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Udi Dahan's Advanced Distributed Systems Design with SOA

Join Udi for a course packed with the wisdom of companies like SUN, Amazon and EBay.

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Date: 3 June 2013
Location: The Skills Matter eXchange, UK

In The Brain of Michael C. Feathers: The Design Principle that sneaks through your code, your system, and your life.

In this talk, Michael Feathers will take one principle: Postel's Law and expand upon it, showing that it ties to covariance, contravariance, and nearly every other aspect of systems thinking.

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Date: 10 April 2013
Location: The Skills Matter eXchange, UK

Approaching Responsive Web Design

A free event lovingly brought to you by The Digital Pond. Our excellent line-up of experts will be sharing their experiences, ideas and techniques to help you make better responsive websites.

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Date: 18 April 2013
Location: The Old Sessions House, UK

iQ Webinar: Video & Motion Graphics in Digital Design

iQ Webinar: Video & Motion Graphics in Digital Design

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Date: 11 April 2013
Location: Online, UK

Infographic or Visual CV as a Job Application [Infographic]

Future Gov: Head of Comms

When applying for the role of Head of Comms at FutureGov, I knew that the job posting would attract a lot of interest and high quality applications. Indeed, there ended up being several dozen people applying for the job.

I needed to make my application stand out.

Yes, I made sure to have a top notch CV, Covering Letter and References. But I wanted a little something extra to put my application on top of the pile.

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2 April 2013 by Chinwag Team

Craig Larman's Applying Advanced Object Design with Patterns

In Craig Larman's highly practical four day Applying Advanced Object Design with Patterns course, you will learn how to design with patterns.

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Date: 8 April 2013
Location: Skills Matter at MWB Business Exchange, UK

Industry Web Design and Development Conference

Over 1 day, web industry professionals come together to listen to 8 speakers telling stories about their experiences, provide insights in to their work and suggest ways to make us better. Join us at the Turbine Hall on the 24th April 2013 in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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Date: 24 April 2013
Location: The Turbine Hall, UK

[Infographic] HTML5 - Setting New Standards for Web Design

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HTML5 is big news - and it's not surprising. It's a major step forward in web design, bringing unprecedented capabilities and flexibility to the way sites are put together. It's set to make a significant difference to the way brands develop their digital strategies and marketing plans - one which has the potential to enhance digital commerce and engagement, at a time when ecommerce and online retail is going from strength to strength.

We've put together an infographic which takes a look at the facts and figures behind HTML5 and why it's important for digital strategists and marketers.

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30 November 2012 by Dan Mortimer

The Digital Revolution 2.0

Ever wondered what the future holds? Find the answer, as our panel of renowned designers share their thoughts on how our lives will change when the digital revolution hits home?

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Date: 24 October 2012
Location: Logan Hall, Institute of Education, UK

[Infographic] Coolness of Blue in Web Design by TemplateMonster

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Blue Eyes, Blue Suade Shoes or maybe you're just Blue (Da Ba Dee, Da Ba Daa) - it seems this shade is top of the charts in more ways than one.

As the lovely Nathalie Nahai mentioned at her Psychology of Online Persuasion book launch last week, blue is a very popular colour for the web - and that's now been backed up by TemplateMonster.com's new infographic, "Coolness of Blue in Web Design" below, looking at it's influence on genders, cultures and more.

And if you missed out on our latest psychology event, keep your eyes peeled for our 2013 events schedule announcement coming soon!

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18 October 2012 by Lauren Cotton

dd:LONDON - "The Launch" Presented by Digital DUMBO & Huge

You're invited to join Digital DUMBO & Huge on Oct. 17th as we celebrate the official launch of dd:LONDON, the newest community from Digital DUMBO, one of the fastest growing digital communities in the world, founded in Brooklyn in 2009.

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Date: 17 October 2012
Location: The Light Bar, UK

UX #Fail: Magazines are iPads That Don't Work [video]

A Magazine is an iPad That Doesn't Work

Still working in print? Attached to the product of dead trees splashed with ink and trucked around the country? The next (but one?) generation doesn't feel the same way.

Check out this video of a toddler experiencing full-on user-experience #fail with her magazines. Guaranteed to send a shiver down the spines of die-hard print lovers everywhere.

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6 June 2012 by Sam Michel

Etsy Illustrates its Talent at Clerkenwell Design Week

Etsy.com is the world’s handmade marketplace. Shop directly from almost 800,000 sellers in 150 countries, offering over 10,000,000, unique, handmade and vintage products.

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Date: 22 May 2012
Location: Farmiloe Building,, UK

Eric Evans Domain Driven Design Hands-On Immersion Workshop

Finding and exploiting domain models is key to success with large software systems. This 4-day workshop (authored by the godfather of Domain Driven Design, Eric Evans) will weave together lecture, discussion and classroom exercises, including hands-on coding projects to provide you with the skills to introduce these concepts to your own projects.

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Date: 17 December 2012
Location: Skills Matter, UK

Eric Evans Domain Driven Design Hands-On Immersion Workshop

Finding and exploiting domain models is key to success with large software systems. This 4-day workshop (authored by the godfather of Domain Driven Design, Eric Evans) will weave together lecture, discussion and classroom exercises, including hands-on coding projects to provide you with the skills to introduce these concepts to your own projects.

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Date: 5 November 2012
Location: Skills Matter, UK