photo:Steve Baty
It’s time for part two of the 5 x 5 interview series, covering a range of speakers from the upcoming Perth web conference the Edge of the Web. Next I caught up with Ash Donaldson.
Ash Donaldson is one of those old school User Experience Designers that are the main stay of our industry. He’s the type of person that just extrudes knowledge and a passion for his craft . It’s well worth having a chat over a beer or two with Ash, you’ll come away with your head spinning, and not from the beer.
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Last year the Perth Web community celebrated with the highly successful inaugural Edge of the Web conference. Well that conference is on again, with workshops and ending in the massive geek black tie party that is the Australia Web Awards Dinner. You wanted it over two days – you got it, you wanted more locals – you got it, you wanted more workshops – you got it.
To help celebrate this year, I’m putting together this five part interview series with speakers from the Edge of the Web conference, this is part one.
photo: Ben Buchanan
In a few weeks there is going to be the biggest web event of the Western Australian calendar year. Not just the Edge of the Web conference, there is also Webjam, four workshops and the WA Web Awards all in one roller coaster week.
One of the keynote speakers and workshop presenter at the Edge of the Web conference is Derek Featherstone. Derek is particularly renown for his straight forward and often enlightening approach to accessibility.
The other day I took the opportunity to discuss with Derek his motivation, the future of accessibility and his forthcoming workshop.
You know in Perth people complain and carry on that nothing comes to Perth, all the good events, concerts, show and so on, all by-pass Perth.
Well with the Edge of the Web this all changes, forever.
The Australia Web Industry Association (AWIA) has given you a world class conference on your doorstep.
The Edge of the Web is a web design and development conference that you see only on the east coast. But it’s in Perth. When 6-7 November. But wait there is more. There are 4 workshops from leading experts. And wait there is even more. To finish it all off there is the WA Web Awards Dinner (you have entered haven’t you) on the Friday night. This makes it one rocking web blast of a week.
