I like this as I do feel it is one step closer to one of the three things that I consider to be the worst three (marketing) scourges on the planet: telemarketing. We all pay (handsomely, thank you Telstra) for the privilege of having a landline. I do not have this landline for the purpose […]
I hope everyone who really really wanted to get along to learn about practical usability testing with Clearleft’s Andy Budd next month in Melbourne has managed to get a ticket, because the news is that this workshop, very popular from the start, has now completely sold out. All of which makes for a great day […]
OK, the purpose of this exercise isn’t really to show you this meme, which you’ve probably seen anyway: Sleeveface. What I’m pondering here, for my own reasons is, why do some memes work and others do not? With about 1300 entries (a lot of them from the same people), I’d hardly say Sleeveface was a […]
Innovation with Mental Models was one of my favourite presentations from Web Directions North this year. Indi, not to mention the clients she did the work for, was incredibly generous with the detailed description of her mental models approach to user research and product design. Fascinating, candid content presented in a manner which will demystify […]
If full days at Web Directions User Experience isn’t enough for you and you’re hankering for more culture “after hours”, check out the site for the Next Wave Festival, which starts on May 15 and goes through until May 31. Lots and lots of events, exhibitions, installations, performances and so on all over Melbourne. Trés […]
Looks like the Jared Spool has set the cat amongst the pigeons at the IA Summit by making the claim that “UCD was an out-dated methodology that should be retired by the UX community”. Strong words. Check the full story including Jared’s complete thoughts in this blog post.
There was a whole host of genuinely excellent presentations at Web Directions North back in January. The good news for people who weren’t there is that so many of the presenters were incredibly generous with their knowledge and expertise and have allowed us to publish their slides and podcasts. Check them out yourself if you […]
You might have noticed we’ve got an optional extra breakfast included in the program at out up coming Canberra event, Web Directions Government. If you work in government, and you have any interest at all in the exciting Government 2.0 things they have been doing “across the ditch” in New Zealand, get along to this […]
Looking to while away a nice 20 minute block on this Thursday afternoon? Prove to yourself just how clever you really are with The Rather Difficult Font Game. And if that’s not enough, and you’d prefer to stray way off topic and not even kid yourself that this is in any way work related: The […]
Need to bump up your karma points before the excesses of the weekend? Do something for someone else today and you could remain guilt free for the whole weekend. The guys over at Adobe’s Sydney office have set up MillionEyesofSite as part of a team building program. Between 4.30pm on April 10th and 12pm April […]
We’ve just gone live with a whole bunch of resource pages from Web Directions North 2008. For reasons too elaborate to bore you with here I decided to date stamp these back in February, so they might not be showing up in your reader. Here’s those we have published so far – all have an […]
It is hard to push through funding approvals to get to something like Web Directions. There’s been a bit of clamour about there simply not being enough time before early bird pricing ended, so we’ve decided to extend the cutoff date until next Thursday April 17 at midnight. So now you have until then to […]
Thanks so much to the 85 people who took the time to share with us your thoughts on content for Web Directions South 2008. There are lots and lots of interesting new ideas in there – check out the spreadsheet here. In particular it was great to hear about a whole host of interesting Australian […]
My first response is that I like the way Flickr are doing this. In a move which is lightweight, simple, restrained and humble, pro users can now upload video clips up to 90 seconds long. I like it because I think it’s going to foster something different to most of what happens on Youtube these […]
More genuine awesomeness. Our very own Powerhouse Museum, just today, has become the first museum to join The Commons on Flickr. They will be uploading photos from The Tyrell Collection, a series of glassplate negatives from around the turn of the century, to their Flickr stream. Sections of this collection have been available at the […]
Web Directions South is the must-attend event of the year for anyone serious about web development
Phil Whitehouse General Manager, DT Sydney
