World’s leading telcos unite to take on Apple — Sydney Morning Herald
The comprehensive guide to saving images for web — Six Revisions
e-Commerce design resources: the ultimate round-up — Hongkiat
Information gathering: a round-up of UX applications — UX Booth
CMOs: Your brand is on digital time — Forbes.com
The $5 guerrilla user test — Bumblebee Labs (via @joelflom)
Relevance [...]

Successful strategies for selling ad space on low traffic websites — Smashing Magazine
Onboarding: designing welcoming first experiences — UX Mag
Interview with the authors of Remote Research — UX Booth
Tableau Public: data visualisation service — via Konigi
Unique blog posts and wordpress tips — Web Designer Wall
10 keys to effective non-profit organisation websites — Vandelay Design
15 highly-useful [...]

“To blog or not to blog” is a question many marketing managers and business owners grapple with…  Sure the results can be magnificent, yet where do I find the time and how long until my blog ‘breaks through’?
Legendary blogger, Jonathan Crossfield (who also happens to be Communications Manager at Netregistry – domain & hosting company) [...]

Bluewire Media’s blog was recently listed in 8 Australian design blogs that deserve your attention! by Webmaster Showcase.
It’s really exciting to be recognised by industry peers.  Here’s what they said:

Written by a team of design professionals with varying backgrounds, the Bluewire Media Blog is a website that gives an all-around look at the design world. There [...]

I’m currently reading Reality Marketing Revolution! by Mike Lieberman & Eric Keiles.
Reality Marketing is based on adding an extra step to the marketing cycle – Lieberman & Keiles argue that going straight from an ad to a sale just isn’t realistic anymore. Instead, it takes more to take the cake: Mix advertising, public relations & referrals, [...]

11 common web design blunders — Hongkiat
The art & science of the email signature — Smashing Magazine
Free vector social media icon set — Web Designer Wall
Colour theory for designers part 3 — Smashing Magazine
Why HTML5 isn’t going to save the internet — Gizmodo
Google to trial ultra high-speed broadband networks — Sydney Morning Herald
Imogen Heap’s ‘Twitdress’ [...]

We’ve just won an International web design award for Outstanding Achievement for the Queensland Fertility Group website!
The Interactive Media Awards are judged using five specific criteria:

Design
Content
Feature Functionality
Usability
Standards Compliance & Cross Browser Compatibility

Particular merit was given to usability & functionality, a nod to the features designed to make the customer experience as pain-free as [...]

Recommended design reading — Jason Santa Maria
iPad user experience guidelines as everyday design tips — Kitsune Noir
Showcase of well-designed Mac application websites — Six Revisions
40 beautiful corporate websites — Vandelay Design Blog
Flashpoint as Jobs takes aim at Adobe — Sydney Morning Herald
What to expect in 2010: UX/UI design simplicity — Web Designer Wall
Improve conversions by [...]