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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
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LINKS FOR LIGHT READING
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This weeks "links for light reading" are also available here:
<http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2007/11/29/some-links-152/>
Trust in the Little Things
http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000240.php
Fieldsets, Legends and Screen Readers
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/?p=3
The rules of unobtrusive JavaScript
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200711/the_rules_of_unobtrusive_javasc
ript/
The rise of the micro-app
http://therealadam.com/archive/2007/11/23/the-rise-of-the-micro-app/
Collecting for Design
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/collecting_for_design/
Your Best Practices for Creating Great PNGs
http://www.molly.com/2007/11/20/your-best-practices-for-creating-great-pngs/
The Four Disciplines of Content Management
http://gadgetopia.com/post/6186
Building the UX Dreamteam
http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/building-the-ux
Behaviour, Content and Presentation: why the 3 layer model is wrong
http://www.thepickards.co.uk/index.php/200711/behaviour-content-and-presenta
tion-why-the-3-layer-model-is-wrong/
PoshCSS
http://poshcss.com/
The iPhone Effect
http://orderedlist.com/articles/the-iphone-effect
Dust-Me Selectors Version 2.0
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2007/11/26/dust-me-selectors-version-20/
Interface research
http://www.interface-research.com/
Social Design Reading List
http://bokardo.com/archives/social-design-reading-list/
There's No Money In The Long Tail of the Blogosphere
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/blogosphere_long_tail.php#more
7 Critical Considerations for Designing Effective Applications, Part II
http://www.uie.com/articles/designing_effective_apps_part2/
Layout Stability Research
http://cssfreelancer.awardspace.com/stability.html
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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Byteme
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Date: 2-Dec-07 to 9-Dec-07
City: Perth (Australia)
Byte Me! is a Digital Content Festival, featuring a program of screenings,
Show 'n Tells by Industry speakers from around the world, live audiovisual
performances and innovative cross-media events.
http://byteme.net.au/
Australian Business Analysis Association - User Group Meeting & Christmas
Drinks
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Date: 04-Dec-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Please join us for an exciting presentation ³Iterative Prototyping & User
Centred Design² by Matthew Hodgson
http://www.abaa.org.au/
OzeWAI 2007
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Date: 05-Dec-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
Web Adaptability for Inclusion Conference 2007:
Web 2.0 accessibility - is it going to be easier?
Worldwide, there have been significant steps towards a more inclusive online
environment. New applications for improving the accessibility of content and
services are adopting revised guidelines from W3C; new quality certification
standards have been developed, and interactive accessibility services are
emerging. The ISO committee has produced an inventory of needs, responses,
and requires input from users and developers. Learn more about Web 2.0 and
these developments at OZeWAI 2007.
http://www.ozewai.org/2007/index.html
Melbourne Web Standards Group Meeting
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Date: 06-Dec-07
City: Melbourne (Australia)
James Farmer, former online community manager for theage.com.au and
organiser of the first ever Melbourne WordCamp, will be talking about
blogging tools.
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=102
Massive 2007
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Date: 4-Dec-07
City: Perth (Australia)
ASSIVE is an annual end of year celebration for all the world's hard working
people in the Digital and Computing related fields.
http://www.perthmassive.net/
Sydney Web Standards Group Meeting
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Date: 5-12-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Location: Australian Museum
4 x 20: Geoff Bowers - Setting Fire To Your Community
Craig Sharkie - Learning to love libraries
Lisa Herrod - RSS to the RSScue
Steve Baty - tinyURL and trust relationships online
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=104
Web-blast07 - Canberra
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Date: 12-Dec-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney's web community - bringing
together web designers, web project managers, interface designers,
information architects and other web professionals.
Registration opens on Monday 26 November!
Sponsored by:
SMS Management and Technology
Donna Maurer from Maadmob Interaction Design
OPC - Providing Complete End-to-End IT Solutions for Business
Funnelback Internet and enterprise search:
http://webblast.org/canberra/
Web-blast07 - Sydney
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Date: 12-Dec-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney's web community - bringing
together web designers, web project managers, interface designers,
information architects and other web professionals.
Registration opens on Monday 26 November!
Sponsored by Red Square - One of Australia's leading Internet agencies,
delivering exceptional user experiences online.
Supported by SitePoint
http://webblast.org/
Techshare India 2008
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Date: 4-Feb-08 to 5-Feb-08
City: New Delhi (India)
Breaking the Barriers is the first ever accessibility
conference-cum-exhibition bringing the entire ecosystem; the government, the
corporates, the NGOs, the disabled, the product companies, and the education
providers under one roof.
http://www.barrierbreak.com/techshareindia.php
Dojo Toolkit Training
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Date: 6-2-08 to 8-2-08
Location: Sydney (Australia)
Dojo hit 1.0 a couple of weeks ago. It is a great toolkit for building
rich AJAX web apps.
Topics Covered: Dojo Base and Dojo Core, Dijit, DojoX, Dojo Utilities
APIs and development issues discussed include: Ajax, Events, DOM, query, and
behavior, Effects, Data providers and Wire, RPC and JSONP, Custom Dijit
Development, dojo.declare and other advanced JavaScript language constructs
and more! Course runs 3 days, it is $2500USD, you need intermediate or
expert javascript skills and you will need to BYOL (bring your own laptop)
http://www.sitepen.com/training.php?eventId=27
Webstock 08
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Dates: 11-Feb-08 to 15-Feb-08
City: Wellington (New Zealand)
5 full-on days. 9 hands-on workshops. 19 kick-ass speakers. 24 must-see
presentations. Truckloads of design, development, user experience, web
standards, content, community, innovation & inspiration.
http://www.webstock.org.nz
webDU 2008
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Dates: 7-May-08 to 9-May-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
And so it begins -- the sixth Asia-Pacific web developers conference, web
DownUnder 2008!
http://www.webdu.com.au/go/call-for-papers
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JOBS
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Job 1
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Production Coordinator (Online)
· Multiplatform Production, Television
· Ultimo, Sydney
· Temporary Vacancy (6 months)
· $43,538 - $47,488 + super
ABC TV is seeking a resourceful and creative person to act as a Production
Coordinator for the ABC TV Online teamThis position forms part of the new
Multiplatform team within ABC TV. The Multiplatform team is focused on
convergence television, internet broadcasting, online communities and
marketing and promotional projects surrounding ABC TV programs. The position
will involve shift work to meet the needs of prime time television
broadcasting, and applicants should be available to work flexible hours.
Video encoding skills would be an advantage.
For information on how to apply visit abc.net.au/jobs or contact Arul
Baskaran on 02 8333 2113.
Job 2
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Web Developer (Action Scripting)
· Multiplatform Production, Television
· Elsternwick, VIC
· Temporary Vacancy (December 2007 - November 2008)
· $61,127 - $66,624 + super
ABC Television is seeking an experienced ActionScript developer for
non-linear applications and online game development. The developer will be
part of the Children's Online team that aims to deliver Australia's most
innovative and popular online activities. The Children's Online team is part
of the new Multiplatform team within ABC TV. The Multiplatform team is
focused on convergence television, internet broadcasting, online communities
and marketing and promotional projects surrounding ABC TV.
For information on how to apply visit abc.net.au/jobs or contact Frank
Verheggen on 03 9524 2454.
Job 3
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Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources:
Canberra
Several ongoing and non-ongoing positions
The key duties of these positions are:
* manage the development, redevelopment, review and optimisation of the
consistent user experience, information architecture, content, search and
coding of new and existing departmental web sites
* apply best practice web, Australian Government and departmental standards,
policies and procedures for web sites
* ensure that departmental web sites and Intranet meet both departmental
goals and the needs of clients, stakeholders and users
Web site managers and project officers
EL 1: salary range $72,099 - $84,158
http://www.environment.gov.au/jobs/opportunities/index.html#web-el1
APS 6: salary range $61,688 - $69,795
http://www.environment.gov.au/jobs/opportunities/index.html#web-aps6
APS 5: salary range $56,455 - $59,890
http://www.environment.gov.au/jobs/opportunities/index.html#web-aps5
APS 4: salary range $51,664 - $54,810
http://www.environment.gov.au/jobs/opportunities/index.html#web-aps4
Web writers/editors, information architects and usability advisors
EL 1: salary range $72,099 - $84,158
http://www.environment.gov.au/jobs/opportunities/index.html#ia-el1
APS 6: salary range $61,688 - $69,795
http://www.environment.gov.au/jobs/opportunities/index.html#ia-aps6
Further information about the positions may be obtained from Gavin Dispain
(02) 6274 2591
Applications must be submitted online by COB 10 December 2007
Job 4
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Web Link Solutions PHP PROGRAMMERS POSITION
WebLink Solutions Pty Ltd an on-line brand agency is looking for a
programmer wishing to extend their career in the web development business.
At Weblink you will be working on medium to large corporate clients, known
brands and multinationals. Primarily working on website development you
would be installing content management systems for client administration and
working on various applications
Great working environment with staff leisure amenities in a fun and relaxed
atmosphere. Situated near the city we are close to all modes of transport
and shopping areas.
Must be keen, meticulous and have the ability to communicate with project
managers and clients. Below are the desirable skills we are looking for
please indicate competency levels of each skill.
Essential Skills
* Experienced Object Oriented PHP programmer with minimum 2 years
* Experience in professional PHP development
* Knowledge of both PHP 4 and PHP 5 in object-oriented application
development
* Professional experience with MySQL
* Linux server environments is an ESSENTIAL requirement.
* Sufficient understanding of AJAX is appreciated.
What's expected?
PHP
* at least two finalised projects (websites) finalised
* used to work with classes
* used to write clear and simple source code (well structured and easy to be
read/debug/change)
* able to use/work with/develop website based on CMS (Modex, Joomla, Word
Press or any other open source CMS)
Javascript(Ajax)
* able to write JS source code and to change/debug existing one
* Able to develop website based on php/ajax using "prototype", "Jason".
* used to work with script " script.aculo.us <http://script.aculo.us> " like
scripts
* able to implement Google/Yahoo ads-on (confident with their API)
Database
* able to design database using standard SQL (that common part used by
TransactSQL-Microsoft and PL/SQL-Oracle/POstgreSQL)
* able to write all (most of all) portable website which can be easily
connected to MySQL/MicrosoftSQL/PostgreSQL/Oracle database without changing
php source code
Network/Environment
* able to work with database management tools (locally and remote)
* able to deploy website based on any well known CMS, from development
location to the real world location
* able to work with Macromedia or any other open source or commercial IDE
Please send your CV to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> to be considered for this role.
Australian citizenship or permanent residency status or long term work visa
is a must.
Salary
Negotiable + Superanuation
Job 5
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SWiM Communications is a marketing communications agency specialising is web
works.
We conduct work in the following areas:
Website design & construction
SEO and online marketing
Graphic Design
Various other marketing related works
SWiM is responsible for hundreds of websites and domains, millions of pages
of printed collateral and has even designed the artwork for hundreds of
fleet vehicles.
We seek bright and talented website designer/developer to join our team.
Ideally this person will enjoy design, basic coding and solving challenging
web problems within the team. He or she will come to appreciate and become
expert in web standards, html, basic Php and SEO. Once in a while dabbling
in Flash and Java Scripts.
They will be expected to be more than a ³back room boy², having frequent
dealings directly with our client base.
The position is full time and ongoing, with great working conditions in a
state of the art office building. Our team is located in leafy East
Melbourne on the edge of the CBD.
Please contact Joe Manariti directly: 0419 500 033 or [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Job 6
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ASP.NET Web Developer Team Leader
MyTickets, Sydney CBD
This is fantastic opportunity to join MyTickets, a fast-growing start-up.
We are looking for an experienced lead asp.net developer to head up a small
but talented team of developers whose focus is to dramatically improve the
user experience and develop new features for the site. You must be willing
to roll up your sleeves and do what it takes to make MyTickets amazing. A
passion for coding and a history of developing brilliant features is a must
You must have the ability to lead by example, prioritise multiple tasks
effectively and make sure your team meets development deadlines and
schedules.
If youíre excited at the prospect of working in the dynamic, fast paced
environment of a start-up and a proven dedicated team leader that enjoys a
good challenge, please send us your CV.
Requirements:
* 5+ years of experience with .NET programming
* 4+ years of experience with SQL Server
* Prior experience implementing AJAX and JS applications
* Experience manage Web servers (IIS)
Excellent Salary. Please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more details
Job 7
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Front End / UI developer
MyTickets, Sydney CBD
This is fantastic opportunity to join MyTickets, a fast-growing start-up.
We are looking for an experienced front end developer with asp.net skills
who is talented, creative, passionate, motivated, and who has a good eye for
usability. The winning candidate will be a proactive person who is eager to
learn/use the latest web techniques and technologies.
Skills:
*asp.net (2 years)
*Experience creating user-centric web applications (3 years)
*Excellent CSS knowledge building pure CSS pages
*Excellent JavaScript skills and knowledge of Ajax frameworks
*Always build cross browser compliant websites to web standards
*Experience with Photoshop and Illustrator. Creative flair will be
appreciated.
*SQL experience appreciated
The successful candidate must like working in a creative, fast paced
environment & be capable of handling multiple requests with a fast
production cycle. Please make sure you include examples of your work in your
CV. Please send your CV to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Thanks
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