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This is a one-way list for WSG Announcements
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This email covers:
- Links for light reading
- WSG and Industry events
- A once-off request for assistance
- Web related jobs (2 job this week)
If you have an event, resource or relevant job you'd like posted (from any
country), please let me know - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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/2006/11/27/some-links-106/>
Recent Accessibility Podcasts
http://www.webstandards.org/2006/11/24/recent-accessibility-podcasts/
Communique
http://www.mezzoblue.com/archives/2006/11/22/communique/
Inline image quotes
http://notes.natbat.net/2006/11/21/inineimagequotes/
More thoughts on portable social networks
http://adactio.com/journal/1212/
The Road to the Semantic Web
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/semantic_web_road.php
Thoughts on the Impending Death of Information Architecture
http://bokardo.com/archives/thoughts-on-the-impending-death-of-information-a
rchitecture/
Interview with Matt Davies
http://fadtastic.net/2006/11/21/interview-with-matt-davies/
Wake up and smell the IE7!
http://www.thinkvitamin.com/features/design/wake-up-and-smell-the-ie7
Create site tours with Amberjack
http://amberjack.org/
Jeffrey Zeldman On Why To Incorporate Web Standards
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=608636&rl=1
Insert HTML page into another HTML page
http://www.aplus.co.yu/web-dev/insert-html-page-into-another-html-page/
Web 2.0 style buttons
http://iris-design.info/photoshop/web-20-style-buttons/
XSLT 2.0, XML Query and XPath 2.0 Are Proposed Recommendations
http://www.w3.org/News/2006#item230
The fastest way to resize your pictures and images
http://quickthumbnail.com/
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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OZeWAI 2006 (Melbourne) - November 29 and December 1
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Web Adaptability Conference 2006: Are we making the best progress possible?
La Trobe University Melbourne.
Adaptability is about ensuring that everyone who wants to access digital
content can do so if they have appropriate devices and telecommunications.
Currently this is not the case - large Web pages rarely fit on small
hand-held device screens, let alone phone screens, and most interesting
sites are not accessible to people with adaptive technologies because the
resources are not well-formed.
<http://www.ozewai.org/2006/index.html>
Web-blast06 (Sydney) - November 30
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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. Join a range of Sydney's
web communities and celebrate the end of year in style on Thursday November
30, 2006.
All tickets gone!
This event is proudly sponsored by Red Square, one of Australia's leading
Internet agencies, delivering exceptional user experiences online.
<http://webblast.org/>
Flash Platform Developers Group meeting (Sydney) - 4th December
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6:30 for 7pm start.
NSW Sports Club (www.flashdev.org.au/venue) is the next meeting of the
Sydney Flash Platform Developers Group. Brian Chau of Adobe (live and in
person) will talk about how to make your Flash/Flex applications accessible.
There'll be an open bar, complements of Adobe.
Please rsvp on www.flashdev.org.au/rsvp.
Webstock Mini (Wellington) - December 6
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The Webstock team presents a day of edification and an evening of
entertainment for your web-related pleasure and education.
Mark Wednesday 6 December in your diaries for Russ Weakley presenting an
all-day CSS workshop and Natasha Hall, Russell Brown and Nat Torkington
speaking on a range of wonderous topics. Registrations are now open."
<http://webstock.org.nz>
Webjam (Sydney) - December 12
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Brought to you by Sydney developers Anson Parker and Lachlan Hardy, Webjam
will be a fast paced shoot-out of home-grown innovation where designers,
developers, information architects -- really anyone in the web industry --
will get 3 minutes each to present something they've been working on this
year. Come along, have a drink and a bite to eat with your peers and see
what Aussie developers have been up to in 2006. Be the entertainment
What have you been up to? Have you, your team or your company been working
on the next big thing? Or maybe you've developed a cool new feature for your
website. Perhaps you've overhauled a creaking old site into a masterpiece of
usability and accessibility. Whatever it is, as long as you can tell us
about it in 3 minutes, we would love you to come and show it off at Webjam.
The proposition is simple: we provide a laptop, a projector, 3 minutes and a
room full of increasingly drunk peers -- you do the rest! Register now.
http://webjam.com.au/register/
What: Webjam 2006
When: 6.00pm for 6.30pm Tuesday December 12 2006
Where: Hotel CBD, Jam Bar, Level 4, 52 King Street, Sydney
Cost: Free, but please RSVP via
http://webjam.com.au/attend/
Web-blast (Canberra) - December 12
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Following on from Sydney, Web-blast Canberra is a huge end-of-year party for
Canberra's web community - bringing together web designers, web project
managers, interface designers, information architects and other web
professionals.
<http://webblast.org/canberra/>
Melbourne Massive 06 (Melbourne) - December 13
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The ultimate social/networking for Melbourne's web community, bringing
together creative and technical folks from eight of Melbourne's web
communities and user groups. Free food, DJ entertainment, awesome door
prizes, and everyone's first drink is free! Register now at
http://melbournemassive.com/register/.
- When: Wednesday, December 13 2006, 6:00pm - late
- Where: Horse Bazaar, 397 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne
(between Queen St and Elizabeth St, near the corner of Hardware St)
- Cost: Free! (registration required).
Sponsors:
- SitePoint: http://sitepoint.com/
- Lemonade: http://lemonade.com.au/
- RedBubble: http://redbubble.com/
<http://melbournemassive.com/>
Web Accessibility Workshop in Adelaide - 15 December 2006
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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. The workshop provides a thorough overview of
accessibility issues and how to address them. It covers the World Wide Web
Consortium's Content Accessibility Guidelines and their implementation and a
consideration of assessment tools and techniques.
Course Outline: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/
<http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/ais/webworkshops/>
Registration Details: http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=966
<http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/info.aspx?page=966>
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A ONCE-OFF REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
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Some time ago Paul Karkowski, a Sydney web developer, suffered a stroke and
now has difficulty with speech and the use of his right arm. Paul is now
looking for work again within the industry.
Paul's skills include:
- Web Creation and Design
- Macromedia products - Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash
- Adobe products - Photoshop, Illustrator
- Desktop Publishing programs - QuarkXpress, PageMaker, Corel suite
- MS Windows NT, Windows XP
- Linux , UNIX, MacOS
- HTML, Cold Fusion, DHTML, JavaScript, CSS
- SQL, BV, ASP BV and JavaScript
- Flash programming, Pear and CGI-bin
Paul has a very wide interest in personal computing.
If you think you may be able to help, or you would like further information,
please contact myself or Jacquelyn Compton:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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JOBS
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1. User Experience Designer
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All information here:
http://www.wondermill.com/designer.html
2. User Interface Developer - Contract 2 months (with possibility of
extension)
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Fairfax Business Media (FBM) is a highly dynamic and interconnected
business unit working across the following brands notably the Australian
Financial Review (AFR), AFR Access, AFR magazine, Asset, Boss, BRW, CFO,
MIS, and the Smart Investor.
We are looking for a User Interface Developer to join the web team,
providing web-optimised creatives while maintaining both user interface and
information architectural norms through front-end web development of the
existing FBM websites as well as supporting business units with designs and
front-end technical expertise.
* Hand-code XHTML, JavaScript, and CSS
* Proficient in the use of Dreamweaver and PhotoShop
* Experience with Flash and/or Flex technologies
* Experience in database driven websites
* Experience with usability and information architecture designs and
principles
* Knowledge in industry web standards including W3C
* Awareness of emerging and innovative web technologies
Send your resume and/or questions direct to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Did I miss an event 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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