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Past speaking events

  • Creative3, 2018

    The team at CEA invited me to share my entrepreneurial journey as a creative and pass on some lessons that I've learned along the way.

  • RISE Hong Kong, 2018

    RISE is the largest tech conference in Asia, and I was fortunate to be asked to join an astronaut and an MMA fighter to talk about “being on top of the world”.

  • Change the World, 2018

    This conference for non-profits let me explore the similarities that Canva has with mission-driven charities and help us change the world together.

  • Pausefest, 2018

    As part of a panel on human experience and the consumerisation of tech, I explored how technological innovation affects the professional landscape and helps us as people.

  • Managing Products, 2017

    As part of Canva's “Managing Products” series of events, I related five important maxims that I have picked up while working with product teams over the years.

  • Leading The Product, 2016

    In both Melbourne & Sydney I told packed rooms of product managers and leaders about the lessons I've learned while launching and growing products throughout my career.

  • Web Directions, 2015

    Our onboarding at Canva has been much lauded, and at this conference in 2015 I detailed our approach to it and some learnings that others can take from our experience.

  • Above All Human, 2014

    I spoke about the importance of design for startups at this much-praised event in Melbourne that focuses on the human side of technology.

  • Designing Products, 2014

    At the inaugural Designing Products meetup in Sydney, I explored what it means to be a product designer and how digital design has evolved over the last 15 years.

  • Web Directions Keynote, 2009

    Just prior to the launch of Google Wave I gave a keynote that talked about our process for designing and developing the product, and how we drove such an innovative project at Google.

  • Webstock, 2009

    In Wellington, New Zealand, I explored the creative aspects of coding and how it relates to design and art. I was amazed to have Bruce Sterling come up to me afterwards and say that it was one of the best talks of the conference.

  • South by Southwest, 2007

    Joanthan Snook, Dustin Diaz, Sally Carson & I presented a discussion around the “Holy trinity of web design” – the interplay between HTML, CSS & JavaScript in web development.

Published books

  • Simply JavaScript

    After the success of my first book – The JavaScript Anthology – I was asked to create a beginner's guide to JavaScript which would allow anyone to start programming in JavaScript and create interactive experiences and animations.

  • The Art & Science of Javascript

    Aimed at teaching inspirational techniques in JavaScript, seven great coders collaborated to write about the art & science behind JavaScript.

  • Web Standards Creativity

    This book brought together 12 of the world's most talented web designers to share their secrets. I was lucky enough to sneak into their ranks.

  • The Art & Science of CSS

    Following on from its JavaScript cousin, this version detailed how to use CSS to bring you site to life in a number of ways.

  • The JavaScript Anthology

    This was an epic undertaking and the first book that I was asked to write. It uses a cookbook-style approach to detail how you would solve 101 common web development problems.