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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/2008/10/08/some-links-196/>
Understanding Progressive Enhancement
<http://alistapart.com/articles/understandingprogressiveenhancement>
CSS Systems for writing maintainable CSS
<http://natbat.net/2008/Sep/28/css-systems/>
Acid3 receptions and misconceptions and do we have a winner?
<http://www.webstandards.org/2008/10/02/dowehaveawinner/>
Get rid of those YouTube EMBED tags
<http://www.dexterityunlimited.com/articles/get-rid-of-those-youtube-embed-t
ags/6/>
Automatic numbering with CSS Counters
<http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/automatic-numbering-with-css-counters/>
Public consultation on browser standards for public sector Web sites:
Opera's response
<http://my.opera.com/ODIN/blog/response-browser-standards-consultation>
Douglas Crockford: JavaScript Doesn¹t Suck
<http://www.sitepoint.com/article/interview-doug-crockford/>
Importance of link architecture
<http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/10/importance-of-link-archi
tecture.html>
Wallswaps
<http://www.wallswaps.com/>
Accessibility Heuristics
<http://meiert.com/en/blog/20081007/accessibility-heuristics/>
Legacy defeats consistency in IE 8¹s Web 2.0 accessibility effort
<http://accessgarage.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/legacy-defeats-consistency-in-
ie-8s-web-20-accessibility-effort/>
15 Useful Batch Image Processors
<http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/10/02/15-useful-batch-image-processors
/>
Better about pages
<http://www.meryl.net/2008/10/better-about-pages/>
Updates for AJAX in IE8 Beta 2
<http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/10/06/updates-for-ajax-in-ie8-beta-2.
aspx>
Browser stats/why we love the numbers
<http://www.onderhond.com/blog/onderhond/browser-stats>
Single image tabs with three state rollover
<http://www.vision.to/single-image-tabs-with-three-state-rollover.php>
Aligning inline images with the vertical-align property
<http://www.maxdesign.com.au/2008/10/05/vertical-align/>
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WSG AND INDUSTRY EVENTS
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Fundamentos Web 2008
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Date: 27-Oct-08 to 28-Oct-08
City: Gijón (Spain)
The Fundamentos' forth edition will have some novelties from past editions,
which are based on the community's suggestion, always reminding the main
topics focused on Web design and development with standards. This year, Web
business is included in the programme. This year, there are many
international experts on Web design and development with standards such as
Jesse James Garrett, or Peter-Paul Koch (PPK), besides the greatest CMS
specialists and people successful in their business careers.
<http://www.fundamentosweb.org/2008>
Edge of the Web
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Dates: 6-Nov-08 to 7-Nov-08
City: Perth (Australia)
Featuring exciting national and international speakers, Edge of the Web
brings a world-class web conference experience to Western Australia this
November 6 & 7. The Edge of the Web conference is a brought to you by the
Australian Web Industry Association and Red Horizon Events. Edge of the Web
2008 aims to set a benchmark in the West Australian web development
community as a hallmark event on the Perth calendar. The conference program
offers a diverse range of leading edge and highly topical content focusing
on key areas of current web development best practise, such as usability and
accessibility and current web trends such as social networking and open data
exchange.
<http://www.edgeoftheweb.org.au/>
BarCampSydney
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Date: Saturday 15 November
City: Sydney (Australia)
More info to follow soon...
<http://www.barcampsydney.org/>
Wordcamp Australia
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Dates: 29-Nov-08 to 30-Nov-08
Ciy: Lilyfield, 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/>
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>
Web-Blast
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Date: Friday 12 December
City: Sydney (Australia)
More details to follow soon
<http://webblast.org/>
Web Application Design Training Workshop
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Dates: 21st October City: Canberra (Australia)
Dates: 4th November City: Sydney (Australia)
Dates: 19th November 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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Dates: 22st October City: Canberra (Australia)
Dates: 5th November City: Sydney (Australia)
Dates: 20th November 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>
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JOBS
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Jobs 1
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Web Specialist
Web Services Section
Medicare Australia
$61,326 - $68,737
Several Positions
Working within the Design and Technical team, you'll be responsible for the
publishing, design and development of Medicare Australia¹s internet and
intranet websites. You will also be responsible for providing expert
advice, based on better web practices and a user centred design
methodology, to associated web-based applications.
Key Accountabilities:
1. Process web content publishing requests in accordance with web
standards, accessibility and usability principles.
2. Assist with the development and implementation of various web related
projects and initiatives in conjunction with the Business, Strategy &
Development Team.
3. Provide expert technical advice and assistance to develop and implement
user interfaces for websites and applications.
4. Prepare and provide responses for internal and external web channel
related enquiries and feedback.
5. Other duties as directed by the section and team managers.
More information on this position is available at
http://www.medicareaustralia.gov.au/about/careers/vacancies/nat-office.jsp
and by contacting
Mary-Anne Nayler on 02 6124 6681 or
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Applications close on 16 October 2008.
Job 2
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Business Analyst
<http://georgiecarpenter.com/jobs/business-analyst-web> with extensive
experience in web development and production environments required for CBD
based Digital Agency
- Rare career opportunity!
- Talented, modern team environment
- Up to $85K + Super
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, Usability consultants, Project
Managers, Account Services and Clients you will be responsible for the
analysis of some of Australia¹s 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 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
seriously meaty training and vital career experience in the online and
digital production environment. It is also a platform to really get your BA
experience on the map and potentially move into other disciplines within the
industry. You also get to hang out with and learn from some very well known
digital industry talent and grow in a culture that suits creatively minded,
early adopters of technology.
For a confidential discussion around this position please contact Georgie on
0416 739 570 or email your application to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Job 3
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Awesome Usability & UX Consultant
<http://georgiecarpenter.com/jobs/300908-ux-user-experience-consultant>
required ASAP for Digital Agency located in Melbourne's CBD...
- Opportunity to work with a company that actually gets and values what you
do!
- Great location and very desirable organisation!
- Up to $100K + Super
Often the User Experience research into a new Web innovation is conducted
near the end of the production cycle, imagine a company that understands the
value of UX and Usability and gets you and your expertise involved at
concept stage! It rarely happens but it will now!
My client is a renowned organisation specialising in cutting edge web
technology, design and end-to-end solutions. We are currently looking to
employ a Usability Consultant for a medium sized Digital Agency to implement
and deliver some seriously good User-centric techniques into the production
cycle.
You will need:
- Experience in Web Information Architecture
- Contextual Enquiries
- Wireframing & Storyboarding
- Prototyping
- Usability and Accessibility analysis
- Knowledge of Interaction Design
- Excellent online Production environment experience
- Good design and technical sensibility
- Amazing stakeholder & client communication skills
- Genuine enthusiasm and curiosity about the digital world and emerging
technologies
Dealing with projects ranging between $50K to $2M you will have the
opportunity to work on some of the innovative solutions projects in town so
do not hesitate to contact me on 0416 739 570 for more information about
what my client can offer you, what they want to see you bring to the table
and how this could all work for your benefit!
For a confidential discussion around this position please contact Georgie on
0416 739 570 or email your application [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Job 4
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Melbourne IT is currently seeking a commercially experienced Web Developer
to support their Business & Consumer division. Offering a CBD location and
great company benefits.
The Role
The Web Developer Business & Consumer supports the Business and Consumer
division (B&C) to meet sales and performance targets by maintaining,
updating and adding new features to core B&C websites. This role is critical
to the companies¹ online marketing being effective. The position requires
someone with a strong technical background and the ability to actively
support development of new features, provide ongoing maintenance of current
systems, take a lead role in the technical design of existing systems and
test sites prior to handover. The position is a great opportunity to build
on technical skills and continue to develop your web development experience.
You will have an excellent knowledge of developing scalable web applications
with a focus on delivering best practice user interfaces. You will also have
experience transforming requirements into online experiences that stand out
from the crowd and are supported by stable, scalable and maintainable code.
Essential Requirements
To be successful in this role you will require:
- 2+ years commercial web design and development experience
- Undergraduate or Postgraduate studies in IT, multimedia, or design highly
regarded
- HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, XSL, PHP , SQL skills
- An understanding of UI design, and Internet protocols
- Experience with handling XML and processing XSL in Java
- Experience with Web Services
- Experience working in a multi-tiered architecture
- Experience working within an SDLC
- Very strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent customer interfacing skills
Desirable
- Experience in an internet services or telecommunication environment.
- Experience with industry best practice interface standards highly regards
- Exposure to product marketing methodologies
- Exposure to software development methodologies
Join Us Apply Now
E-mail your resume with a cover letter to Amanda Both, Recruitment
Co-ordinator at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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