Category Archives: dConstruct

dConstruct 2008

I realise I’m hideously behind with blogging about lots of geeky stuff, but here goes. Apologies if you were expecting this sooner! This year’s dConstruct was a lot larger than I was expecting: the last time I went in 2006 … Continue reading

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Decisions, Decisions

I’ve been in a dilemma for the past few days. Ever since finding out that d.Construct2007 and BarCampBrighton are scheduled for 7th, 8th & 9th of September, it’s posed me a problem. Which is that it’s the exact same dates … Continue reading

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d.construct debrief

Otherwise known as the dConstruct Party… But first, I’d like to say what a great time I had at the conference. Some really informed and informative speakers; nice venue (apart from the pokey seats) and plenty of subjects to get … Continue reading

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d.construct, Designing The Complete User Experience

A presentation by Jeffrey Veen [Jeffrey Veen gets excited talking about his old job at wired.com] Jeff Veen’s presentation where to start? He’s a very charismatic and engaging speaker, and this was no exception. You can download his presentation slides … Continue reading

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d.construct, Understanding Folksonomy (Tagging That Works)

A presentation by Thomas Vander Wal Folksonomy is the result of personal, free tagging of pages and objects for one’s own retrieval. Tagging is done in a social environment (it’s shared and open to others) The act of tagging is … Continue reading

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