Today at Bluewire we have been discussing how important it is for a website to reflect the character and personality of the business that it represents. When it comes to design this is obvious – you don’t need to explain to companies that the way their website looks will reflect the way people see their [...]

The Hot Seat with Bluewire Media
Shortly, Toby & I will be in the “Hot Seat” being grilled by a panel of three experts!  The event is being organised by The Source – a group that fuels young professionals in Brisbane.
It should be an exciting night & I’m looking forward to the questions the panellists and [...]

Apple bucks recession trend with record sales and profits — The Guardian
Speaking of Apple, check out their new Magic Mouse — Apple.com
Fix it — Even if it ain’t broke — Fast Company
Focusing interaction design with design strategy — UX Booth
A place to ask questions about the user experience disciplines — UX Exchange
Bing, Google integrate Twitter [...]

Human Centered Design Toolkit — IDEO
Millions set to disconnect their fixed-line phones — Sydney Morning Herald
The new Steve Jobs unveils new iPod Nano — Sydney Morning Herald
Helvetical turns Google Calendar into a thing of beauty — Life Hacker
Showcase of fresh and well designed online shops — Smashing Magazine
5 tools to increase accessibility — UX Booth
User [...]

Recently, MiniMovers founder & owner, Mike O’Hagan shared his thoughts on using the web to increase business profits.  Mike had just returned from the United States when he gave his presentation.
Highlights from the presentation and the MiniMovers story:

Give customer what they need, NOT what they want
Exceed expectations by adding unexpected value in every step of the process
Marketing can [...]

A big congratulations to the team at CumminsNitro!
They have just been awarded 2 Grand Prix awards at the Cannes Lions 2009 56th International Advertising Festival for their ‘Best Job in the World’ campaign.
For those of you who have been living under a rock and managed to miss the publicity that surrounded this very successful campaign, [...]