The winners of the Built for the Future – ReUSEIT competition have been announced with Michael Pick, Jonathan Biggs and Ray Henry picking up the price for top redesigns of …
Reloade is back online
Hi folks, apologies for the month long absence from posts/email in this place. A few friends and I have been away on a few personal matters, uni and also work …
Why are flamingos pink?
Ever wondered why flamingos are Pink? Well, New Scientist have posted an answer in The Last Word. Interestingly it’s all about diet.
CHI-Place is relaunched
CHI-Place an online community forum site on Human-Computer Interaction has been relaunched. The website, continues to be a resource for information on related topics, interviews, extra reading, external resources and …
Scientists map the Dog Genone
Well, it was only a matter of time, but the poodle has become the fourth mammal to have its genome mapped, joining the list of mammals including the rat, mouse …
INFront profiles the SBS creative team
Australian INFront have profiled 5 designers from multicultural and multilingual broadcaster, SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). Their creative and profiled work is really amazing and worthwhile checking out. The profiled designers …
Digitally Imported Di.fm Trance channel
Been listening to di.fm (trance channel) all week via WinAmp. It has some of the best mixed trance, well worth checking out.
AIfIA template documents
Erin Malone has uploaded a collection of useful documents and tools on the Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture (AIfIA) website. The tools, which include document templates, process map posters, briefs …
The origins of writing
The Utah State University has created an insightful micro site on the origins of writing. The micro site covers also writing systems, particularly the topic of Runic writing – the …
Screen reader friendly websites
The Australian Royal Blind Society have collated a useful list of websites that are friendly and accessible to screen readers. These sites include audio books, games sites, media and news, …
China’s first manned space flight
New scientist reports that China will launch their first human space flight following week-long celebrations on 1 October. The Shenzhou spacecraft will carry a single Chinese astronaut into space and …
The Web Standards Group
The Web Standards Group is a Sydney based collective which aims to provide web developers and designers a forum via a discussion list and meetings, to discuss issues and share …
IA Sydney meet this thursday
Eric Scheid, who runs the really cool wiki site, IAWiKi is once again organising a meet for this coming thursday for like-minded Information Architecture folks in Sydney. It is an …
Go Digital on the BBC World Service
I was up late listening to ABC News Radio and I came across the BBC World Service programme Go Digital with presenter Tracey Logan. The programme is quite interesting, covering …
The Usability Methods Toolbox
The Usability Methods Toolbox by James Hom is a collection of useful information on the various methods and techniques used in usability evaluation. The list contains a large selection of …