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This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- Web standards 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/2007/06/12/some-links-128/>
E-mail is not a platform for design
http://www.zeldman.com/2007/06/08/e-mail-is-not-a-platform-for-design/
Ordering the Link States
http://meyerweb.com/eric/thoughts/2007/06/04/ordering-the-link-states/
Google Gears: Enabling Offline Web Applications
http://code.google.com/apis/gears/
25 Ways To Improve Your Site Today
http://fadtastic.net/2007/06/10/25-ways-to-improve-your-site-today/
SnookSurvey #2: To Link or Not?
http://www.snook.ca/archives/snooksurvey/to_link_or_not/
Accessibility and Screen Reader introduction
http://www.last-child.com/accessibility-and-screen-reader-introduction/
Introduction - Free HTML Tutorial
http://www.html.net/tutorials/html/introduction.asp
Introduction - Free CSS Tutorial
http://www.html.net/tutorials/css/introduction.asp
Microsoft Surface (warning - Flash intro)
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/
The CSS working group is irrelevant
http://ln.hixie.ch/?start=1181118077&count=1
Ten Tips for Avoiding Google Hell
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=768382&rl=1
Improving Accessibility through Typography
http://accessites.org/site/2007/06/improving-accessibility-through-typograph
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Requirements for website prototypes
http://meiert.com/en/blog/20070609/requirements-for-website-prototypes/
Button collection - over 130 web buttons for inspiration
http://www.dragnet.se/webbdesign/button_collection.html
HTML Entity Character Lookup
http://leftlogic.com/lounge/articles/entity-lookup/
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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Taxonomy and metadata strategies for effective content management
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Date: 15-Jun-07
City: Canberra ACT
Category: IA
A one day masterclass run by Joseph Busch. Taxonomies are a hot topic, but
what do they really mean? Joseph Busch is the recognised US expert on
taxonomies, and in his first Australian tour he will be presenting
real-world approaches and answers
http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/josephbusch07/index.html
Vision Australia: Writing for the Web Workshop
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Date: 19-Jun-07
City: Melbourne Vic (Australia)
This practical workshop run by Vision Australia focuses on enhancing the
usability and accessibility of your web content and will teach you how to
communicate effectively with your readers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=48
Search Engine Bootcamp - Auckland
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Date: 21-Jun-07
City: Auckland (New Zealand)
One day search marketing seminar designed to enhance the skill levels of
anyone already doing either SEO or PPC, 12 topics in total spread over four
sessions
http://www.searchenginebootcamp.com.au/index.php/2007/05/17/search-engine-bo
otcamp-auckland-june-21st-2007/
ReMix Australia
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Date: 25-Jun-07
City: Melbourne Vic (Australia)
Don't miss this two day event in Melbourne to help you rethink what you can
create for the web and how. Choose from over 20 sessions hosted by leading
industry heavy-weights.
http://www.microsoft.com/australia/remix07/
Vision Australia: Web Accessibility Workshops
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Date: 28-Jun-07
City: Brisbane Qld (Australia)
These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers
and web contract managers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=965
Ausweb07
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Date: 28-Jun-07
City: Coffs Harbour, Qld (Australia)
The Thirteenth Australiasian World Wide Web Conference
http://ausweb.scu.edu.au/index.html
Vision Australia: Web Accessibility Workshops
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Date: 28-Jun-07
City: Brisbane Qld
Category: Accessibility
These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers
and web contract managers.
Perth BarCamp
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Date: 30-Jun-07
City: Perth WA
Category: BarCamp
Perth BarCamp is on! So get your laptops ready, because you will need to
being them down to Central TAFE, 140 Royal St, East Perth
http://barcamp.org/BarCampPerth
Bits & Pixels
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Date: 30-Jun-07
City: Newcastle NSW
Category: Social
A social get together for all web industry professionals and amateurs to
discuss all things web over a beer, gin, coffee or whatever you prefer. This
is the first Bits & Pixels meet up so the format is completely open and
free. Come along and spread the word.
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/197097/
Where collaboration tools fit in
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Date: 03-Jul-07
City: Canberra ACT (Australia)
With the rapid spread of collaboration tools such as SharePoint, the
opportunity for new approaches to intranets and information management are
being explored. More immediately, organisations are confronted with the
fundamental question: where do collaboration tools fit in?
http://www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/070703/index.html
Web Application Design
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Date: 16-Jul-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Design
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm
Interaction design
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Date: 17-Jul-07
City: Melbourne Vic
Category: Design
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm
Web Accessibility Workshop
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Date: 18-Jul-07
City: Canberra (Australia)
This full-day workshop run by Vision Australia is targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers
and web contract managers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=63
Writing for the Web Workshop
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Date: 24-July-07
City: Adelaide (Australia)
Vision Australia is partnering with respected usability and accessibility
expert Dey Alexander to offer a unique Writing for the Web workshop. Dey is
co-convenor of the Web Accessibility Network of Australian Universities and
is a regular presenter on useable and accessible web writing to the
education, corporate and government sectors.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1653&event=44
Search Engine Bootcamp - Brisbane, July 26th, 2007
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Date: 26-Jul-07
City: Brisbane (Australia)
One day search marketing seminar designed to enhance the skill levels of
anyone already doing either SEO or PPC, 12 topics in total spread over four
sessions
http://www.searchenginebootcamp.com.au/index.php/2006/10/17/search-engine-bo
otcamp-melbourne/
Web usability
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Date: 25-Jul-07
City: Brisbane Qld
Category: usability
Introduction to User Centred Design tools and techniques
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_usability.htm
Usability evaluation and testing
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Date: 26-Jul-07
City: Brisbane Qld
Category: usability
Discount evaluation techniques and how to conduct usability tests
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/usability_evaluation.htm'
Web Application Design
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Date: 07-Aug-07
City: Brisbane Qld
Category: Design
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm
Interaction design
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Date: 14-Aug-07
City: Brisbane Qld
Category: Undefined
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm
WA Web Awards
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Date: 17-Aug-07
City: Perth WA
Category: Awards
The WA Web Awards is an offical event organised by AWIA, the Australian Web
Industry Association (formerly Port80 Inc), as a showcase of the outstanding
work of West Australian web designers and developers. 2007 will be the third
year that the WA Web Awards programme has run.
http://www.wawebawards.com.au/
Web Application Design
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Date: 23-Aug-07
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Design
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm
Interaction design
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Date: 24-Aug-07
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Design
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm
Web Application Design
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Date: 28-Aug-07
City: Adelaide SA
Category: Design
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm
Interaction design
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Date: 29-Aug-07
City: Adelaide SA
Category: Design
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm
Vision Australia: Web Accessibility Workshops
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Date: 30-Aug-07
City: Perth WA (Australia)
These full-day workshops run by Vision Australia, are targeted at
web-development team leaders, corporate communications professionals and
business managers, along with content authors, web programmers and designers
and web contract managers.
http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=1042
Web Application Design
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Date: 25-Oct-07
City: Canberra ACT
Category: Design
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/web_application_design.htm
Interaction design
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Date: 26-Oct-07
City: Canberra ACT
Category: Design
Human characteristics and theoretical principles for usable web
applications, intranet and internet sites.
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/courses/interaction_design.htm
d.Construct2007
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Date: 7-Sep-07
City: Brighton (UK)
d.Construct is an affordable, one-day conference aimed at those designing
and building the latest generation of web-based applications.
http://2007.dconstruct.org/
Web Directions South 2007
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Date: 25-Sep-07 to 28-Sep-07
City: Sydney (Australia)
With more than 30 leading experts, including a dozen international stars of
the web industry, across three tracks, Web Directions South will focus on
the key technology and business issues of the web in 2007. This really is
Australia's premier event for the web industry. Speakers for 2007 include
* Andy Clarke - Transcendent CSS
* Aaron Gustafson - Javascript and Ajax
* Brian Fling - designing for the mobile web
* George Oates - user experience design for communities
* Bert Bos - co-creator of CSS on the future of Web Standards
* Rashmi Sinha - online communities
* Adrian Holovaty - making data smart
* Mark Pesce - commons based peer production
plus many more new and old faces to educate and inspire us all once again
this September.
http://www.webdirections.org/
Fundamentos Web 2007
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Date: 3-Oct-07 to 5-Oct-07
City: Asturias (Spain)
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of CSS, A CONTEST has been called
to change the appearance of "Fundamentos Web 2007" site with novel CSS. The
winner and the two finalists will be chosen, out of the most voted designs,
by a committee made up of W3C Spain staff and chaired by the CSS
co-inventor, Bert Bos. The winner and the finalists can obtain an Apple's
MacBook, a Wii console, lodging for two people in Oviedo for the three days,
and attend the event for free. Designs can be sent until 13th May 2007.
http://www.fundamentosweb.org/2007
Making Links 2007
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Date: 30-Oct-07
City: Sydney NSW
Category: Not-for-profit
The 4th annual Making Links conference is one of Australia's leading forums
for workers in the not-for-profit and community sectors to showcase their
work and to explore current and emerging new media and information and
communications technology (ICT). This two-day conference has regularly
attracted delegates and presenters from many fields including health,
environment, education, business, government, philanthropy and human
services to discuss their experiences with ICT, multimedia and web
technology.
http://www.makinglinks.org.au/
OzeWAI 2007
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Date: 05-Dec-07
Category: Undefined
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
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JOBS
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Job 1:
HTML Web Developer (Touchpoint.co.nz, Auckland New Zealand)
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$45,000-$55,000 pa
The successful candidate will be working with a large team of
dedicated developers and a project office to develop web-based online
marketing solutions, which are provided as an ASP service to clients.
The role is for a Web Developer to implement HTML user interfaces for
client specific projects. Touchpoint is at the leading edge of direct
marketing in New Zealand and provides products, technologies and
applications to marketers within partner agencies and corporate clients.
Principal Accountabilities will be:
Development of web pages and templates in XHTML, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript,
Flash Integration
Implementation of client specific interfaces and projects
Standard web page development (static), QA and testing
QA and testing of new modules with special emphasis on usability and
user interface
Continual improvement and championing of Touchpoint front-end development
to meet and exceed industry standards and best practice
Romi Dexter, Service Delivery Group Manager
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or 021 314 095
Job 2
Web Tutors Wanted (New Zealand)
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Natcoll Design Technology is an NZQA accredited Private Training
Establishment with campuses in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The
Christchurch Campus is seeking to appoint tenured full-time and/or part-time
tutors for our Diploma of Web Development course. Relevant industry
experience is essential. Previous teaching experience will be preferred but
not essential. The successful candidate(s) will be experienced in all or
some of the following (please indicate which in your letter of application):
o PHP and MYSQL
o Javascript
o Flash
o XHTML and CSS
o XSLT
o XML
o RSS
o Design and Usability
Applicants will need to submit the completed Natcoll application form, CV,
referee details and a letter of application. For an information pack
(containing a job description, course outline and Natcoll application form)
please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or telephone (03) 377 1978.
Appointment(s) can be made at any time. Applications should be submitted as
soon as possible.
Job 3
Junior web designer/front end developer ( London UK)
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Are you are familiar with web standards? Interested in producing usable,
accessible sites? We are looking for a junior designer/front end developer
to work in a relaxed yet challenging environment of standards based web
design. The applicant will assist with all aspects of frontend web design
including: CSS, coding in semantic and accessible XHTML, HTML newsletters,
the occasional Flash banner ad, and design and maintenance of web products.
Position Requirements:
* Position requires both artistic and technical skills.
* Ability to create standards based web sites using XHTML/CSS with a broad
understanding of current web and browser-related issues.
* Eager to learn. We don't expect you to know everything. We do expect that
you'll learn though.
* Interested in producing innovative design to increase site productivity,
traffic to specific/desired areas, positive user experiences and business
results
* Experience working with Dreamweaver (BBEdit,Textmate or text editor of
your choice) Fireworks, Photoshop and basic Flash. A bit of actionscript &
javascript would be great.
* Experience with HTML, CSS and very capable of producing cross-browser,
cross-platform, modular and reusable code.
* Ability to combine creativity with the ability to work with clear planning
and to deadlines.
* Must show initiative, be reliable, able to take responsibility, and manage
your own time.
* Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
* Ability to work supportively with others and help others to achieve their
best.
About Us
eShopworks is a rapidly growing and successful software company. You will
be working in a vibrant office environment where developing first class
solutions in an enjoyable atmosphere are far more important than a suit and
tie. Human skills are very important and you should enjoy working in a team
environment, cope well with pressure, and have a genuine enthusiasm for
design & IT, together with a "can do" attitude. You will need to manage and
prioritise a varied workload and enjoy a customer-focused development role
in a constantly changing environment. Our client list ranges from start-ups
to blue chips with our focus on providing excellent solutions that fulfil
our client¹s business requirements and exceed their expectations.
Apply:
Send your CV, any examples of your work you¹d like to share with us &
details of your availability to Piers Saye at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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