Useful stuff
- Open Source code by dvize
- Information by dvize
- Contract for designers
- NGO resources
- Recommended Client Reading
- Freelance Resources
- The Internet
- Australian Organisations
- Copyright Info
- Resources for Australian Business
The Five Rules of Design by Sir Michael Bichard, director of UK design council.
1. Great design can change the world and move people
2. If you think good design is expensive you should look at the real cost of bad design
3. Design, creativity and innovation are essential if we are to meet the global challenges of sustainable development
4. Design is not just about products and communications, it's also increasingly in the services we receive or buy
5. To consume design is a creative act - and everyone can be creative!
Open Source code by dvize
- Website Baker - end user manual, XHTML image gallery modual, templates
- Plone CSS - navigation tree, dynamic rounded tabs
- Drupal end user guide: simple how to manage basic content for beginners
- Basic Drupal install and setup steps
Information by dvize
- How to Host a Green Christmas Function
- Design Guide: for designers who care - currently being updated.
- FutureAustralia: The Australian environment and community directory. 2000+ links in 93 categories
- Map of Australian Nuclear Sites
Contract for designers
- Sample Terms - cut, copy and use as you like as long as it is not used as legal advise.
NGO resources
- NGO in a box - security and film tools
Recommended Client Reading
- How to choose a Web Designer/Developer (pdf) by the Australian Web Industry Association
- Web Publishing Guide - The Australian Government Information Management Office
- Internet Development Guides - The Australian Government
- eBusiness Guide - The Australian Government
- How To Build A Website And Stay Sane by Jonathan Oxer. Comprehensive guide on all the things that make a website. Designed for beginners and seasoned website creators.
- How to' Guides for Campaign Components - How to write a brief - The Australian Government
- Content Management Buyer's Guide - Hannon Hill
- Designing for the Web in simple terms by Digital Web Magazine.
- Google Search Engine Ranking Factors - 37 leaders in the world of organic search engine optimization
- BBC report on Accessibility (PDF)
- Tech Talk - Design and print concepts and jargon by DigitalExpert
- How to Ruin a Web Design - The Design Curve
- The 8 Types of Bad Creative Critics
Freelance Resources
- 20 Resources for Freelancers
- Web Developer's Handbook
- Freelance Switch
- Dan Turner - Freelance Workshop
- Pricing a Project - by blue flavor
- Creating The Perfect Portfolio - by Digital web
- Production Methodology - by webboy
- Top 10 Lies told to Naive Artists and Designers
- Pixelgirl - artist and designers articles
- Designer Forms - paperwork
- Corporate Identity Portal : styleguides
- Go It Alone - Bruce Judson
- scottberkun essays
- Findings From the 2007 Web Design Survey - lots of quick to read graphs
- Send large files yousendit
- Send large files dropsend
- Send large files sendbigfiles
- Send large files zshare
The Internet
- China: How to censor the net
- USA: How to spy on the net
- Domain Tools
Links: Australian Organisations
- o2 Australia - eco creatives network creating a better future
- Australian INFront
- EcoDesign Foundation
- Society for Responsible Design
- Australian W3C Office
- Web standards group
- Australian Graphic Design Association
- Australian Interactive Media Industry Association
- Australian Network for Art and Technology
- National Design Centre
- Australian Web Designers
- Australian Film Commission
- Contemporary Arts Organisations of Australia
- Synapse - art and science
- Australian Centre for the Moving Image
- Linux Australia
- Australian Cartoonists' Association
- Design Institute of Australia
- Multimedia Internet Network
- Melbourne Advertising and Design Club
- Digital Labourers Federation
Links: Copyright Info
- Creative Commons An alternative to the traditional copyright system.
- Australian Copyright Council | info sheets
- Intellectual Property
- The Arts Law Centre of Australia