A great mailing list to join if you are in web development or design is the Web standards group.
http://www.webstandardsgroup.org
Here is an example of some of the light reading you get regularly via email.
- READING
- HTML elements and surrogate DIVs:
http://www.css-101.org/articles/thoughts_on_the_new_html_elements_and_surrogate_divs
- How to prepare a website for IE9:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2011/03/18/preparing-your-site-for-ie9.aspx
- Web Accessibility Toolbar 2011:
http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/2011/03/web-accessibility-toolbar-2011
- JOBS
- Job: UI/UX Designer (Mobile) – Two Bulls- Full Time- Melbourne
Two Bulls, an independent mobile app development agency with offices in
Melbourne and New York, is looking for a talented and enthusiastic User
Experience designer to join our growing Melbourne team. This is an
opportunity to work in a small, award-winning team developing cutting-edge
mobile apps for leading global brands and proprietary products.
ESSENTIAL:
Melbourne-based.
Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop.
Demonstrated skills in UX/interface/visual design for web/mobile.
Excellent written and personal communication skills.
Obsessive interest in latest technologies, standards and best practices (iOS
HIG, Andriod, CSS3/HTML5).
Intuitive understanding of graphic design and software usability principles.
TASKS:
Create stunning, highly usable and technically feasible app designs, from
wire-frame prototypes through to exquisite finished artwork mock-ups and
provision of sliced assets.
Report to Lead Designer and work alongside application developers throughout
development cycle to delivery of final product.
Participate in creative concept/brainstorm sessions for client-facing and
internal projects.
Document UI/UX specifications.
Participate in an agile, supportive, multidisciplinary team where project
management, client relations and commercial responsibilities are shared, and
initiative and creativity is welcomed.
DESIRABLE:
Experience in delivery of high quality results against deadlines in a
commercial environment.
Experience working in a mac environment.
Business analyst, client scope definition and business development
Experience.
Artistic/illustration skills covering design, typography, iconography and
Branding.
Full-time position with flexible work hours. Email your resume, portfolio or
samples of your work (showing any stages of the design process) to
jobs@two-bulls.com .
- Job: Drupal Developer – Oxide Interactive – Canberra
We’re looking for a talented individual with strong skills in Drupal
development, to join our Canberra based web studio.
Oxide Interactive offers the benefits of a small team environment, but the
opportunity to work on high profile, exciting projects. We are an
award-winning, tight knit team offering plenty of creative freedom and
opportunities to continually learn and try new things.
This is a mid-level position, you will have:
– Strong Drupal development, PHP & MySQL skills
– Ideally 2-4 years Drupal experience, although a great portfolio is more
important
– Demonstrated understanding of best practice Drupal theming and module
development
– Familiarity with Web Standards
Closing : 16 April 2011. More information at http://www.oxideinteractive.com.au/jobs
- INDUSTRY EVENTS
- Web usability 1 day Workshop – Peak Usability
Sydney, 4 April 2011
Brisbane, 12 April 2011
Melbourne, 2 May 2011
http://www.peakusability.com.au/training/web-usability.html
- Web Accessibility Techniques
7th April 2011 – Sydney
Hear about common accessibility problems and learn the techniques to address these for Websites.
http://www.visionaustralia.org/info.aspx?page=1422