This caught my eye a few weeks ago: it’s the site for an iPhone app to help you remember your dreams, called Shadow. Things I like like: the judicious use of the “zooming fade to black” effect on the sepia tone photo to set a lovely dreamy tone right from the start great use of […]
Network connectivity is reaching more and more into the physical world. This is potentially transformative – allowing every object and service in the world to talk to one other—and to their users—through any networked interface. Like what you see? Want a piece of the action next time around? Then get along to Web Directions South […]
Startups are really all about personal timing. How do you know when the time is right for you? And which idea is the one to pursue? Derek Powazek take us through his personal startup history. Like what you see? Want a piece of the action next time around? Then get along to Web Directions South […]
So the other day @diversionary brought to my attention the idea of Minimum Viable Personality, and pointed me in the direction of the article that started it all. Despite the annoying prose style, I found myself reading it several times over the next couple of days, trying to glean if there was in fact any […]
As a designer turned developer, quasi-nerd turned internet ninja, and now buzzword aficionado, Charlie Gleason will tell you the secrets to how he learnt to stop worrying and love the code. Like what you see? Want a piece of the action next time around? Then get along to Web Directions South in Sydney October 24 […]
CSS Filters are a powerful tool available in all modern browsers to bring amazing photographic effects to web content. If you’re not using them, you should be – here’s how! Like what you see? Want a piece of the action next time around? Then get along to Web Directions South in Sydney October 24 and […]
Frustrated with scroll effects and events on touch devices? Learn how a few simple libraries can fix your problems. Like what you see? Want a piece of the action next time around? Then get along to Web Directions in Sydney October 30 and 31 2014.
Trends are emerging at the hazy edges of the tech universe that hint at the future of computer interfaces, including computers without interfaces at all. Josh Clark show us how to prepare for that future now. Like what you see? Want a piece of the action next time around? Then get along to Web Directions […]
In this short, sharp session, we’ll cover what Strict Mode really is, when to use it, why you probably want to, and how to do so safely. Like what you see? Want a piece of the action next time around? Then get along to Web Directions South in Sydney October 24 and 25 2013.
As much as they affect JavaScript, state, event handling, and default browser behaviour also impact HTML and CSS in the choices we make, optimizations we can take advantage of, and the architecture of our applications as a whole. Like what you see? Want a piece of the action next time around? Then get along to […]
Many of us have been wringing our hands and gnashing our teeth at PRISM, the NSA, the seemingly inexorable encroachment of state surveillance into our lives and the end of privacy as we have come to know it. I read somewhere that sales of George Orwell’s 1984 have increased by 200% since Edward Snowden’s exposure […]
Apple may not be the tastemakers they used to be: rather than something radical and bold, iOS 7 feels more like something that has brought together a lot of emerging design trends that have been out there for some time. But it’s hard to imagine today’s release still not having a massive impact on the […]
Responsive design involves more than just fluid grids and media queries: the move to adaptive web sites touches every part of an organisation. Like what you see? Want a piece of the action next time around? Then get along to Web Directions South in Sydney October 24 and 25 2013.
The DOM will finally have real encapsulation with the introduction of the Shadow DOM, a subset of the Web Components spec that will revolutionise web development as we know it. In this session we’ll take a short, sharp tour on the how and why of what the Shadow DOM has to offer. Like what you […]
Watch in amazement: Lea Verou is one of the best live coders in the business. Learn how to take advantage of modern standards in unconventional ways to solve common web design challenges. Like what you see? Want a piece of the action next time around? Then get along to Web Directions South in Sydney October […]
Web Directions South is the must-attend event of the year for anyone serious about web development
Phil Whitehouse General Manager, DT Sydney
