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SmashingConf New York 2025

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mashingConf New York is a friendly, inclusive event focused on real-world problems and solutions in front-end and UX design. The event takes place over four days, with two workshop days and two single-track conference days, hosting 12 speakers and around 300–400 attendees. Expect actionable insights, hands-on workshops, collaborative note-taking, and many f…

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13Voices
13Underwriters
0Exhibitors
6On the bill · sessions
25Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at SmashingConf, in alphabetical order.
Andy Welfle
Glean
Calvin Robertson
Corning
Christine Vallaure
Moonlearning
Frank Elavsky
Carnegie Mellon University
Jason Pamental
Chewy
Lilach Laurio
VISA
Miriam Suzanne
OddBird
Mystery Speaker
Society of Secrets
Nate Baldwin
Adobe
Nick Desbarats
Independent
Stephanie Eckles
Adobe
Tim Kadlec
Cloudflare
Vitaly Friedman
Your Shining Host · Smashing Magazine
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Bits&Letters
Browser Choice Alliance
Design Systems EventsCommunity Partner
DesignThinkersCommunity Partner
DevITjobsCommunity Partner
Eventua11yCommunity Partner
Figma
Interaction Design FoundationCommunity Partner
Interledger Foundation
Microsoft Edge
Neon MoiréCommunity Partner
UXNESSCommunity Partner
zeroheight
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The Programme

Selected from 6 sessions on the bill.
  • 7:10 – 8:30 PM – Lightning Talks

    Designing AI That Anticipates

    Most AI reacts; the best anticipates. We’ll explore intent-driven interfaces that read signals across modalities, set confidence thresholds, and time assists so they land on cue. T…

  • 7:10 – 8:30 PM – Lightning Talks

    Design Systems: Bridging the Gap Between Developers and Designers

    Design systems are no longer just a trend; they are a necessity for scaling design and development processes across teams and projects. This session will dive deep into the tangibl…

  • 7:10 – 8:30 PM – Lightning Talks

    How I learned to stop worrying and design with AI

    A discussion on craft in an AI-powered world where we talk about our role in an ever-evolving landscape, the purpose of the things we make, and take a look at real examples of how …

  • 7:10 – 8:30 PM – Lightning Talks

    Masonry: not just a pretty grid

    A native implementation of CSS Masonry is getting into web browsers! Let’s take this opportunity to review what it is and what it allows you to do. Masonry isn’t about old layouts …

  • 7:10 – 8:30 PM – Lightning Talks

    Perception Is Reality: Why Clients Need More Than Data

    Great metrics don’t always equal happy clients. In this lightning talk, we’ll uncover why perception matters just as much as performance—and how to bridge the gap. You’ll learn qui…

  • 7:10 – 8:30 PM – Lightning Talks

    The Fabulous Four

    Imagine you can only use 4 CSS properties to build a website. Which ones would you choose? Donnie walks you through his picks, and might even inspire a few of your own.

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 25 companies, parsed from the program.

25 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
13Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
12Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority
  • Other roles13100%

Of 13 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Bits&LettersSp
  2. 02Browser Choice AllianceSp
  3. 03Design Systems EventsSp·C
  4. 04Design ThinkersSp·C
  5. 05DevITJobs.ukSp·C
  6. 06Eventua11ySp·C
  7. 07FigmaSp
  8. 08Interaction Design FoundationSp·C
  9. 09Interledger FoundationSp
  10. 10Microsoft EdgeSp
  11. 11Neon MoiréSp·C
  12. 12UXnessSp·C
  13. 13zeroheightSp
  14. 14Adobe2V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
community partner7
54% of 13
unspecified6
46% of 13
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters