MiniFFC History
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MiniFFC premiered on October 30, 2008 as a mini web design conference and meetup that paved the way for Form Function & Class. It has evolved into all kinds of events for designers & developers — meetups, workshops, roadshows, drinkups, networking, quiz nights, lean coffee discussions, panels, portfolio reviews, code challenges, and more.
This page documents our MiniFFC speakers and presentations over the years , covering a wide range of topics in design, development, mobile, user experience, accessibility, marketing, and business.
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2019
Check out our event calendar!
2019 Overview on pwdo.org PH Tech Community
#57: Kicking Off Design Teams
November 27, 2019 at Kickstart Ventures, Makati
- Integrating Figma Into Our Design Process
by Jelvin Base - Killing the Mockup: High Fidelity Rapid Prototyping for the Web
by Marco Palinar - Leadership through Design
by DJ Hernandez - OIC: Drei Alquiros
#56: Unconventional Design
October 16, 2019 at Proudcloud, Quezon City
- Dungeons and Dragons, The YOU in UX
by Mark Lacsamana - Leveling Up Your Chatbots With Conversation Design
by Richard Parayno - Designing Mobile AR Experiences
by Joel Casimiro - OIC: Drei Alquiros
Women Who Code in the Dark
September 28, 2019 at AWS, Taguig
Co-organizer: Manila.css & Women Who Code Manila
- SVG Animations with GSAP
by Sam Rose Cruz
#55: Milk Tea and Web Design
September 14, 2019 at 107 Co-Working by Macao Imperial Tea, Manila
- Web Design Tips and Tricks
by Drei Alquiros - “It Can’t Be For Nothing!”
by Pierce Jonota - OIC: Renz Morco
JSConf.Asia Viewing Party
June 15, 2019 at The Globe Tower, Taguig
- OIC: Richard Parayno
#54: Pixel Perfect
April 24, 2019 at Orange & Bronze, Makati
- In Fear/Love of Emptiness
by Axell Joseph Mallillin - Demystifying Details of UI Design
by Miramark Diaz - OIC: Riel Reyes
Video by Orange & Bronze
Video by Orange & Bronze
#WomentorsPH: A PWDO x UXPH Women’s Month Special Meetup
March 20, 2019 at A SPACE, Makati
Co-organizer: UX Philippines
- Pecha Kucha style introductions of the Womentors
- Speed dating style mentoring sessions with mentors and mentees
- OIC: Pierce Jonota
Photos by Ely Apao Article by Ely Apao Photos & Video by Richard Parayno
#53: DevCon x PWDO Meetup
February 20, 2019 at Accenture Liquid Studio, Taguig
- Understanding the UX Process
by Bradd Michael S. Gabe - Data and Design for Dashboards and Reports
by Riel Reyes - Developing Design-Led Virtual Agents for People
by DJ Hernandez - OIC: Kit Valmadrid
2018
#52: MiniFFC Turns 10!
November 21, 2018 at The Globe Tower, Taguig
- A Very EPIC Talk on Agile and UX
by Regnard Raquedan - Philippine Web Designers Organization as a Community
by Kit Valmadrid & Shaira Distura
Livestream part 1
Livestream part 2
Women Who Code in the Dark
October 20, 2018 at Atlassian, Taguig
Co-organizers: Women Who Code Manila and Manila.css
- Long Love the Web: What We Learned at Webconf.asia
by Sophia Lucero
Livestream part 1 Livestream part 2
#51: Ilocos Roadshow
September 29, 2018 at LogInstitute, Vigan
- Creating a Website using Webcomponents
by TJ Monserrat - Web Design Fundamentals
by Drei Alquiros - Acing that Interview
by Richard Parayno
#50: Data and Design Meetup
July 25, 2018 at Kalibrr, Makati
- Data Visualization on the Web
by Jiah Margallo - I’ll Make Type For You: Responsive Typography and Modular Scale
by Mark Lacsamana
#49: Meetup
June 20 at NuWorks Space, Pasig
- Transitioning from Implementation to Design
by Chi Señires - Development Challenges of Government Web Template
by Voltz Jeturian
#48: Meetup
May 16, 2018 at A Clean and Well-Lighted Place, Pasig
- Technical SEO Basics
by Vernard Alexis Luz - Aphorisms for Designers of Today
by Pierce Jonota
#47: WP Wednesday & Meetup
April 21, 2018 at Clock In, Taguig
Co-organizer: WordPress User Group Philippines
- WordPress E-commerce for MSMEs
by Janette Cheng Toral - A Consistent Digital Experience for Cebu Pacific
by Jelvin Base & Nica Balisi of Make by Ace Saatchi & Saatchi - State of Philippine Web 2017 Survey
by Mae Lynn de Leon
#46: Workshop
March 24, 2018 at iAcademy, Makati
- Web Design Workshop
by Jeian Nueva - Collaborative Design Systems Workshop
by Mark Lacsamana
PWDO & Manila.css present: Code in the Dark
February 21, 2018 at Make Technology, Makati
- Design is Always a Team Effort
by AK Domingo
#45: Meetup
January 8, 2018 at Canva, Makati
- Tables on the Table
by Sarah Cada - Prototyping for Everyone
by Kathleen Cuevas - Designing Your Story
by James Cabrera
2017
#44: Cebu Meetup
November 6, 2017 at A SPACE, Cebu City
- Design Sprint for Busy Stakeholders
by Justine Win Cañete - Introduction of Web and App Style Guide
by Rochel Abrasaldo
#43: Roadshow
November 18, 2017 at iAcademy, Makati
- HTML and CSS
by Drei Alquiros - Bad Match-ups: UI vs. UX
by John Lim
#42: Meetup Edition
October 18, 2017 at Voyager Innovations, Mandaluyong
- HTML Structure and Tricks
by Toni-Keith Jan Monserrat - Ethics in Design
by Marco Palinar
#41: Meetup Edition
July 19, 2017 at Zendesk, Taguig
- WebVR
by Christopher David - Bridging Creativity with Business Sense
by Monika Ortega - Are Clients Always the Bad Guy?
by Eugene Gagolinan
#40: Design Systems
June 21, 2017 at Z.com, Makati
- A Design Process
by Brian Dys Sahagun - Women vs. Men who code Quiz Night
#39: Design and Build
May 17, 2017 at Zendesk, Taguig
- Soft Skills to Build a Startup
by Vernard Alexis Luz - Inside the Chamber: Building EXECUTION DAY
by The Guidon - State of the Philippine Web 2016 survey results
by Sophia Lucero
#38: Career Development
April 19, 2017 at Google Philippines, Taguig
- Why We Move Up
by Drei Alquiros - The World is Flat
by Eugene Alvin Villar
#37: Baguio Roadshow
March 25, 2017 at University of Baguio, Baguio
- Web Architecture & Frameworks
by Toni-Keith Jan Monserrat - Design Thinking
by Mica Diaz de Rivera - Search Engine Optimization
by Vincent Tabor
#36: Meetup
January 18, 2017 at Z.com, Makati
- Understated UX Details
by April Damaso
2016
#35: Web Designer Hugot Night
December 7, 2016 at NuWorks, Pasig
- Wandering Weekend Warrior hugots
by Jonas Roque - Spoken word performance
by Alfonso Manalastas
Video of Jonas Video of Alfonso
#34: Joint meetup with UXPH
September 7, 2016 at Globe Labs, Valero Makati - s2016e06
- Foundations of UX Research
by Ben Kim
#33: Pampanga Roadshow
July 31, 2016 at BynareTech, Dau, Pampanga - s2016e05
- Design Thinking Workshop
by Mica Diaz de Rivera - The Craft of Designing for the Web
by Kate Lara
#32: Lean Coffee Discussions
June 30, 2016 at aCommerce, Pasig - s2016e04
#31: Pricing and the Business of Design
May 18 at NuWorks Interactive Labs, Pasig - s2016e03
Panel Discussion featuring:
- Greffin Manibo of Globe Telecom
- Jemuel Dalino of Wikonec Inc.
- Tomy De Leon of NuWorks
#30: Workshop
April 16, 2016 at Globe Telepark Valero, Makati - s2016e02
- Interaction Design
by Mark Lacsamana - HTML & CSS
by JP de Guzman
#29: Meetup
March 15, 2016 at Bitspace, Makati - s2016e01
- Style Guides in Rails
by Sam Rose Cruz - From Adhesion to Design
by Aceler Chua
2015
Drinkup
October 17, 2015 at Livestock, QC
#28: Roadshow
September 19, 2015 at University of Santo Tomas, Manila – s2015e07
- Do’s and Don’ts in Web Design
by JC Sioson - Project Tremors
by Dominic Tuazon - Mozilla Philippines
by Ryan Ermita
#27: Meetup
July 15, 2015 at OLX, Pasig – s2015e06
- Implementing Material Design in enterprise apps
by Seph Buluran - Philippine Internet Speeds
by Carlos Nazareno
#26: Meetup
June 17, 2015 at Bitspace, Makati – s2015e05
- Code ni Juan
by Juan Miguel Alvarez - Lean Coffee discussions: SEO, mobile responsiveness, UX, clients, SVG animation, frameworks, and more
#25: Meetup
April 15, 2015 at Canva, Makati – 2015e04
Web Design Thinking Session moderated by Mark Lacsamana:
- Why has visual design gone flat?
- How to Hire Designers?
- The UX Read Receipts and Text bubbles
#24: Meetup
March 11, 2015 at co.lab, Mandaluyong – 2015e03
- CSS Flexbox
by Rico Sta. Cruz - Do’s and Don’ts
by Drei Alquiros
#23: Meetup
February 21, 2015 at Kickstart, Makati – s2015e02
- That Thing Called Web Design
by Kit Valmadrid - UX of Dating Apps
by Micael Diaz de Rivera - Building Peekawoo
by Valenice Balace - The Designer’s Guide to Social Media
by Julya Buhain
#22: Meetup
January 28, 2015 at Frost, Pasig – 2015e01
Portfolio Review by:
- Ely Apao
- John Paul de Guzman
- Patrick Cabral
- Lindsey Grande
- Gab Madrid
2014
#21: Meetup
August 27, 2014 at OLX, Mandaluyong
- What to Design
by Kit Valmadrid - Lessons from China
by Aceler Chua
#20: Joint Meetup with UXPH
July 23, 2014 at Globe Telepark, Makati
Axure for Prototyping
by Whey Ragadio
Game Dev
by Natassha Po
#19: Meetup
June 26, 2014 at Microsoft, Makati
- Knowing Your Sh*t
by OJ Tibi
#18: Meetup
May 23, 2014 at OLX, Pasig
- Zurb Foundation
by John Imbong, Adobe User Group Manager - OLX.ph Design Process
by Mark Lacsamana, OLX.ph User Interface Designer - Lean Coffee discussions
#17: Meetup
March 26, 2014 at Globe Telepark, Makati
- Designing for Social Good design thinking workshop
by Ely Apao
#16: Meetup
January 22, 2014 at Commune, Makati
- Fixing Up Your Portfolio & Common Business Issues
by Rina Malonzo & Trina dela Rama - PhoneGap
by Richard Gonzales - RCSS and other CSS preprocessors
by John Paul de Guzman
2013
Rails for Designers
Workshop in partnership with Philippine Ruby Users Group
#15: Meetup
July 17, 2013 at Globe Telepark, Makati
- Rails for Designers
by Ken Daganio - Lean Coffee discussions
#14: Meetup
June 19, 2013 at Exist, Pasig
- LeanUX by Allan Caeg
- Lean Coffee discussions
#13: Meetup
May 15, 2013 at Payroll Hero, Taguig
- Designing Better Experiences
by Edmond Gozo - Lean Startup Approach
by Christian Besler - Startup Weekend Manila 2013 winners
#12: Meetup
April 17, 2013 at SourcePad, Pasig
- Typography & Lettering
by Carl Graham - Metafundamentals
by Joshua Falco - Politi-ko.com & Rollcall.ph
by Frohawk.ph
2012
#11: Meetup
September 15, 2012 at Microsoft, Makati
- Margaux Cortez (PortfolioMNL)
- Mark Lacsamana (marklacsamana.ph)
- Success with 3rd-party APIs
by Tom de Leon (nuworks.ph) - Ranulf Goss (CECP)
- Tim de Dios (Microsoft)
#10: Meetup
March 24, 2012 at Exist, Pasig
- Designing for mobile devices
by Camille Zapata - Web design for brands
by Lindsey Grande - Making an app to change a customer’s mind to promote active consumer purchasing behaviour in Asia by Guyi Shen
- Online motion graphic videos
by Gino Caparas
2011
#9: Meetup
November 26, 2011 at US Auto Parts, Mandaluyong
- HTML5 Canvas Using EaselJS
by James Florentino - Business 101: Creating And Communcating Value
by Andrei Gonzales - Mozilla Firefox Developer Tools
by Allan Caeg
#8: Meetup
August 11, 2011 at ProudCloud, QC
- Persuasion Design
by Ely Apao
#7: Meetup
June 16, 2011 at Exist, Pasig
- Designing the user experience for mobile
by Madhava Enros, Firefox Mobile UI Lead (Remote Presentation) - Ruby Tools, Hyde, HAML, Markdown, SASS
by Rico Sta. Cruz - Intro to Git
by OJ Tibi - John Paul De Guzman
2010
#6: Meetup
February 11, 2010 at Exist, Pasig
- If the 2010 Philippine Presidential Elections were a Website Contest, Who’d Win?
by Regnard Raquedan - VERSUS
by Sophia Lucero
2009
#5: Meetup
November 14, 2009 at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Manila
- CodeIgniter MVC
by Rowen Remis R. Iral - Semantics & Maintenance
by Mae Paulino - VERSUS
by Sophia Lucero
#4: Meetup
March 18, 2009 at Exist, Pasig
- Branding Design
by Ely Apao - Top 5 Internet Marketing Mistakes
by Regnard Raquedan - WordPress Themes
by Rico Sta. Cruz - Web Accessibility with Assistive Technology
by Rene Buban Orense - Finding your Soulmate
by Luis Buenaventura II - Leveling Up your Image Processing Skillz
by Marco Severo M. Palinar
#3: Meetup
January 22, 2009 at Cosmopolitan International Institute of Technology, QC
- An intro to Textpattern
by Eugene Alvin Villar - Getting started with Concrete5 CMS
by Jan Pabellon - Pricing Your Web Design Work
by Regnard Raquedan - How to write a good ALT text
by Jojo Esposa Jr. - SEO for Web Designers
by Alfredo Palconit Jr - Overview on front-end optimization and best practices
by JP Dela Torre
Slides
Article by Eugene Villar
Article by Sophia Lucero
Article by Jojo Esposa Jr.
2008
#2: Meetup
November 27, 2008 at Exist, Pasig
- Foundations of Style
by Rico Sta Cruz - Web Design for the Poor
by Marc Robinsone Caballero - Skip to Content
by Jojo Esposa - Moving From Tables to CSS
by Sarah Cada - Measuring Usability Design
by Ely Apao - HTML Emails Best Practices
by Rick Ong
#1: Meetup
October 30, 2008 at Exist, Pasig
- Philippine Laws Supporting Web Accessibility
by Jojo Esposa - Phi: golden ratio on the web
by Rico Sta. Cruz - Resolving Resolutions
by Regnard Raquedan - Alternatives to HTML deprecated features
by Aja Lapus - Interaction design
by Rey Mendoza - Building Successful User Interfaces
by Marco Palinar
Slides
Photos
Article by Even Grounds
Article by Eugene Villar
Article by Sophia Lucero
Article by Jojo Esposa Jr.
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