We’ve historically looked to the Germans for leading design insights, which makes us excited to visit Freiburg, Germany, next week for Smashing Conference. The conference is going strong in its second year with a terrific speaker lineup, coordinated by Vitaly Freidman and the Smashing Team.  Starting off day one, our Creative Director, Elliot Jay Stocks, touches on web design history from a personal perspective by discussing the process of creating his new portfolio. And among the day two presentations, you’ll find Typekit alum Jason Santa Maria talking about evolving the design process.

Smashing Conference will take place from September 9–11th, 2013, at the historic “Kaufhaus” (Merchant’s Hall), Münsterplatz 24, 79098 Freiburg. Conference tickets are sold out, but there is space in select workshops. We hope to see you there!