Where are we now, and from where have we come?

Flash turned the web from a bland mess into a rich, interactive playground. Web Standards brought the web a much-needed sense of unity, clarity, and accessibility. Web fonts gave the web print-level typographic control. Responsive Web Design returned the web to its roots as an inherently fluid medium. All of these revolutions in design and development, and all in such a short period of time!

Elliot has not had an online portfolio in over five years. In assembling a new portfolio for September 2013 and attempting to collate over ten years' worth of work, he's accidentally documented the evolution of the web design industry: its highs, its lows... even its pixel fonts.

In this deeply personal talk, Elliot uses the process of creating his new portfolio — and highlighting the ground-breaking work of other designers and developers — to examine where we are now and from where we have come. And perhaps most importantly: where next?

Transcript

1. Where are we now, and from where have we come? Elliot Jay Stocks elliotjaystocks.com @elliotjaystocks
2. archive.hi-res.net/donniedarko
3. Hello, my name is Elliot Creative Director of Adobe Typekit Founder of 8 Faces magazine Co-founder of Viewport Industries
4. “DESIGNER”
82. Conclusion
83. It’s not the Conclusion. It’s the journey.
99. Anything > Flash > Standards > Web Fonts > RWD > ?
100. Aesthetics vs. ethics
101. Web fonts = the perfect balance
102. A professional conclusion Design trends are meaningless Balancing aesthetics & ethics = real progress More and more of us are becoming curators
103. A personal conclusion Mix it up — other media offer new perspectives Collaborate — recognise your strengths & weaknesses Have a side project — and let it define you
104. Thank you! elliotjaystocks.com @elliotjaystocks
105. Q&A?