Web Directions - Part 31

Each year thousands of web professionals come together at Web Directions conferences in Australia, the US, the UK and Japan to learn, connect and share their passion. Experience the web with us.

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Web Directions Expo almost full

• By: John
• September 4, 2008

There’s only a place or so left for this year’s Expo — so if your company might be interested in exhibiting to what is doubtless the finest audience of web professionals in the country, then let the right people in your organisation know, as there’s not much time left. … Read more »

Campaign Monitor 2.0 sneak peak at WDS08

• By: John
• September 4, 2008

For those many folks who use Campaign Monitor, the great email campaign management tool built specifically with designers in mind (we’ve used it for some years here at Web Directions!), then make sure you check out their stand at the Web Directions Expo, where they’ll be showing off sneak … Read more »

Wireless access at Web Directions South — the past and the future

• By: John
• September 4, 2008

In 2004, at the first conference we ran, there was no wireless access — and I think barely a single person even mentioned it to us.

In 2005, we organized wifi connectivity at UTS, which worked fine if you were on a Mac, but caused major headaches if you were using … Read more »

Local Government on the Open Web — Presentation by Lachlan Hardy

• By: Maxine
• September 3, 2008

A couple of weeks back I had the pleasure of attending the closing keynote at the Local Government Web Network Conference. It was an excellent presentation by Lachlan Hardy on the possibilities created by the ideas behind … Read more »

Sydney Workshop with Indi Young in November

• By: Maxine
• September 3, 2008

I’m sure I’ve spoken about Indi’s excellent presentation from Web Directions North earlier this year before. It was such a clear headed explanation of her Mental Models methodology for aligning your design strategy with how people actually work. … Read more »

What does it all mean?

• By: Maxine
• September 2, 2008

I laughed out loud the moment I saw the very first iteration of Carla’s idea for the Web Directions T Shirt. It always appeals to my sense of humour to reflect on those painful moments of misunderstanding you have to go through if you are going to participate in that … Read more »

SitePoint interview with Jeffrey Veen (and more)

• By: John
• September 2, 2008

Long time supporters, and media partners with Web Directions, the great Aussie based publishers of web and print based books articles, and much more for web designers and developers are currently running an interview with keynote speaker, Jeffrey Veen, by Josh Catone.

Once again Sitepoint are showing their support for … Read more »

The Google Browser

• By: John
• September 2, 2008

It appears that the long fabled browser from Google is indeed real, and will be coming soon to a desktop near you. Soon it would seem as in tomorrow according to Google themselves.

There are plenty of posts round the the intarwebs about this, including a 38 page … Read more »

Web Directions South 2008 t shirts by Carla Hackett

• By: Maxine
• September 1, 2008

Update

Our first remix, by Gary Barber.…the whale puts in his inevitable appearance.

And here’s a cute one from Susan MacGillivray — Cloud vs Tweet

This year we wanted … Read more »

Discount pricing ends this Friday — Save $100

• By: John
• September 1, 2008

Another quick note about time running out, this time for our $100 discount, which ends Friday.

If you are keen to come, and haven’t signed up, make sure you do so before Friday night!

If you know someone keen to come, please let them know they can save $100 before … Read more »

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