000?“, now is the time to register.
No rewards. Pure emotional satisfaction. :-D
Your ticket is free, it’s happening Tomorrow, Feb 11, 2026 (8–11 am PT). 💘
smashingconf.com/meets-design...
Officially started working on *new* content for my upcoming accessibility workshop @smashingconf.com 💃
April 13th, Amsterdam
High-level description and tickets are available already so you can grab yours now 🎟️ smashingconf.com/amsterdam-20...
#a11y
I love that conferences have started promoting other conferences:
@londonwebstandards.org #SotB26
@fronteers.bsky.social
@clearleft.com #WebDayOut
@smashingconf.com
@beyondtellerrand.com
@cssday.nl
mailchi.mp/023f520296e3...