One of the things we try to encourage with Web Directions is a more entrepreneurial approach to development. We recognize that there are a great many Australian success stories out there – from the originally Australian Google Maps to folks like high tech bag company STM, to Freshview, to the just today acquired by Google […]
Just about ever since we started web directions, people have been asking us to help them find just the right developer, designer, or other web professional. Often we’ve posted a job description on our blog, or put people directly in touch with folks we might think fit the bill (provided they were at that time […]
After last years amazingly successful survey of web professionals, which saw over 33,000 folks take part, the second annual survey conducted by our friends at A List Apart is now up and running. This aims to take a snapshot of the industry around the world. So head over and take part now!
This year at Web Directions South we’re trying something new. Craig Sharkie will be using a panel type approach to explore the pros and cons, ins and outs of Javascript libraries in what will be both an entertaining and edifying session. I say “panel type approach” because I definitely don’t want anyone to be thinking […]
In all the excitement a couple of weeks back, you might have missed the mention of a competition we are running with Digital Web Magazine, long time friends and supporters of Web Directions here and round the world. For Web Directions North, they’ve run a “design a snowboard” competition these last couple of years, so […]
A while back I blogged about the launch of OpenAustralia.org, which essentially remixes Hansard to allow you to more easily track all the debates in the House of Representatives, and keep an eye on your local representative. There’s nothing at OpenAustralia that isn’t available elsewhere, however, it’s the way the information is organised here that […]
I know many folks are looking forward to seeing Douglas Crockford at Web Directions South as much as we are. One of the drawbacks of running a conference is that you simply don’t get the chance to attend a whole workshop, and this year, I’d definitely be doing Douglas’s if I had the chance. For […]
BuilderAU and The Sydney Morning Herald are both reporting on the ongoing disgrace that is online tax lodgement in Australia. In short, only Windows users can lodge tax forms online. If you use Linux, Mac OS, or any other device, then you are out of luck. Various groups are calling for a Mac version, a […]
The Australian Design Federation is a web based community for the Australian design and new media industries. It features news, interviews, competitions (currently you can win a ticket to web directions!), reviews of shows and exhibitions, and lots of other cool stuff. The Design Federation are on board as partners, helping to get the word […]
Our good friends over at Clearleft (home of Andy Budd, Jeremy Keith and Richard Rutter) have just released Silverback – a tool to help you do user testing quickly and effectively. When Andy was out here for Web Directions UX he gave a sneak preview to those doing his workshop, and now it is launched. […]
Again, my apologies to those many who posted long, (or not so long) well thought out responses to my initial post. Like Hendrik, I found the level if discourse commendable. One thing I didn’t actually talk about in my original article is that even if I wanted to, I can’t write iPhone native apps – […]
Curiously, the world over, there is only a handful of print magazines for web designers. Japan has several, but elsewhere there are few if any magazines focussing specifically on the web design and development industry. Bucking this trend, Web Designer magazine was recently launched in Australia. The magazine covers a mix of technologies, techniques, and […]
We’re looking for a Joomla expert to help us out with one of the panels in the development track at Web Directions South this year. This session, to be run by Lucas Chan, is going to showcase the strengths and weaknesses of a number of backend frameworks in a fun, maybe slightly competitive, though never […]
Yesterday I caught up with Todd Trevillion and Mark Stanton of Gruden – those of you who came to the very first Web Essentials way back when will recall that Mark gave a presentation on semantic markup – it all seems so quaint now! Sadly pre podcasting, so we can’t relive it. Anyway, they’ve got […]
Seb Chan has written a very comprehensive and intellectually generous overview of The Powerhouse Museum’s experiences in the first three months of having the images from the Tyrell Photographic Collection available in the Commons on Flickr. An interesting observation that maybe a lot of us could think about when we think about social media more […]
Thanks for an amazing few days Web Directions. So many great themes of empathy, inclusion, collaboration, business impact through design, and keeping our future deeply human.
Laura van Doore Head of Product Design, Fathom
