[WSG Announce] Some links for light reading (14/04/09)

[Russ Weakley]

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This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Industry related jobs

If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted  
(from any
country), please let me know - r...@maxdesign.com.au

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LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
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This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here (for  
those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):
<http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2009/04/15/some-links-224/>

350+ Great CSS Tools and Techniques
<http://abduzeedo.com/350-great-css-tools-and-techniques>

I (used to) like rev=canonical
<http://decafbad.com/blog/2009/04/13/i-like-revcanonical>

rev=canonical bookmarklet and designing shorter URLs
<http://simonwillison.net/2009/Apr/11/revcanonical/>

Experts Say Social Platform is the New Email
<http://www.socialnetworks10.com/experts-say-social-platform-is-the- 
new-email>

10 ways to measure social media success
<http://econsultancy.com/blog/3407-10-ways-to-measure-social-media- 
success>

The Slow Erosion of Google Search - Bokardo
<http://bokardo.com/archives/google-erosion/>

Combining Cufón and @font-face
<http://kilianvalkhof.com/2009/css-xhtml/combining-cufon-and-font-face/>

EE Shortener plugin: Your own short URLs
<http://www.colly.com/comments/ 
ee_shortener_plugin_your_own_short_urls_using_revcanonical_and_permanent 
_re/>

Firefox 3.5 for developers
<http://developer.mozilla.org/En/Firefox_3.5_for_developers>

Findings from the Web Design Survey, 2008
<http://www.alistapart.com/articles/findingsfromthewebdesignsurvey2008>

Beautiful And Creative Logo Designs For Your Inspiration
<http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/04/09/beautiful-and-creative- 
logo-designs-for-your-inspiration/>

Handling an Explicit-Width Bug in Internet Explorer
<http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2009/04/11/handling-an-explicit- 
width-bug-in-internet-explorer/>

Keyword Research Essentials Part 2: How to Select the Right Keywords
<http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/04/15/keywords-selection-factors/>

Applications of usability principles on a social network
<http://creativebriefing.com/applications-of-usability-principles-on- 
a-social-network/>

Online Community Engagement: Leveraging Web 2.0 in Government
<http://www.onlinecommunityconsultation.com/2009/04/leveraging-web-20- 
in-government.html>

Is Twitter Taking Over RSS?... Prepare Your Blog Today
<http://www.thedesigncubicle.com/2009/04/is-twitter-taking-over-rss- 
prepare-your-blog-today/>

Screencast: IE8 Visual Search Providers with suggestions in 3 minutes
<http://delicategeniusblog.com/?p=815>

Screencast: IE8 Accelerators in 3 minutes
<http://delicategeniusblog.com/?p=814>

Screencast: IE8 WebSlices in 3 mniutes
<http://delicategeniusblog.com/?p=813>

Blueprint: A CSS Framework
<http://blueprintcss.org/>

Boks - A Visual Grid Editor
<http://toki-woki.net/p/Boks/>

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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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UIE Web App Summit 2009
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Date: 19-Apr-09 to 22-Apr-09
City:  Newport Beach, California (USA)
At the UIE Web App Summit, you'll meet the innovators and world-class
designers behind today's most successful web apps. We've carefully  
crafted
this four-day Summit to include two days of intensive full-day  
workshops on
form design, Ajax, RIAs, design deliverables, wireframes, accessibility,
design patterns, and web standards. We round out the conference with two
more days of featured presentations from world-renown experts, to  
give you
fresh perspectives and new insights on today's web app design  
challenges.
<http://www.uie.com/events/web_app_summit/2009/>


Ideas 5
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Date: 22-Apr-09
City: Perth (Australia)
The Australian Web Industry Association, together with Web Industry
Professionals Association, present Ideas 5. Version 2 of the Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) has recently been released,  
introducing
some changes in the recommendations for website accessibility. Ideas5  
is an
evening seminar to help the web community understand WCAG 2.0 and  
prepare
websites with improved accessibility.

Come and join your industry peers as we hear from two experts, Roger  
Hudson
and Andrew Downie, about the impact of WCAG2, and hear more about
accessibility in PDF's, all whilst mingling with other industry types  
and
enjoy free canapés and partake in the cash bar.
<http://www.webindustry.asn.au/ideas5/>


Carson Workshops
How to design amazing web app user interfaces - Ryan Singer
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Date: 27-Apr-09
City: London (UK)
In this workshop you will gain insight into all aspects of web UI design
including: coding style, visual factors like color and weight, movement
between screens, and the role of copywriting in interface design. It  
will
also go outside of interface design to the broader development  
process, from
feature conception to sketches to implementation.
<http://carsonworkshops.com/2009/ryansinger/index.html>


Future of Web Design London 2009
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Date: 30-Apr-09 - 01-May-09
City: London (UK)
FOWD London is back for 2009! Join the industry's leading and most  
talented
designers, developers and artists for some inspiration and practical  
advice.
The goal of this show is to unite, inspire and equip web designers  
around
the world. We want you to walk away from FOWD knowing that you're not  
alone
in your battle to create beautiful, usable and accessible websites  
and apps.
<http://events.carsonified.com/fowd/2009/london>


JAOO OZ - Sydney
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Date: 5-May-09 to 8-May-09
City: Sydney (Australia)
JAOO returns in May 2009 bringing some of the world's leading minds in
IT and software development, trendsetting authors and industry
researchers to Australia. JAOO is a premier international conference
series focused on engaging the hearts and minds of the software
development community. With over 13 years of experience, JAOO vision has
been steadfast in creating conferences for developers by developers. As
a result, our conferences are vendor neutral events that focus on what
inspires, drives and educates the international development community.
<http://jaoo.com.au/sydney-2009>


Carson Workshops
How to Build Great Web Sites in HTML5 and CSS3 - Eric Meyer
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Date: 09-Mar-09
City: London (UK)
This a special one-day workshop where we'll take a quick look at how  
to set
up your own full-featured web development environment for free. Then  
we'll
delve into the nuances of selectors, with an eye toward advanced CSS
selectors and how they can make your CSS leaner and meaner than ever.  
This
will be a look not only at the present state of selector support, but  
also
its future and how you can jump right into the future today!
<http://carsonworkshops.com/2009/ericmeyer/index.html>


JAOO OZ - Melbourne
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Date: 11-May-09 to 14-May-09
City: Melbourne (Australia)
JAOO returns in May 2009 bringing some of the world's leading minds in
IT and software development, trendsetting authors and industry
researchers to Australia. JAOO is a premier international conference
series focused on engaging the hearts and minds of the software
development community. With over 13 years of experience, JAOO vision has
been steadfast in creating conferences for developers by developers. As
a result, our conferences are vendor neutral events that focus on what
inspires, drives and educates the international development community.
<http://jaoo.com.au/brisbane-2009>


Max Design CSS and Accessibility workshop series - 2009
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Dates: 18-May-09 and 19-May-09
City: Sydney (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with accessibility expert, Roger Hudson, and CSS  
expert,
Russ Weakley:
Day 1: A practical guide to preparing WCAG 2 compliant websites
Day 2: Mastering CSS and XHTML - building elegant websites
<http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2009/>


WebVisions
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Dates: 20-May-09 and 22-May-09
City: Portland (USA)
Explore the future of Web design, user experience and business  
strategy at
the Oregon Convention Center for three days of mind-melding on what's  
new in
the digital world. Get a glimpse into the future, along with practical
information that you can apply to your Web site, company and career.
<http://www.webvisionsevent.com/>


Max Design CSS and Accessibility workshop series - 2009
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Dates: 21-May-09 and  22 May-09
City: Canberra (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with accessibility expert, Roger Hudson, and CSS  
expert,
Russ Weakley:
Day 1: A practical guide to preparing WCAG 2 compliant websites
Day 2: Mastering CSS and XHTML - building elegant websites
<http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2009/>


WebDU: Like a Rock Concert for Geeks
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Date: 21-May-09 to 22-May-09
City: Sydney, Australia
WebDU, is back for its 7th year with FIVE tracks including Team UX  
and Web
Sessions. Split into two tracks, Web Sessions covers the new IE8,  
Javascript
security, iPhone app development, Google Maps, Yahoo Pipes,  
Prototyping, RIA
integration and more. Team UX features topics on design workflow, UI and
form design, information architecture and usability.

Discount code available for WSG members
Tickets are $950 or $795 with the code: WSG09
<www.webdu.com.au>
<http://twitter.com/webdu>
<http://tinyurl.com/rockyourinnergeek>


Max Design CSS and Accessibility workshop series - 2009
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Dates: 25-May-09 and  26 May-09
City: Melbourne (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with accessibility expert, Roger Hudson, and CSS  
expert,
Russ Weakley:
Day 1: A practical guide to preparing WCAG 2 compliant websites
Day 2: Mastering CSS and XHTML - building elegant websites
<http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2009/>


Max Design CSS and Accessibility workshop series - 2009
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Dates: 28-May-09 and 29 May-09
City: Brisbane (Australia)
A hands-on workshop with accessibility expert, Roger Hudson, and CSS  
expert,
Russ Weakley:
Day 1: A practical guide to preparing WCAG 2 compliant websites
Day 2: Mastering CSS and XHTML - building elegant websites
<http://maxdesign.com.au/workshop2009/>


UX London 2009
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Date: 15-Jun-09 to 17-Jun-09
City:  London, England
UX London is Britain's first major user experience conference,  
comprising
two days of practical, hands-on workshops, and a day of inspirational
speakers. We have some of the industry's best people on board,  
including Don
Norman, Peter Merholz, Dan Saffer, LukeW and Jared Spool, so it's  
abound to
be an amazing event!
<http://uxlondon.com/>


Carson Workshops
The Whuffie Factor - Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your
Business - Tara Hunt
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Date: 22-June-09
City: London (UK)
Everyone knows about blogs and social networks such as Facebook and  
Twitter.
And they've heard about someone who has used them to grow a huge  
customer
base. Everyone wants to be hands-on, grass roots and interactive. But  
what
does this mean? And more to the point, how do you do it?
<http://carsonworkshops.com/2009/tarahunt/index.html>


UX Australia 2009
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Dates: 25-Aug-09 to 27-Aug-09
City: Canvberra (Australia)
UX Australia 2009 is Australia's premier user experience design  
conference,
with inspiring and practical presentations, covering a range of  
topics about
how to design great experiences for people.
<http://www.uxaustralia.com.au/conference-2009>


Carson Workshops
Design Secrets of digg.com's User Interface - Daniel Burka
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Date: 08-Sept-09
City: London (UK)
Web 2.0 is focused on user participation, so how can you promote  
interaction
on your site? As designers and product people, our focus is on  
developing
wonderful user experiences where people can come together to  
participate in
meaningful and useful ways. With social sites, this is doubly  
critical as
our sites are fundamentally powered by users interacting with one  
another.
This workshop will focus on design strategies for lowering the  
barriers to
participation, adapting to user behavior, promoting positive behaviors,
managing scale, and creating intuitive user experiences.
<http://carsonworkshops.com/2009/danielburka/index.html>


Web Application Design Training Workshop
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Date & city:
24th March – Melbourne (Australia)
7th April – Sydney (Australia)
5th May – Brisbane (Australia)
18th August – Adelaide (Australia)
20th Oct – Canberra (Australia)

Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable web
applications - one day course. From internet banking, online learning,
government transactional sites to employee phonebooks, online projects
increasingly include elements of web application design. This course  
will
explore the value and limitations of building a web application and
introduce a range of tools, approaches and interface design  
principles to
ensure that you understand your audience and design intuitive and  
usable web
applications. Includes usability of Rich Internet Applications and AJAX.
<http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-applications.html>


Interaction Design Training Workshop
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Date & city:
25th March – Melbourne (Australia)
8th April – Sydney (Australia)
6th May – Brisbane (Australia)
20th May – Perth (Australia)
19th August – Adelaide (Australia)
21st Oct – Canberra (Australia)
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites - one day course. Ever  
wonder why
users don't behave how you expect? Ever done usability testing or found
usability issues but didn't know how to fix them? This course will  
provide
an insight into human characteristics and online behaviour based on  
latest
research and hundreds of usability tests with users, including video  
footage
of usability test sessions. We will also cover the theory and  
principles of
interaction design.
<http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/interaction-design.html>


Web Usability Training Course
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Date & city:
10th March –Sydney (Australia)
1st April – Brisbane (Australia)
19th May – Perth (Australia)
16th June – Melbourne (Australia)
28th July – Adelaide (Australia)
1st Dec – Canberra (Australia)
Introduction to User Centred Design tools and techniques. As a result of
attending this one day course, participants will have a good  
understanding
of the value and importance of user centred design and have the basic
skills, knowledge and tools to apply the user centred design approach to
developing usable Internet sites, Intranet sites or web applications  
within
their own organisation.
<http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-usability.html>


Usability Evaluation & Testing Training Workshop
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Date & city:
11th March – Sydney (Australia)
2nd April – Brisbane (Australia)
21st May – Perth (Australia)
17th June – Melbourne (Australia)
29th July – Adelaide (Australia)
2nd Dec – Canberra (Australia)
Discount evaluation techniques and how to conduct usability tests. In  
this
one day interactive workshop, learn valuable usability evaluation and
testing methods that you can use to evaluate your organisation's  
Internet
and Intranet site, web applications and software. This course will  
explore
the difference between expert reviews and usability testing and which is
better to use and when. We will cover when to usability test, what to  
test
and how to test.
<http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/evaluation-and-testing.html>


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JOBS
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Job 1
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Volunteer Drupal specialist
ANTaR is a small non-profit organisation committed to working for  
rights, justice and reconciliation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait  
Islander peoples. We are currently seeking a volunteer Drupal  
specialist who will be engaged to maintain the content management  
system behind ANTaR’s website (Drupal). Secondary to this, the  
volunteer will make periodical backups of the website. The volunteer  
will have the choice to determine his or her own working hours,  
although we would like the volunteer to be available for at least  
three hours each month for a period of at least 6 months. ANTaR will  
select a volunteer based on the following selection criteria:

- solid experience in using Drupal for website administration,  
including updating versions and modules
- experience in backing up a database using MySQL / PHPMyAdmin
- a proactive approach to improving the ANTaR website (http:// 
antar.org.au)
- excellent attention to detail
- a strong commitment to Indigenous peoples' rights

For more information and details on how to apply, please see http:// 
antar.org.au/website_officer_drupal_specialist


Job 2
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Title: Project Manager
City: Sydney
Digital Eskimo is currently looking for a Project Manager, two  
Producers and
a Designer for an eight week contract, starting in early April. The  
Project
Manager should be an exceptional organiser with close attention to  
detail
with experience managing digital projects. The Producer role requires an
understanding of information architecture and graphic user interfaces  
and
experience in creating functional specifications based on annotated
wireframes. The Designer should be mid to senior level digital designer
familiar with the design features of web applications. If you are  
interested
in applying for any of these roles or have any questions please contact
Duncan Underwood at d...@digitaleskimo.net or 02 9212 3366 with your  
CV. More
about us: www.digitaleskimo.net


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Did I miss an event, resource or job in your city? If you have an event,
resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any country), please  
let me
know - r...@maxdesign.com.au

Thanks
Russ



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