Web Standards Group

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October meeting 2008 (Sydney)

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Date: Tuesday 07 October, 2008

Event Details

An exciting Sydney web standards group meeting coming up on Tuesday 8 October. We have two great presentations on two diverse topics!

Presentation 1: Ambient Personalisation & Rich Interaction Mechanisms

Presenter: Christopher Khalil, News Digital Media

Does one size really fit all? Most interfaces are designed to suit some users and their contexts more than others. However, as we design we often have to throw out solutions that could encompass other user populations and contexts, we do this so we can build for the "majority" of users. But what happens to these discarded designs?

Is there a way we can integrate them into the overall system and design an interface that is everything to everybody?

Well it's not easy but by designing a degree of personalisation into the system we can offer the user the ability to access and craft their own versions of those alternatives. We allow them to create a context that suits them while giving them the ability to create their own information architecture.

Presentation 2: New Stuff in Web Standards

Presenter: Lachlan Hunt

New developments in web standards like HTML 5 and CSS 3 are providing designers and developers with better tools for creating web sites and applications with a rich user experience. This presentation will showcase the latest features currently being implemented in browsers, including new JavaScript APIs, improved multimedia support and CSS.

Details

Date:
Tuesday 8 October
Time:
6:30pm for 7:00pm start
Where:
Australian Museum - 6 College Street Sydney
Cost:
$10 per head (pay at the door)

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