Can style guides lead to better UI code? Better performance? Yes, absolutely. In this talk, Nicole will show you how she and her team collaborated with Trulia engineers and designers to create a living style guide. She’ll also share some yummy data about how that affected real user measurements. Like what you see? Want a […]
Touch gestures are sweeping away buttons, menus and windows from mobile devices—and even from the next version of Windows. Find out why those familiar desktop widgets are weak replacements for manipulating content directly, and learn to craft touchscreen interfaces that effortlessly teach users new gesture vocabularies. Like what you see? Want a piece of the […]
The browser used to be a meek sandbox, shut off from all the things that native apps could do. But now we’ve grown up, and with WebGL, Canvas, Web Audio, Device Access and more, we have a lot of power at our fingertips. To really unlock this potential and make all this data dance, we […]
Responsive. Adaptive. Mobile first. Cross-channel. We all want a web that’s more flexible, future-friendly, and ready for unknowns. There’s only one little flaw: our content is stuck in the past. Sara Wachter-Boettcher shows us how to create content that can travel and shift while keeping its message intact. Like what you see? Want a piece […]
The creator of Backbone.js, Jeremy Ashkenas, discusses how the framework is aimed at the common patterns that JavaScript-heavy web applications rely on, how the pieces work together, and some of the design decisions that give Backbone.js its flavour. Like what you see? Want a piece of the action next time around? Then get along to […]
Here at Web Directions central, after Maxine’s recent trip to Cape Canaveral, we’ve initiated the launch sequence for this year’s big Web Directions event, Web Directions South 2013. As we speak, we’re putting the finishing touches on the program, and a brand new web site. We’ll be launching the program on June 17, 9am, AEST, […]
This talk by the Prime Minister’s Ambassador to Tech City was recorded at Web Directions South 2012. It’s about the interconnectedness of all things, or finding compassion in TCP/IP. Just set aside 50 minutes and watch it. It’s awesome :) Like what you see? Want a piece of the action next time around? Then get […]
With three different audio and video codec formats each supported by the diverse HTML5 capable Web browsers, plus the need to deal with fallback for older browsers, HTML5 media is not the simple solution we have all been hoping for.W3C invited expert Silvia Pfeiffer will talk through the big issues on this important topic.
This talk focuses on the efforts engaged by W3C to improve the new HTML 5 media elements with mechanisms to allow people to access multimedia content, including audio and video. Such developments are also useful beyond accessibility needs and will lead to a general improvement of the usability of media, making media discoverable and generally a prime citizen on the Web.
This talk focuses on the efforts engaged by W3C and its members to promote and improve web standards and in particular HTML 5 with mechanisms to allow people with disabilities to access multimedia content, including audio and video.
Web Directions South 2008, Sydney Convention Centre, September 25 2.40pm.
Internet video has come a long way from the postage stamp generic media player to the commercial success it is today.
This session looks at this journey, and examines the multitude of online video options available. We will look at content creation (simple single piece, to multi-platform, and user generated), distribution methods and publishing strategies.
Then once the video is published, how do you justify it (the ROI), commercialise it (leverage the content) and monetise it through syndication, advertising, sponsorship, or pay-per-view/subscription. There will be real time demos and case studies.
Web Directions South is the must-attend event of the year for anyone serious about web development
Phil Whitehouse General Manager, DT Sydney
