Workshops & Talks
Take a look at the latest deep-dive workshops, along with the upcoming conference talks.
Online Workshop 🖥️ Hosted by Smashing
Figma Masterclass March
Level: Intermediate | Sessions: 5 x 2,5h
Let's push your design from a pretty picture to a working and scalable UI design. We will look at aspects such as general file setup, color, typography, variables, components, variants, component properties, a loooot of auto layout and responsive design, and some prototyping. This course will focus on understanding the technical aspects of setting up your design to improve the communication, documentation, and handoff between design and (front-end) development.
Dates & Details
In-Person📍Smashing Conference Amsterdam
The Invisible Divide
Conference Talk April 2026
Designers and developers often see layout differently, leading to misalignment. This talk bridges that gap by exploring layout concepts in both code (CSS Grid, Flexbox, Container Queries) and UI design tools like Figma, aiming for better collaboration, not perfect handoffs.
In-Person📍Smashing Conference Amsterdam
Figma Deep Dive: New Variables, Components and Responsive Design
Level: Intermediate | Sessions: 1 day
In this in-depth workshop, we will tackle one of the most essential yet challenging aspects of UI design using Figma: truly responsive, component-based UI Design. We will learn about the brand-new Figma variables introduced in June 2023 and their key role in this setup.
In-Person📍Freelance Unlocked, Berlin
Stop Talking. Start Building.
Conference Talk June 2026
In-house: online or in-person
Team workshop
Level: customised to your team | Sessions: 5 x 2,5h
Want some custom training for your team? No problem. I offer all existing workshops (yes, only the existing ones, sorry) as in-house team training. Depending on your location, this can be done in-person or as an online workshop.
Contact for details
All Talks:
More info about topics, talks, and booking me here
Freelance Unlocked 2026
Conference Talk – Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪
Smashing Conference 2026
Conference Talk – Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Smashing Conference 2025
Conference Talk – New York, USA 🇺🇸
FIT – Fashion Institute of Technology 2025
Guest Lecture – New York, USA 🇺🇸
Figma Office Hours Sept 2025
Co-hosting – Online 🖥️
Content Convention 2025
Conference Talk – Mainz, Germany 🇩🇪
UX London 2025
Conference Talk – London, UK 🇬🇧
Figma Config 2025
Conference Talk –San Francisco, USA 🇺🇸
Freelance Unlocked 2025
Conference Talk – Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪
Wey Wey Web 2024
Conference Talk – Málaga, Spain 🇪🇸
Beyond Tellerrand 2024
Conference Talk – Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪
Smashing Conference 2024
Conference Talk – Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Awwwards 2024
Conference Talk – Valencia, Spain 🇪🇸
Figma Config 2023
Conference Talk – San Francisco, USA 🇺🇸
Smashing Conference 2023
Conference Talk – Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Medium Day Podium 2023
Podium Discussion – Online 🖥️
Smashing Conference 2023
Conference Talk – Freiburg, Germany 🇩🇪
Smashing Conference 2022
Conference Talk – New York, USA 🇺🇸
All Podcasts:
neu·gierig (by Marc Thiele) – Sept 2025 🇩🇪
"Ich kann das genau so machen wie ich bin"
Spotify Apple Podcasts
Wake up excited (by Brad Frost) – June 2025 🇬🇧
"Designing a Life That Excites You with Christine Vallaure"
Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube
Unique Ways Podcast – Aug 2025 🇬🇧
"20 Questions, 20 Answers"
Spotify Apple Podcasts
Humans of Business – April 2025 🇬🇧
"Design the work around who you are"
Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube
Would you like me to speak at your conference?
Please note, I try to keep speaking engagements at a maximum of 2-3 a year but always happy to chat! My usual speaking topics revolve around the intersection of UI Design and Code, as well as the beauty of Solopreneurship and how to empower one-person ventures.
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