Do you have a startup with a focus on technology that would interest attendees at Web Directions as potential customers or partners? Thanks to the generous support of startup-turned-huge success, Atlassian here’s your chance to get in front of hundreds of web designers, developers, and decision makers at the brand new Atlassian Startup Space, at […]
If you still haven’t quite got round to registering for this year’s bigger (now 4 tracks), even better Web Directions South (now with added Web Week goodness) then here’s an even great incentive – save $100 if you register before midnight Wednesday September 15th, making it just $895 (including GST). Now, you don’t even have […]
Seb Chan, one of the web wunderkinds at the PowerHouse Museum, talks about their new site, About NSW a bit of a Frankenstein creation of different data sets mashed together by a sophisticated backend. The project began with an open-ended brief to be a cross-sectorial experiment in producing new interfaces for existing content online. In […]
Opera 10, the latest installment from the long term supporter of a standards based web, Opera Software, was released yesterday. Opera 10 has support for numerous HTML 5 and CSS 3 features, as well as a new look and feel from well known web designer Jon Hicks, and great developer tools in the shape of […]
A final reminder to all Australian Web designers, developers, both individuals and teams. Nominations for this year’s McFarlane prize close tonight at midnight, and to allow the esteemed panel of judges time to assess the nominations, we simply can’t extend that deadline. If you’ve launched, or significantly updated a web site or application between September […]
A huge thanks to all who’ve already signed up to come to what will be the biggest and best Web Directions to date. For those who still haven’t quite decided, or got around to registering, then a quick note to let you know that we’ve extended the discount period ’til September the 14th. So, to […]
This year one very lucky Web Directions South attendee will get to rekindle that warm fuzzy conference glow just six weeks later by heading to Web Directions East in Tokyo, on us, including airfares, accommodation, conference, two workshops, receptions, dinners, parties and more. All you have to do is buy a ticket to Web Directions […]
We are really excited to be able to announce the W3C Track at Web Directions South, hosted and curated by the W3C Australian Office, and supported by CSIRO, home of the Office. Laurent Lefort and others at CSIRO have been working incredibly hard for some time now to put together an amazing track of international […]
Great nominations continue to come in – but make sure your work doesn’t miss out on its chance to shine. Nominate today – it’s free and will take 5 minutes or less!
With the coming of embedded fonts, Web developers and designers are going to have to become increasingly knowledgeable about type. The just launched Typedia from wonderful designers like Jason Santa Maria, Liz Danzico, Aaron Gustafson and many other looks like a great resource to learn about and explore typefaces. You can contribute too!
Maxine and I are really excited and proud to announce Australian Web Week, October 2 to 9, a showcase of the strength and creativity of the Australian Web industry. It’s a project we’ve been planning for years, and working hard on for months now. The Design industry has its Design Festivals, Fashion has Fashion Week, […]
Well, there are two big big reasons why, but you’ll have to wait until next week to find out. Rest assured, we think you’ll be very excited. Have a great weekend, and see you Monday with the news.
We’ve got many great nominations for the McFarlane Prize already, putting us a fair way ahead of previous years, with more diversity than we’ve seen before. Thanks to all who’ve entered so far. For the rest of you, it’s quick, easy and costs nothing to enter a site you’ve released or substantially updated in the […]
At Web Directions, we like to have most of our sessions all organized before announcing our conferences, but we do usually leave one or two sessions open for breaking developments. We’ve now got a single session remaining in the business track, and thought we’d do a bit of crowd sourcing. What focus do you think […]
A quick note to let you know that the McFarlane Prize for Excellence in Australian Web Design for 2009 will be open for nominations from August the 1st for one month. The Prize is free to enter, and is open to any Australian individual or team for a site built or significantly upgraded between September […]
Web Directions South is the must-attend event of the year for anyone serious about web development
Phil Whitehouse General Manager, DT Sydney
