Kathryn Grayson Nanz!
UI Designer & Front-end Developer
Bio!
In 2013, I graduated with a BFA and took my first job as a Junior Graphic Designer at a small, boutique ad agency. While there, my Creative Director warned me to never let anyone find out I could code, because if I did I'd be stuck doing it forever. I ignored his warning; it turns out he was completely right, but I've never been happier.
I currently work as a developer advocate on a wonderful team where I help people build web applications in React, design and maintain their UI component libraries, and desperately attempt to stop back-end devs from writing any more CSS.
Session!
I didn't know HTML / CSS could do THAT!
While the flashiest news of the web dev world is often focused on the big frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, etc.), good ol’ HTML and CSS have also been quietly – but steadily – upping their game. If you haven’t taken a look lately, this is the perfect time to catch up! We’ll look at recent (and slightly older but lesser-known) developments in HTML and CSS that may surprise you. Who knows: you might even be able to ditch a JS library or two that you didn’t even know you don’t need anymore!
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