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The McFarlane Prize for Australian web design – nominations now open

Nominations for the McFarlane Prize for excellence in Australian web design have just opened. So, if you’re responsible for a web site launched or significantly updated since September 20 2009 which you think deserves recognition for its adherence to web standards and accessibility, as well as its great usability and visual design, now is the […]

Introducing Amped, the hackday, reloaded coming to Atlanta and Sydney

When you hear about the latest web technologies and techniques do you ever think “damn, I wish I could play with these right now”? Enter Amped – the Hackday, reloaded. We’ve taken the traditional hack day, pulled it apart, thought long and hard about what’s great, what’s not so great, and how as many different […]

Learn CSS3 with John Allsopp

Hot on the heels of my recent HTML5 course with SitePoint, is our new CSS3 Live course, starting today, August 16. It features screencasts, exercises, articles, and live streamed FAQs, and runs for 3 weeks. We cover selectors, properties, media queries, and more in real depth – so if you’re comfortable with CSS, and want […]

Aral Balkan – The Art of Emotional Design

Aral Balkan PortraitMost apps suck. Making an app that doesn’t suck is hard work and requires uncompromising focus. We call apps that don’t suck “usable”. However, in the Age of User Experience, making apps that are merely usable is no longer good enough.

Sitepoint are looking for a web app developer

Want to work with some of the best developers in Australia? Looking to develop world-class websites using the latest web technologies? Keen to be part of an organisation that is a great supporter of the Aussie web industry? SitePoint are in need of a talented PHP developer – check out their job description at our […]

Tech23 – for Australian Technology Innovators

Tech23, in its second year now, is a great event in Sydney focussing on commercial technology innovation. Featuring a combination of insights from leaders in the tech industry, and a shootout for some serious prizes by 23 early stage technology companies, and all wrapping up with a great awards night, it’s no doubt an event […]

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I’ve been admiring the Web Directions events for years, and was honored to be part… What a fantastic event!

Ethan Marcotte Inventor of 'Responsive Web Design'