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This email covers:
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If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from
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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/2009/08/25/some-links-243/>
Tutorial: scraping and turning a web site into a widget with YQL
<http://www.wait-till-i.com/2009/08/25/tutorial-scraping-and-turning-a-web-site-into-a-widget-with-yql/
>
Getting Started with PHP Regular Expressions
<http://www.noupe.com/php/php-regular-expressions.html>
The Value of Web Site Usability Evaluations
<http://cre8pc.com/archives/1522>
20 tips for writing for the web
<http://www.fatdux.com/blog/2009/08/07/20-tips-for-writing-for-the-web/>
Typedia: A Shared Encyclopedia of Typefaces
<http://typedia.com/>
Your Copyright Questions Answered
<http://www.book-by-its-cover.com/other/your-copyright-questions-answered
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PSD To HTML: Web Analytics Tools – Analyzing The Traffic On Web
<http://www.xhtml-css-code.com/analytics/web-analytics-tools-analyzing-the-traffic-on-web
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Deriving Design Strategy from Market Maturity, Part 2
<http://www.uie.com/articles/derivingdesignstrategy2/>
Making Your Web Colors Visible For All – Five Color Accessibility Tools
<http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/08/20/color-accessibility-tools/>
A List Apart: Articles: JavaScript MVC
<http://www.alistapart.com/articles/javascript-mvc/>
A List Apart: Articles: The Case for Content Strategy—Motown Style
<http://www.alistapart.com/articles/the-case-for-content-strategy-motown-style/
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Davlin Labs – Design Philosophy: Socrates
<http://www.davlinlabs.com/blog/2009/07/design-philosophy-socrates/>
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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UX Australia 2009 - registration now open!
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Dates: 26-Aug-09 to 28-Aug-09
City: Canberra (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>
NSW Public Sphere: Government 2.0
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Date: 4-Sep-09
City: Sydney (Australia)
Penny Sharpe MLC is hosting an event at the NSW Parliament about how
Web 2.0 technologies can improve collaboration, participation and
service delivery in NSW. Inspired by the PublicSphere events run by
Senator Kate Lundy, NSW Public Sphere: Government 2.0 will have a
range of speakers and panels that will explore how Web 2.0 has the
power to transform our models of democracy at a state level.
<http://pennysharpe.com/nswsphere>
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 Directions South 2009
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Dates: 6-Oct-09 to 9-Oct-09
City: Sydney (Australia)
Two days of workshops plus a two day, three track conference - Design,
Development and Business - with leading international and local
experts in user experience, interface design, social media, coding and
development, SEO, accessibility, interaction design and much more. A
place for anyone who works on the web in any way at all to learn,
connect, share and experience ideas in 2009.
<http://south09.webdirections.org/>
Gov 2.0 Conference
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Dates: 19-Oct-09
City: Canberra (Australia)
Would you like to learn how to implement Web 2.0 in Government? Gov
2.0 Conference (Canberra, 19 October 2009) is a case study driven
event showcasing government projects that leverage the Web as a
platform to create openness of public sector information, greater
transparency of policy making and increased citizen-centric
engagement. The conference provides practical insights, expert advice,
solutions and a workshop on how to implement online engagement within
government parameters and manage cultural change. Chaired by Senator
for the ACT, Kate Lundy, the conference will also feature speakers
highlighting best practice international Gov 2.0 examples such as
Great Britain's Dr Andy Williamson, Director, eDemocracy Programme
Hansard Society, and the USA's Dr Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, New York
State CIO and Director of the Office for Technology. To register and
find out more, visitwww.gov2.com.au or call 02 9280 3400.
<http://www.gov2.com.au>
Web Application Design Training Workshop
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Date & city:
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:
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>
Oz-IA/2009
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Dates: 2nd-3rd October, 2009
City: Sydney (Australia)
Australia's Information Architecture Conference - two stimulating days
of presentations, panels, and networking with information architects
from across Australia and beyond.
<http://www.oz-ia.org/2009/>
Edge of the web - Perth 2009
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Dates: 4-Nov-09 to 6-Nov-09
City: Perth (Australia)
Edge of the Web brings a world-class web conference experience to
Western Australia, featuring exciting national and international
speakers, in November 2009.
<http://www.edgeoftheweb.org.au/>
Usability Fundamentals Training Course
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Date: 24-Nov-09 - 25-Nov-09
City: Melbourne (Australia)
The training course uses interactive materials and examples to
introduce key concepts of usability. Insight is provided to help you
understand how to convert website visitors into paying customers,
maximising income streams, minimise the likes of Call Centre costs,
and help avoid common design mistakes.
<http://www.usabilityone.com/services/usability-training.php>
Running in-house usability tests (Workshop)
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Date: 25-Nov-09
City: Sydney (Australia)
Empowering you and your staff to run usability tests is a cost
effective approach at gathering valuable insights into your users'
behaviour. Usability Testing is a crucial activity to ensure you
develop successful and usable interfaces. In this workshop you will
learn what is involved to set up and run a usability testing project
from start to finish.
<http://www.usabilityone.com/services/usability-testing-workshop.php>
Web Usability Training Course
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Date: 1-Dec-09
City: 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: 2-Dec-09
City: 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>
Usability Fundamentals Training Course
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Date: 7-Dec-09 - 8-Dec-09
City: Melbourne (Australia)
The training course uses interactive materials and examples to
introduce key concepts of usability. Insight is provided to help you
understand how to convert website visitors into paying customers,
maximising income streams, minimise the likes of Call Centre costs,
and help avoid common design mistakes.
<http://www.usabilityone.com/services/usability-training.php>
Running in-house usability tests (Workshop)
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Date: 7-Dec-09
City: Sydney (Australia)
Empowering you and your staff to run usability tests is a cost
effective approach at gathering valuable insights into your users'
behaviour. Usability Testing is a crucial activity to ensure you
develop successful and usable interfaces. In this workshop you will
learn what is involved to set up and run a usability testing project
from start to finish.
<http://www.usabilityone.com/services/usability-testing-workshop.php>
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JOBS
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Job 1
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WANTED: PASSIONATE WEB GEEK TO JOIN SITEPOINT (MELBOURNE)
An exciting opportunity exists for a competent techie wishing to
unleash his or her technical writing and editing ability in a young,
dynamic and innovative company. Practical experience with client-side
technologies and at least one server-side platform is expected. A
broad interest in web technology and programming fundamentals is also
required. Excellent writing and editing skills are a must, as well as
strong communication and organizational skills. The ideal candidate
should have a working knowledge of as many web technologies as
possible (e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby On Rails,
ASP.NET, Java, Flash, Flex, MySQL, SQL Server, etc.). The most
suitable person for this role will be someone who is passionate about
web design and development, has been tinkering with different web
technologies for some time, keeps up to date with the web industry,
and enjoys reading and writing.
The Technical Editor’s Role
The objective of this role is to ensure the high level of technical
and educational quality of SitePoint produced content. Technical
editors identify and correct errors, omissions, and unclear wording in
technical books and articles written for web developers and designers.
The role will involve exploring and understanding new technologies
quickly and efficiently, and researching new ideas for SitePoint
content.
To find a complete job description visit:
<http://www.sitepoint.com/about/jobs/job2-technical_editor.php>
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Job 2
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Business Analyst with extensive experience in web development and IT
production environments required for established Digital Solutions
Agency…
- Great opportunity
- Talented, modern team environment
- 3 month initial contract leading to permanent role
An opportunity exists for a talented Business Analyst to join one of
the most desirable Web Project teams currently established in
Melbourne. Liaising with Designers, Developers, Project Managers,
Account Services and Clients you will be responsible for the analysis
of some of Australia’s meatiest web projects and innovations. Must
haves:
- Strong documentations skills
- At least 3 years experience in an IT and online oriented
organisation as a Business Analyst
- Strong understanding of the IT and Digital production environment
- Exposure to Agile, Waterfall, Scrum and Prince 2 methodologies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Genuine understanding of Web 2.0 technologies and principles
This position is geared to provide the successful candidate with some
excellent career experience in the online and digital production
environment. It is also a platform to really get your BA experience on
the map working with some of the country’s most sought after clients.
You also get to hang out with and learn from some of the most talented
individuals the digital industry in Australia has to offer and grow in
a culture that suits creatively minded, early adopters of technology.
For a confidential discussion please contact Georgie on 03 8060 9280
or email your application to [email protected].
Job 3
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A talented Senior JavaScript Developer is required to join a small UI
team in large online organisation based in Melbourne’s Inner Suburbs…
- Great opportunity
- Convenient location
- Up to $100K + Super
An opportunity has arisen for a talented JavaScript Front End
Developer to join a busy team of UI developers to collaborate on a
portfolio of web projects. You will be responsible for contributing to
a range of new web application projects, maintaining existing
applications, engaging in peer-to-peer programming practises and
assisting the organisation’s move into the Agile environment. On a
personal level, you will need to be the type of individual who can
communicate clearly with your team members and the rest of the
business in a relaxed but professional way. The culture and social
environment of the organisation is very important to its leaders and
preference will be given to talented individuals who can demonstrate
that they are just good people! The technical skills required for this
role are:
- Javascript (and lots of it)
- HTML / CSS
- Good knowledge of OO libraries
- Good knowledge of Perl back end development
- Good knowledge of Ruby on Rails
- Good knowledge of contemporary Web Standards, Usability &
Accessibility principles and practises
- Third Party API’s
- Excellent knowledge of Web 2.0 Technologies and concepts
- Experience working with PC, Linux boxes and Mac.
Desirable technical skills:
- Flash Development & ActionScript
Personality traits:
- Good communication manner
- Relaxed and self motivated
- Flexible
- Easy to get along with
- Demonstrated ability to deal confidently with non technical people
Desirable experience:
- You will have worked in a Digital Agency, Web Development house or
Online Communications environment
This position offers the successful individual the opportunity to work
on some of the best known public facing, database driven sites in
Australia and globally. Not only that but the organisation offers a
real career path for talented individuals who wish to contribute
meaningfully to the organisation and the wider web world. If you are
interested in this position please do not hesitate to contact Georgie
on 03 8060 9280 or email your resume to [email protected].
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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 - [email protected]
Thanks
Russ
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