Transform 17 kicks off this week in Canberra (workshop Wednesday 29/3, conference Thursday 30/3) and it looks like it might just as compelling as last year’s event. One of the aspects of Transform 16 that was especially pleasing was the range of perspectives represented by the speakers, including how the digital transformation of government information […]
Those of us who work in Web and the digital arena don’t have to be reminded that our fields are constantly updating. Whether it’s underlying technologies, or broad strategic practices, what was cutting edge last year is often common practice this year, and out of date the next. Both in terms of our own professional […]
Now that it has support in browsers like Chrome and Firefox, CSS Grid is being recognised as the gamechanger it is for front end designers and developers. That support has only come this month, but those who attended our Code 16 conference in July/August last year have been preparing for its advent ever since, thanks […]
Well, we’re just one week away from our first conference of the year, Transform 17 in Canberra on 30 March. It looks like we’ll have pretty close to a full house – at last count, there were just a couple of dozen conference tickets still available. The Workshop day with Dan Sheldon and Sarah Atkinson […]
When we held our inaugural Transform conference in Canberra last year from 18-19 May, we didn’t realise it would coincide with Global Accessibility Awareness Day on 19 May. Once we knew, we decided to organise a small event to celebrate. There is, of course, a great crossover and overlap between the concepts of government digital […]
Respond is an event you won’t find anywhere else, bringing together as it does the whole front end team to address the challenge of delivering engaging customer experiences. This year, Respond 17 visits Sydney (4-5 May), Melbourne (8-9 May) and for the first time Brisbane (12 May), saving time and travel costs. We’ve extended Early […]
Video Ristretto this week brings you Kevin Yank’s timely reminder to check the CSS you already know, including whether and how it works, and what’s coming soon in terms of both the spec and browser implementation. We asked Kevin, Front End Engineer at Culture Amp and regular contributor to Web Directions events over the years, […]
Aubrey Blanche is the Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Atlassian, the Australian startup that became a global giant. Her talk at our end-of-one-year, start-of-the-next Direction conference in 2016 turned out to be notable for several reasons. Firstly, the full title of this presentation, Scaling Walls: The Barriers to Female Representation and How Atlassian […]
The speaker lineup for our Transform 17 Conference in Canberra from 29-30 March is complete. We’ve added not one, not two but three more sessions – this is going to be a seriously full day, and seriously good value! Please note our Workshop day with Dan Sheldon and Sarah Atkinson has already sold out, and […]
Web Directions, and the Progessive Web Apps Sydney meetup are really excited to present an evening with Jake Archibald and Alex Russell. RSVP here, or at the SydPWA meetup site. Join two of the most influential people shaping the future of Web technologies, for an evening focussed on all things progressive web apps. Alex Russell […]
Less than two weeks to go until Transform 17, which makes it a good time for Video of the Week to revisit the closing keynote address from last year’s Transform. Jared Spool is pretty much a legend in the world of user experience and usability. Writer, researcher, consultant, speaker and educator, Jared’s talks, workshops, books, […]
As the excitement builds for our Respond 17 conference (Early Bird closes 24 March), we have another Wrap magazine summary of a presentation from Respond 16. And not just any presentation. Russ Weakley is one of those Australians who has built an enviable global reputation as someone who not only has a comprehensive and detailed […]
With the full program for Respond 17 now out, this week’s Video Ristretto reprises the talk given by Wayne Thompson at our Direction conference in November last year, as he is again on the schedule for Respond. Once you see this talk, you’ll quickly see why we wanted to get Wayne back, this time in […]
Agile, human centred, research driven government service delivery is increasingly at the heart of the development of government digital services. But these services exist to implement policies. And yet how are these policies made, and isn’t it time the development of policy became more agile, human centred, and research driven? This will be a key theme for Transform 17.
This year we’re bringing not one, but two of our conferences, Respond and Code to Brisbane. We’re excited to be heading there, and hope the good folks north of the border are too!
Web Directions South is the must-attend event of the year for anyone serious about web development
Phil Whitehouse General Manager, DT Sydney
