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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 (for those who
click on the links below and find that they are broken):
<http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2008/11/18/some-links-203/>
Sample Size Oddities
<http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000352.php>
floatitis pt6
<http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/floatitis-pt6-conclusion>
The Best Cheat Sheets for Web Developers
<http://www.webappers.com/2008/11/05/best-cheat-sheets-for-web-developers/>
50+ Gorgeous Navigation Menus
<http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/galleries/inspirationalnavigation-menus/>
jQuery Corners
<http://www.atblabs.com/jquery.corners.html>
People Are From Earth, Machines Are From Outer Space
<http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/people_are_from_eart.html>
Designing Tables for Usability
<http://aenui.com/user-interface/designing-tables-for-usability/>
JS-909: A drum machine in JavaScript
<http://www.themaninblue.com/writing/perspective/2008/11/17/>
Are Accessibility Statements Useful?
<http://www.digital-web.com/articles/are_accessibility_statements_useful/>
Lessons Learned while Building an iPhone Site
<http://code.flickr.com/blog/2008/10/27/lessons-learned-while-building-an-ip
hone-site/>
15 Useful Project Management Tools
<http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/13/15-useful-project-management-too
ls/>
Download free ColdFusion code, examples, MS SQL code and examples, CFCs,
classes and more
<http://www.clickfind.com.au/developers-directory/code.cfm>
jive - social networking for your gran
<http://www.industrialdesignserved.com/Gallery/jive-social-networking-for-yo
ur-gran_/94301>
Mapanui - a pocket map for your browser
<http://www.mapanui.com/>
30 Beautiful Examples of Grunge in Web Design
<http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/30-beautiful-examples-of-grunge-in-web-d
esign/>
PR 2.0: Introducing The Conversation Prism
<http://www.briansolis.com/2008/08/introducing-conversation-prism.html>
conversationprism wiki
<http://conversationprism.wikispaces.com/>
Lorem 2: An all-around better Lorem experience
<http://lorem2.com/>
Agile Development Projects and Usability
<http://www.useit.com/alertbox/agile-methods.html>
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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Web Application Design Training Workshop
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Date: 19-Nov-08
City: Brisbane (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.
<http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-applications.html>
Interaction Design Training Workshop
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Date: 20-Nov-08
City: Brisbane (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>
Mental Models: Aligning web design strategy with human behaviour
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Date: 19-Nov-08 and 20 Nov-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Indi Young from the USA will give you a deep understanding of people's
motivations and thought-processes, along with the emotional and
philosophical landscape in which they are operating. You use mental models
to align your web design strategy with how people work. This intensive
two-day course will help product designers, web designers and business
strategists develop digital, physical, and environmental interactions that
help people accomplish their goals.
<http://www.keyforums.com.au>
Wordcamp Australia
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Dates: 29-Nov-08 to 30-Nov-08
Ciy: Sydney (Australia)
"WordCamp Australia is being held on the 29th and 30th of November in
Sydney, Australia. WordCamp is a conference centred around the popular
wordpress platform. Matt Mullenweg, chief architect of WordPress, will be
keynoting the event alongside several other prominent members of the
wordpress community. Ticket prices are currently set at $60, and you can get
yours at http://wordcamp-australia-2008.eventbrite.com/.
<http://wordcamp.com.au/>
Ruxcon 2008
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Dates: 29-Nov-08
Ciy: Sydney (Australia)
Ruxcon is Australia's premier technical computer security conference,
held annually at the University of Technology (UTS), Sydney. After a
break in 2007, Ruxcon is back and bigger than ever. Ruxcon brings together
the best and the brightest security talent in the Australia-Pacific region
through live presentations, activities, and demonstrations. Ruxcon 2008 will
be held on the weekend of the to the 30th of November at the University of
Technology, Sydney. Doors open at 8:30am and the first presentation
commences at 9:30am.
<http://www.ruxcon.org.au>
WIPA Web Accessibility 2.0 Seminar - Brisbane
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Dates: 2-Dec-08
City: Brisbane (Australia)
Version 2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) is about to
be released, introducing some changes in the recommendations for website
accessibility. WIPA is presenting this afternoon seminar to help the web
community understand WCAG 2.0 and prepare sites with improved accessibility.
<http://wipa.org.au/event/152>
Web-Blast Canberra
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Date: 5-Dec-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
We're planning to hold WebBlastCanberra08 as follows:
Place: SMS Management and Technology, 8 Brindabella Circuit, Brindabella
Park (Canberra Airport). Our sponsors so far:
SMS Management and Technology, MaadMob, AcidLabs, ParisFirst Partners,
Microsoft Expression Studio
<http://webblast.org/canberra>
Web-Blast Sydney
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Date: 5-Dec-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
More info soon
<http://webblast.org/>
Ozchi 2008
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Date: 8-Dec-08 to 12-Dec-08
City: Cairns (Australia)
OZCHI is Australia and New Zealand's leading forum for work in all areas of
human-computer interaction. As the annual conference for the Computer-Human
Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of the Human Factors and
Ergonomics Society of Australia (HFESA), OZCHI attracts an international
community of researchers and practitioners with a wide range of interests,
including usability, information architecture, interaction design, human
factors and ergonomics, human-computer interaction, information systems,
software engineering, artificial intelligence, design, social sciences and
management. The long and short papers accepted in the conference will be
included in the proceedings of the ACM Digital Library.
<http://www.ozchi.org/mediawiki/index.php/OZCHI_2008>
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JOBS
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Job 1
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Bullseye are a digital services agency with a simple mission: to help our
clients identify and realise their digital possibilities. We do everything
from digital strategies to online marketing, and not just because we love it
but because it¹s in our blood. We're looking for a HTML/CSS guru starting
immediately until the 24th December with the possibility of an extension.
Technical Knowledge and Skills:
- Strong understanding of HTML/XHTML/CSS standards and cross browser
compliance
- Strong understanding of JavaScript frameworks (Prototype or jQuery)
- Proven experience coding with table-less layouts.
- Knowledge of accessibility / usability issues
- Experience with CUE highly regarded
Please contact Miriam Romaniuk at Bullseye on (07) 3229 5542 or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Thanks
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