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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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GET CONNECTED - LINKED/FACEBOOKED?
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What to connect with other WSG members?
Linkedin WSG group:
http://www.linkedin.com/groupInvitation?groupID=54560&sharedKey=13D0DC45E3AF
Facebook WSG group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2410228768
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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/2008/07/23/some-links-185/>
W3C recently posts updated docs on relationship between usability and
accessibility
http://www.frozen-o.com/blog/2008/07/w3c-recently-posts-updated-docs-on.html
Aging and accessibility
http://www.bestkungfu.com/archive/date/2008/03/aging-and-accessibility/
Conditional Comments for HTML Email
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2008/07/18/conditional-comments-for-html-emai
l/
Producing Great Search Results: Harder than It Looks, Part 2
http://www.uie.com/articles/search_results_part2/
Can Interfaces be Evil?
http://bokardo.com/archives/can-interfaces-be-evil/
HeatMapAPI
http://www.heatmapapi.com/
Fix Your CSS
http://www.search-this.com/2008/07/14/fix-your-css/
Smart CSS Ain¹t Always Sexy CSS
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/smart_CSS_aint_always_sexy_CSS/
What the Heck is the Open Web?
http://codinginparadise.org/weblog/2008/07/what-heck-is-open-web.html
Font Embedding on the Web
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/07/21/font-embedding-on-the-web.aspx
The easy way and hard way to start blogging
http://www.meryl.net/2008/07/the-easy-and-hard-way-to-start-a-blog/
Web-Based Tools for Optimizing, Formatting and Checking CSS
http://sixrevisions.com/css/css_code_optimization_formatting_validation/
50 must-read resources for web design
http://elitebydesign.com/50-must-read-resources-for-incredible-web-design/
css type selectors/designing the semantic web
http://www.onderhond.com/blog/work/leaving-out-css-type-selectors
LowBrowse
http://www.lighthouse.org/aboutus/press/press-releases/lowbrowse/
Wordpress Fun: A Free Wordpress Theme
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/16/wordpress-fun-a-free-wordpress-th
eme/
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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Usability week 2008
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Date: 21-Jul-08 to 26-Jul-08
City: Melbourne (Australia)
http://www.nngroup.com/events/melbourne/agenda.html
Web Usability Training Workshop
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Date: 22-Jul-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Description: 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.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-usability.html
July Canberra WIPA/WSG meeting
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Date: 23-Jul-08
City: Canberra (Australia)
Jessica Enders (Formulate Information Design), the secrets of successful
online forms; plus Alexi Paschalidis (Oxide Interactive) and Tim Siers
(Royal Australian Navy), redevelopment of the Royal Australian Navy web site
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=155
Usability Evaluation & Testing Training Workshop
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Date: 23-Jul-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Description: 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.
URL: http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/evaluation-and-testing.html
Demystifying web accessibility workshop
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Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2008
City: London, England
A full day course designed to introduce website owners, commissioners,
marketing or project managers and designers to the reasons for making
websites accessible, including the principles and practices that make
this possible.
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/publ
ic_introtrain.hcsp
August web standards meeting (Sydney)
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Date: 19-Aug-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Presentation 1: "Findability: going beyond SEO"
Presentation 2: "One Web, No Go"
Presentation 3: "Building web apps for iPhones"
http://webstandardsgroup.org/meetings/index.cfm?event_id=156
Web on the Piste
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Date: 20-Aug-08 to 21-Aug-08
City: Queenstown (New Zealand)
The ultimate conference for rich internet technologies is on again this year
and if you haven't already heard about it, then check out
www.webonthepiste.com and get yourself a ticket ASAP! WOTP is a vendor
neutral conference held in Queenstown, NZ in August 20 - 21st - in the
height of the ski season. With a unique offering of Microsoft and Adobe
playing happily together and showcasing the latest & greatest in
technologies such as Silverlight / WPF, Flash, Flex / AIR, .NET, Coldfusion,
you'll get a big dose of the RIA market in one place. With a heap of
excellent speakers / sessions, a fantastic social agenda and with the
activities that Queenstown offers - your guaranteed to learn a lot and have
fun.
dConstruct 2008 (Brighton, UK)
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Date: 5-Sep-08
City: Brighton (UK)
The hottest ticket in the web design calendar is back for it's fourth
instalment. This year dConstruct will see speakers such as Steven
Johnson, Daniel Burka, Joshua Porter and Jeremy Keith talk about
"Designing the Social Web." Tickets go on sale at 11am BST on the
24th June and usually sell out within a day, so stick a note in your
diary today.
http://2008.dconstruct.org/
Oz-IA/2008
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Date: 20-Sep-08 to 21-Sep-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
Oz-IA, Australia's Information Architecture Conference, will be on once
again this year. This is our third year, and it's going to be even bigger.
We will also have full and half day workshops on Thursday 18th and Friday
19th. http://www.oz-ia.org/2008/
We have an immediate call for participation - short or advanced conference
sessions, posters, panels, and workshop facilitators. Deadline: July 25th.
http://www.oz-ia.org/2008/presenters.shtml
Singularity Web Conference
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Date: 24-Oct-08 to 26-Oct-08
City: everywhere
Singularity is the first large-scale online web conference in the world.
On October 24-26, join 100 of the world¹s top web visionaries, developers,
designers, thought leaders, and celebrities for three days of talks at this
seminal web event.
Attend from home or from a real-world local conference hub near you. Catch
up with old friends (you can find them from your existing social networks)
and meet new ones. And you don¹t even have to take time off work.
http://singularity08.com/
Web Directions South 2008
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Date: 25-Sep-08 to 26-Sep-08
City: Sydney (Australia)
This year in over 30 sessions across 3 tracks and 2 days, plus another 2
days of workshops, we cover off front and back end design and development,
mobile design and development, information architecture, user experience and
interaction design, social media and networks, accessibility, Ajax and
Javascript, semantic web, RIAs, web application security, marketing and
advertising online and so much more. With speakers including:
* Jeffrey Veen - renowned UX expert from Wired, Adaptive Path, Google
* Derek Featherstone - leading accessibility expert
* Daniel Burka - interaction designer for Digg
* Jina Bolton - The Art and Science of CSS
* Douglas Crockford - Ajax security expert at Yahoo!, and the world's
leading JavaScript authority
* Jeff Croft - web design and typography guru
* Lynne D Johnson - Senior Editor and Community Director at FastCompany
http://south08.webdirections.org/
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JOBS
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Job 1
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Art Director required for medium sized Digital Agency based in Fitzroy
* Excellent career opportunity for progressive creative
* Established and reputable name in the digital world
* Up to $85K + Super
Established in the mid nineties my client, a highly desirable and well-known
Digital Agency, is on the lookout for a talented Art Director to join and
mentor a team of experienced Web and Visual Designers to create outstanding
digital and web solutions for an array of high end clientele.
To be considered for this role you will need:
* Demonstrable experience as an Art Director in an agency environment in
the digital, web and creative industries
* Strong collaborative skills
* Demonstrable capacity to be an inspiring mentor and leader
* Tenacity to understand current and emerging web technologies,
conceptual design and trends
* Rounded knowledge of technical issues
* Ability to oversee an entire project from concept to launch with a
strong focus on time management and deadline delivery
* Exposure to large scale project budgeting
* Focus on client and customer satisfaction
* Current hands on design experience
* And above all, a natural and understated creative character to
innovate in an established and progressive environment
This role is pivotal and will require the attention of a passionate and
inspired individual that simply exudes creativity and encourages others to
push design boundaries.
If you are looking for a progressive organisation with an open, relaxed but
professional culture please call Georgie on 0416 739 570 or email your
interest to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your application will be in
complete confidence.
Job 2
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Web Designer/developer with outstanding interface development skills
required for creative agency based in Fitzroy
* Strong creative culture for true web enthusiasts
* Sought after position with established digital agency
* Excellent salary up to $80K + Super
A new and exciting position exists for a full-time experienced Web Designer
with an established and reputable global Digital Agency.
My client is prolific and widely acclaimed within the Digital and Web
industry currently servicing some of the world¹s best-known brands, products
and services. Due to their success and growth they are looking to employ
another Senior Web Designer to join the hugely successful web design and
development team.
This is a great opportunity for an individual who is as much enraptured by
good, clean, cutting edge design as they are about web technology and web
trends. Utilising the newest technologies and design practises this position
would suit an experienced Web Designer from a background from a Digital
Agency or Web Solutions organisation.
You will need:
* Advanced Interface Design skills with demonstrable experience with
complex and large scale Web projects
* Sound knowledge of Web Standards, Usability, Accessibility and UX
* A natural tenacity when it comes to new and emerging technologies
* Excellent knowledge of cutting edge Graphic Design practises and
principles
* Advanced XHTML, HTML, CSS
* Good knowledge of Object Oriented Programming principles
* Flash design and development, ActionScript v2 and v3
* Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver
* A strong portfolio (online) of a variety of different project
involvement
You will need to be able to demonstrate a natural capacity to work with
other creative¹s in a genuinely understated, innovative and progressive
environment. The offices are relaxed, informal but professional and a team
fit is as important to their vision as job suitability is. For a
confidential discussion about this position please contact Georgie on 0416
739 570 or email your application [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Job 3
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Senior Project Manager with extensive experience in the web arena required
for global Digital Design Agency
* Excellent career opportunity!
* Great location and sweet as offices!
* Up to $90K + Super
An opportunity like this doesn¹t come along everyday for sure! So when a
Global Digital Agency gives the go ahead for a little independent recruiter
to get out and find an outstanding Project Manager, you can be sure I will
find you!
This role is perfect for somebody who has worked in a Digital Agency and has
comprehensive, commercial and practical knowledge of the web space and is
especially suitable for somebody who wants to say goodbye to the antiquated
rigours of the corporate world!
The ideal candidate will have:
* The ability to articulate and communicate their ideas successfully
throughout the business
* The capacity to work in both an autonomous and team oriented style as
suited to the situation
* Experience in an agency style organisation
* True knowledge and understanding of what Web 2.0 actually is!
* Strong technical ability to converse with technical experts
* A proactive manner requiring minimal, if any, handholding!
* Strong budgeting, estimating, reporting and documentation skills
* Ideally worked in an Agile environment with exposure to other formal
PM methodologies
The current team is talented, innovative, creative and progressive and the
culture encourages considerable interaction with each other, a collaborative
approach as well as enjoyable social interaction. You will have resources at
the tip of your fingers and the exposure to a global company that is almost
always one of the first to hear about any meaty projects going on in
Australia!
So do not hesitate to contact Georgie on 0416 739 570 or email an
application to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . All applications are in the
strictest of confidence.
Job 4
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ABC Innovation seeks Web Developer
The ABC's Innovation division is responsible for driving strategic
innovation in the ABC by developing new forms of content and ways of
connecting with audiences as well as extending the ABC to a range of
digital platforms including mobile, IPTV and virtual worlds. We work
closely with all parts of the ABC (including Television, Radio, News and
Commercial) to develop innovative projects and ideas. ABC Innovation
also manages the award-winning abc.net.au website, attracting over 26
million weekly accesses. ABC Innovation is seeking a HTML/CSS/JavaScript Web
Developer to work on a range of exciting projects, working closely with
Producers, Web Developers, Application Programmers and Designers to create
and deliver front-end user interfaces. The Web Developer will be employed on
a contract basis for between 2-3 months at ABC's Ultimo centre, Sydney.
Salary range: $70,000 -$76,000 p/a (plus super)
Key experience required :
+ Has an advanced level of experience in writing clean, accessible and
re-usable HTML / CSS / JavaScript.
+ Exhibits a specialisation in JavaScript and has an extensive knowledge
of JavaScript libraries / frameworks.
+ Ability to work with common web development software tools.
+ Skills in developing XML/XSLT would be a major advantage.
+ Knowledge of Flash and Actionscript would be an advantage.
+ Shows an ability to implement and promote best-practice web design
principles and standards.
+ Highly developed written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
The Web Developer will be employed on a contract basis for between 2-3
months at ABC's Ultimo centre, Sydney. If you're interested, please send
your cv (including links to samples of your work) to Priscilla Davies,
Producer, Strategic Development, ABC Innovation: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
or call her on 02 8333 2038
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Did I miss an event, resource or job in your city? If you have an event,
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Thanks
Russ
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