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This month I bring you another great iPhone game from some more guys I studied with at QUT. Yes my course included some talented individuals as you’ll remember my last iPhone review (BW News Feb 2010) also mentioned fellow course mates, The Voxel Agents, who created Train Conductor.
This [...]

This week’s round-up is tinged with sadness as we say goodbye to our long-standing and well-loved designer, Sarah Hyne.  Sarah’s migrating to new, lush pastures over at MAP Magazine. Sarah had been with Bluewire for two and a half years and in that time she instigated our famous “Weekly Round-up” blog posts.
It’s with a bit [...]

This article I read in Fast Company left me astonished by how much attention Apple pays to every microscopic detail of their marketing campaigns.
Have you ever wondered why all Apple product mockups show the time at just after 9.40? Neither had I (nor had I even picked up on this peculiarity). But indeed, the iPhone’s [...]

Design trend predictions in 2010 — Web Designer Wall
Social media’s true impact on Haiti, China, and the world — Mashable
Fantastic information architecture resources — Noupe
The importance of web interactivity: tips and examples — Hongkiat
How your phone can keep tabs on friends — Sydney Morning Herald
A brief history of eye tracking — The UX Booth
Design and [...]

Weirdest internet moments of 2009 — Sydney Morning Herald
Creative and unusual layouts and navigation designs — Noupe
10 web browsers you probably haven’t heard of — Six Revisions
An introduction to website split testing — Six Revisions
The complete guide to getting the most out of Twitter — Noupe
24 UX articles to start 2010 — The UX Booth
Funny [...]

Being the 30th, I thought I’d put together an animation and take you on journey through the month that was Movember!
Nic & myself as The Bluewire Media Team, managed to raise a total of $265.00. (Not bad for a couple of hairy lips) Donations are still open if you’d like to chip in…
To [...]

How did you get into web development?
When I was a young teenager at the turn of the century, I fiddled around with building small web pages, in so far as to create fan sites for whatever computer games I was playing at the time.
What programs do you rely on most heavily?
My workflow consists of a [...]

Finding focus while trying to work — Konigi
Google voice with your existing number — Google Voice Blog
10 UX blogs you should be reading — UX Booth
Google takes on iTunes with music search — Times Online
The 10 best educational websites — Times Online
Usability experts are from Mars, graphic designers are from Venus — A List Apart
Wireframing [...]

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 [...]

15 common mistakes in e-commerce design and how to avoid them — Smashing Magazine
Usability testing demystefied — A List Apart
Performance comparison of major web browsers — Six Revisions
How to understand your users with personas — Carsonified
Design as a differentiator — Brand Freeze
Google Wave 101 — Life Hacker
Meeting with the Bobs? Gmail will now make sure [...]