Edition #3
13 March 2006
By the Book
Are you a blogger with aspirations of one day writing a book? Well it seems the book publishers are out scouting for talent among the legions of bloggers! If you have a speciality and write well, you just might be invited to write a book. Such was the case for a Melbourne web designer…
Standard Bearer
The Webstandards Group today has over 3000 members worldwide. That’s a far cry from the eight people attending the group’s inaugural Sydney meeting in March 2003. We look at the WSG’s past and present, and pick up a few insights on the current state of play with web standards…
Writing on the Wall
Empty walls in public spaces are usually the domain of graffiti taggers or billboard advertisers. But between the art and the ads you may just spot something a little different; a magazine of billboard poster proportions. So is this, or is this not, a magazine? Well, the writing is on the wall…
Edition #2
23 January 2006
Q&A: WebPatterns
No, WebPatterns are not blog templates, or background wallpapers, but something all web designers should be interested in. Find out why, as we quiz John Allsopp, WebPatterns project creator, on the whys and wherefores of WebPatterns…
Port of Call
From a gathering of friends in a Perth bar in 2002, to the inaugural West Australian Web Awards in the 2005, this is the story of Port 80, the Australian Web Industry Association. But this is only the beginning, and Port 80 could be coming to a town near you soon…
Post Production
You’re only as good as your last hit movie. But if you don’t make movies, then we’ll have to go by the next best thing; your postcode! Are we really only the sum of an arbitrarily assigned four digit number? A Melbourne multimedia design student decided to find out…
Edition #1
9 December 2005
Time Piece
For some people calendars are purely functional. A way to remember birthdays, dentist appointments, and all sorts of other “to do list” items. For others they are an aesthetic focal point in the home or office. But what happens when you can’t find a calendar you like? You design and produce your own one, of course…
Mame of the game
There’s little doubt games machines are a test of anyone’s determination. Who hasn’t gamed away the hours in the hope of reaching the next level, attaining some sort of special power or status, or maybe even winning the game? But for a Sydney based web developer, games machines presented another challenge…
Open Ended
The way you work, and even find work, could be about to change. The concept of commuting to the office for another day’s work may become a thing of the past. Looking for work may no longer entail scouring classifieds and job search websites, or even liaising with recruitment consultants, come to that…
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