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May, 2007 archive

Some links for light reading (30/5/07)

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Grade Your Website: 31 Free Online Tests
Evangelizing Outside the Box: Web Standards and Large Companies
How to Evaluate Your Website in 30 Seconds
Who Needs Headlines?
Web Design 101: Backgrounds
Web developers have the power
Creative Use of PNG Transparency in Web Design
User Style Sheets Come of Age
Hacking Firefox: The secrets of about:config
Thumbstrips for Firefox
7 Ways to Send HUGE […]

Canberra CSS and Accessibility workshop over

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Our Canberra CSS & Accessibility workshop was wrapped up this week. Some feedback from participants:
Very comprehensive. Can’t wait to put it into practice
Tags: css, accessibility, workshop

Some links for light reading (22/5/07)

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 - Working Draft 17 May 2007
Overview of WCAG 2.0 Documents
Instructions for Commenting on WCAG 2.0 Documents
ESWAT web project framework
Formal weirdness
Activating the Right Layout Mode Using the Doctype Declaration
Measuring the Success Of a Classification System
How Visual Design Can Impact your Bottom Line
Stand and Deliver
Managing Style and State
Live by the Digg, Die […]

FullCodePress - website in a day competition is now open

Friday, May 18th, 2007

Webstock and WIPA are extremely pleased to announce the launch of FullCodePress, a new and exciting series of web events.
The concept is simple: national teams compete against each other to build a website in 24 hrs, putting national pride and web prowess to the test. And the real winners of the competitions? The not-for-profit organisation […]

Sydney CSS and Accessibility workshop over

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

Our Sydney CSS & Accessibility workshop wrapped up on Tuesday. Some feedback from Sydney participants:
Really enjoyable, engaging presentation
All very useful - especially styling forms and creating dynamic layouts.
Our next workshop is in Canberra on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 May.
Tags: css, accessibility, workshop

Some links for light reading (17/5/07)

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

Another look at HTML 5
Forward Towards the Past
Presentational markup in HTML 5
What i want from a new markup spec
CSS2.2
Add and delete vertical space in measured intervals
How to professionally manage search
Rediscovering the Button Element
70 Expert Ideas For Better CSS Coding
Keeping your home page clean
The Encyclopedia of life
Design by grid
Make your site mobile friendly
Web typography: bottom margins […]

WIPA membership now open

Monday, May 7th, 2007

The new Web Industry Professionals Association (WIPA) site was launched today.
The recently established WIPA aims to foster the development of the Web Industry in Australia and provide forums where people who work in all the different facets of the industry can come together and exchange ideas.
Australian web professionals can now join WIPA.
WIPA is not just […]

Melbourne CSS and Accessibility workshop over

Monday, May 7th, 2007

Our Melbourne CSS & Accessibility workshop was wrapped up on Friday.
We had a great group of people asking us questions and keeping us on our toes for two days.
We’re now heading back to Sydney for our next workshop on Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 May. Hope to see you there!
Some feedback from Melbourne participants:
The workshop […]

Some links for light reading (7/5/07)

Monday, May 7th, 2007

The Web Design Survey, 2007
Reset Reloaded
How to prevent HTML tables from becoming too wide
Seven JavaScript Techniques You Should Be Using Today
hAccessibility
Mass Adoption of Social Software
CSS 3 Selectors - Is your browse
HTML: The Top Five Forgotten Elements
Web Accessibility Toolbar [For Opera]
A Guide to CSS Support in Email: 2007 Edition
43 Web Design Mistakes You Should Avoid
What happens […]