January Porto Tech & Creative Events

Ana Pinheiro
OPO.network
Published in
4 min readJan 12, 2021

2021, bring it on!

We hope that everyone has started the new year on the right foot.
Taking advantage of the cliche, new year, new challenges, new beginnings.
A good approach for big opportunities, and a lot of success!

The list of events scheduled by our communities is still short, but you will be able to access all the updates on the monthly calendar available on our instagram.

Upcoming Porto Events

❤ Here are the online events happening in Porto this month. Topics include JavaScript, Design, and pretty much anything creative or tech related.

January 13, 19h00–21h00

· design · Rye Here Rye Now: January 2021
An online meet-up for graphic designers, illustrators, digital designers, product designers, and photographers.

January 14, 18h00–21h00

· design · Workshop: How to run remote branding projects
Learn a lean and collaborative process to get the best results when running brand identity projects remotely.

January 15, 19h30–21h30

· design · INDUSTRY SESSION REMOTE: UX E A RESPONSABILIDADE
DO DESIGN

Guests will consider on the intensification of digital acceleration in the current context of the pandemic and on the role and responsibility of the designer.

January 21, 18h00–19h30

· design · #03 — DESIGN • PEOPLE • TECH
From college to the job market.

January 27, 18h00–19h00

· dev · Webforms — The Build vs. Buy Debate
Discover why the Intellectual Property Office decided to buy cloud-hosted webform software rather than build it — and find out what you should do.

January 28, 9h00–16h00

· design · Designing Beautiful Interfaces
Learn to Design Beautiful, Accessible Interfaces with Matt D. Smith.

January 20, 18h00–19h30

· dev · [0x0F] — The Virtual Meet
Get privileged access to all the background knowledge you need to understand some of the concepts used behind the scenes, and all you need for a successful journey tackling the different challenges.

Monthly Must Read & Watch

We handpicked more articles and tools just for you!

JAY FREESTONE
Front-end predictions for 2021· dev
His predictions for where front-end development is heading over the next 12 months.

JOVAN ROCANOV
5 designer personas every design team has to have · design
How Jason recruited his team — The Argonauts.

PAGE LAUBHEIMER
UX Animations · design
Animations can make user interfaces both easier and nicer to use. Details also contribute to the quality of animation in the user experience.

TANNER CHRISTENSEN
Design requires a product narrative · design
To effectively navigate product complexity as a designer, think of the narrative around the product.

DMITRI PAVLUTIN
What’s the Difference between DOM Node and Element? · dev
DOM also uses the term element: which is quite similar to a node. So, what’s the difference between a DOM node and an element? Let’s find out!

DMITRI PAVLUTIN
Why Promises Are Faster Than setTimeout()? · dev
What does execute faster: an immediately resolved promise or an immediate timeout (aka a timeout of 0 milliseconds)?

Podcasts

They tell you cool stuff!
Our selection made through great references from our community.
Contact us and share your tips/work as well.

ADAM WATHAN
Full Stack Radio
A podcast for developers interested in building great software products.

DESIGN OBSERVER
Design Matters with Debbie Millman
One of the world’s very first podcasts. The show is about how incredibly creative people design the arc of their lives.

THE ENJOY THE VUE TEAM
Enjoy the Vue
Panel discussions, guest interviews, and much more to keep you up to date on what’s happening in the Vue and tech communities.

These are our suggestions for you to read and listen in January!

Enjoy!

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