About Miriam…
Some Kind of Manifesto…
People are queer.
People are edge cases.
We fall between meanings,
and explore outside them.
I’m not interested in making objects —
only the experiences they manifest for real people.
That, to me, is beautiful.
All of us stumbling
through this wreckage and rubble together,
finding beauty in the world
and in each other along the way.
Software that respects our opinions and autonomy;
collaborations that reflect back our diversity;
and art that gives us a venue to consider
that remains —
what manifestos can never say.
Because understanding is not a pre-requisite for beauty.
So I like narratives that are full of
holes and misdirection.
Bits borrowed from here and there,
fragments and remixes,
fused into a visceral barrage,
inviting you into an experience —
the start of a conversation.
Diverse people breathing and sweating
and fighting and playing together.
Accidents, contradictions, and broken expectations.
Grasping at stability and form,
but always coming up short.
A History…
Front Range Front-End
Dynamic CSS: Layouts & Beyond
in
Denver, CO
Agile Denver
Agile Design Systems
in
Denver, CO
Full Stack Fest
Dynamic CSS: Layouts & Beyond
in
Barcelona, Spain
JSConf US
Dynamic CSS: Layouts & Beyond
in
Carlsbad, CA
CSSConf Argentina
Dynamic CSS: Layouts & Beyond
in
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Boost Biz Ed
Planning Your Web Project
in
Westminster, CO
Invisible City
Speaking of Pride
in
Denver, CO
GLBT Community Center
Speaking of Pride
in
Denver, CO
Denver Public Library
Speaking of Pride
in
Denver, CO
Beyond Tellerand
Don't Use My Grid System
in
Düsseldorf, Germany
AIGA Colorado
User Un-Friendly
in
Denver, CO
Creative Connections
User Un-Friendly
in
Denver, CO
Metro State Mobile Prototyping
User Un-Friendly
in
Denver, CO
Front Range Front-End
Agile Design Systems
in
Denver, CO
VueConf US
Agile Design Systems
in
New Orleans, LA
Tech Confluence
Agile Design Systems
in
Denver, CO
EdTech Colorado
Planning Your Web Project
in
Denver, CO
Clarity Conference
Don't Use My Grid System
in
San Francisco, CA
CSS Dev Conf
Don't Use My Grid System
in
New Orleans, LA
Refresh Denver
Code Patterns for Pattern Making
in
Denver, CO
Women Who Code Fort Collins
Practical Layouts, Past & Future
in
Fort Collins, CO
DjangoCon US
Don't Use My Grid System
in
Spokane, WA
Develop Denver
Practical Layouts, Past & Future
in
Denver, CO
Refresh Denver
Practical Layouts, Past & Future
in
Denver, CO
Front Range Front End
Code Patterns for Pattern Making
in
Denver, CO
A Leon Affair
UVA Scholars’ Lab
A Practical Guide to Losing Control
in
Charlottesville, VA
Small Rain #2, MD
Silver Spring, MD
Gotham Sass
Code Patterns for Pattern Making
in
New York, NY
CSSDay.io
Code Patterns for Pattern Making
in
Chandler, AZ
CSSConf 2016
Sass Map Magic
in
Boston, MA
Clarity Conference
Code Patterns for Pattern Making
in
San Francisco, CA
ReTriplicate
Buntport Theater