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Remember early bird discount finishes Wednesday at Midnight

• In: News
• By: John
• December 10th, 2008

Make sure you get the $200 discount for Web Directions by registering by midnight Wednesday the 10th.

And stay tuned for three new session announcements, and the publication of the session times for the conference very soon.

Shoot your inspiration photo competition

• In: News
• By: John
• December 10th, 2008

Core77, one of our daily reads for keeping up with the wider design world, along with Braun, have just announced the “Shoot your inspiration” photographic competition.

Photos can be of objects, people, or environments; they can be artistic gestures or graphic messages. Use your camera as a lens or … Read more »

Media Temple closing night party!

• In: News
• By: John
• December 9th, 2008

If you’ve not had the opportunity to attend one of Media Temple’s legendary closing night parties at events like SxSW, and of course Web Directions North, then here’s your chance. Once again, the fabulous folks at Media Temple will be throwing the closing night party for the conference. … Read more »

Early Bird Discount ends Wednesday at Midnight

• In: News
• By: John
• December 8th, 2008

A quick reminder that our early bird pricing of $795 ends midnight this Wednesday. So register before then to get $200 off the full price for Web Directions North.

Advice for freelance web designers/developers

• In: News
• By: John
• December 8th, 2008

Over at Slashdot, a discussion of best practices for freelance web designers and developers. There’s a lot of you folks out there (and doubtless many thinking about making the move), so head over and participate, or soak in the wisdom (and otherwise) of the slashdot crowd.

Ignite Boulder 2 coming up December 17th

• In: News
• By: John
• December 4th, 2008

While I was in Denver and Boulder a few weeks back, I had the privilege of speaking at the first Ignite Boulder. It was a packed night, with great local beers (provided by Web Directions!), and fantastic presentations.

Ignite Boulder 2 is coming up on December 17th, and will … Read more »

Free Screenings of Helvetica across the US in December

• In: News
• By: John
• December 4th, 2008

Legendary design documentary Helvetica (yes, it’s about the typeface) is being screened for free across the US in December (including Dec 10th in Denver) by PBS as part of their Community Cinema program. Helvetica screens on television in the US on January 6th.

Well worth getting along to see.

The State of the Web 2008 - a Survey of Web Designers and Developers

• In: News
• By: John
• December 3rd, 2008

At Web Directions and Westciv, we’ve been strongly focussed on the standards based web, and best practices in web design and development for well over ten years. Over that period, we’ve seen the rise of CSS, along with the decline of presentational HTML. We’ve seen knowledge of issues around … Read more »

Early Bird discount closes next Wednesday December 10

• In: News
• By: John
• December 3rd, 2008

A quick update to let you know the early bird discount of $200 off, making the price just $795 (including taxes) finishes next wednesday, December 10th (we’ve extended it a couple of days to give you as much time as possible to get the discount).

After the 10th, the price goes … Read more »

Web Directions - “cyber-monday” super special

• In: News
• By: John
• December 1st, 2008

For those on the edge of registering for the conference, here’s something that might just help you make up your mind.

For today (Monday December 1st) only, register for the conference, and we’ll give you either

a half day workshop of your choice or

a day’s skiing or boarding at Breckenridge (return … Read more »

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