Animations in User Interfaces | Vanessa Alvarez

This International Day Women Who Code DFW celebrated with a night filled with inspirational women in the tech industry. * The Main Role of Animations in User Interfaces, with Vanessa Alvarez*

Animations is a word mostly known in the tech industry as the nice-to-have decorations which in the majority of cases they turn into the low hanging fruit of a project. In this talk I will explore some examples of well implemented web animations with the purpose of demonstrating the benefits that animations bring to the users, the importance of animating responsibly and how to communicate animations across teams. My goal is to convey to the audience that animations are more than just a decorative they make web interfaces more usable.

Vanessa was born and raised in Colombia and moved to sunny Miami 12 years ago. Vanessa went to school at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale for graphic design. In 2016 she decided to follow a new passion for web development and moved to Dallas to attend DevMountain. She currently works at Alkami Technology.