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Web Directions 2010 · Sydney | SpeakersList

Web Directions

A prolific Australian series of design- and engineering-focused conferences.

Product DesignAIFuture of DesignWeb Design

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Next edition

August 2026

Location

Sydney, Australia

Format

In person

Organiser

Web Directions

About Web Directions

Web Directions runs a family of conferences in Australia spanning product design, front-end engineering, and emerging technology, including themed editions on AI and product. Events are held in cities such as Sydney.

The programme addresses designing digital products in the era of large language models and the changing relationship between design and engineering, with a lineup that includes senior practitioners.

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Access All Areas · AAA

Upcoming
2026
7–8 Dec
Sydney
Lineup unknown
Upcoming
2026
Nov
Sydney
Lineup unknown
2026
26 Aug
Sydney
Lineup unknown
2026
3–4 Jun
Melbourne
66 speakers
2025
19–20 Nov
Sydney
18 speakers
2024
27–28 Nov
Sydney
19 speakers
2023
26–27 Oct
Sydney
89 speakers
2022
1–2 Dec
Sydney
89 speakers
2022
6 Oct
Sydney
18 speakers
2022
22–29 Jul
Global Scope
13 speakers
2022
10–24 Jun
Lazy Load
19 speakers
2022
29 Apr–6 May
Hover
15 speakers
2021
3–10 Dec
Safe
14 speakers
2021
29 Oct–5 Nov
Access All Areas · AAA
16 speakers
2021
6–13 Aug
Global Scope
15 speakers
2021
11–18 Jun
Lazy Load
17 speakers
2021
23–30 Apr
Hover
15 speakers
2019
31 Oct–1 Nov
Sydney
51 speakers
2018
8–9 Nov
Sydney
28 speakers
2017
9–10 Nov
Sydney
29 speakers
2016
10–11 Nov
Sydney
21 speakers
2015
29–30 Oct
Sydney
34 speakers
2015
4 Sep
Sydney
12 speakers
2015
7 May
Melbourne
10 speakers
2014
30–31 Oct
Sydney
27 speakers
2013
24–25 Oct
Sydney
29 speakers
2012
Oct
Sydney
53 speakers
2011
13–14 Oct
Sydney
45 speakers
2010
Sydney
38 speakers
Speakers in 2010Speakers at Web Directions 2010
Sydney
Ben Schwarz
Building a Better Web with HTML5
Craig Mod
How Digital Affects Books and Publishing
Craig Sharkie
jQuery <3s Designers
Dan Rubin
Creativity, Design and Interaction with HTML5 and CSS3
Daniel Davis
Widgets — Why Should I Care?
Darren Menachemson
Designing Interactions Using Enriched Storytelling
David Gravina
Design Thinking (and Doing)
Divya Manian
Active Web Development
Dmitry Baranovskiy
Raphaël: Native Web Vector Graphics Library
Donna Spencer
Keeping Your Content Alive from Cradle to Grave
Gordon Grace
More Than Raw: Government Data Online
Grant Young
Creating Platforms for Social Innovation
Jacqui Begbie
Australia's Accessibility Transition Strategy
James Bridle
Wrangling Time: The Form and the Future of the Book
Josh Williams
Where Are We Going?
Juliette Melton
Running Effective Remote Studies
Knud Möller
Rdfa Everywhere
Lisa Herrod
The Age of Awareness
Mark Nottingham
Browser Caching and You (a Love Story)
Matt Balara
Flogging Design — Best Practises in Online Shop Design
Max Wheeler
Location, Location, Geolocation
Michael Smith
HTML5 Report Card
Michal Migurski
Let's See What We Can See
Myles Eftos
Building Mobile Web Apps
Naveed Anwar
Minting Mobile Currency in a Socialised, Localised World
Neil King
Australia's Accessibility Transition Strategy
Patrick Lee
JavaScript Sprachraum
Paul Hagon
Enriching Large Data Sets
Paula Bray
Connected Digital Initiatives and Strategies
Rob Manson
GOOD: Graphical Object Oriented Design
Scott Thomas
Designing Obama
Shane Morris
Interaction Design School 101
Silvia Pfeiffer
HTML5 Audio and Video
Simon Pascal Klein
Setting Standards-Friendly Web Type
Steve Souders
Even Faster Web Sites
Tatham Oddie
Practising Web Standards in the Large
Tim Harrison
Designers, Designers, Designers..
Tom Hughes-Croucher
2009
8–9 Oct
Sydney
35 speakers
2008
Sep
Sydney
25 speakers
2007
27–28 Sep
Sydney
36 speakers
2006
28–29 Sep
Sydney
23 speakers

Speakers in 2010Speakers at Web Directions 2010

Sydney

Ben Schwarz
Building a Better Web with HTML5
Craig Mod
How Digital Affects Books and Publishing
Craig Sharkie
jQuery <3s Designers
Dan Rubin
Creativity, Design and Interaction with HTML5 and CSS3
Daniel Davis
Widgets — Why Should I Care?
Darren Menachemson
Designing Interactions Using Enriched Storytelling

David Gravina
Design Thinking (and Doing)
Divya Manian
Active Web Development
Dmitry Baranovskiy
Raphaël: Native Web Vector Graphics Library
Donna Spencer
Keeping Your Content Alive from Cradle to Grave
Gordon Grace
More Than Raw: Government Data Online
Grant Young
Creating Platforms for Social Innovation
Jacqui Begbie
Australia's Accessibility Transition Strategy
James Bridle
Wrangling Time: The Form and the Future of the Book
Josh Williams
Where Are We Going?
Juliette Melton
Running Effective Remote Studies
Knud Möller
Rdfa Everywhere
Lisa Herrod
The Age of Awareness
Mark Nottingham
Browser Caching and You (a Love Story)
Matt Balara
Flogging Design — Best Practises in Online Shop Design
Max Wheeler
Location, Location, Geolocation
Michael Smith
HTML5 Report Card
Michal Migurski
Let's See What We Can See
Myles Eftos
Building Mobile Web Apps
Naveed Anwar
Minting Mobile Currency in a Socialised, Localised World
Neil King
Australia's Accessibility Transition Strategy
Patrick Lee
JavaScript Sprachraum
Paul Hagon
Enriching Large Data Sets
Paula Bray
Connected Digital Initiatives and Strategies
Rob Manson
GOOD: Graphical Object Oriented Design
Scott Thomas
Designing Obama
Shane Morris
Interaction Design School 101
Silvia Pfeiffer
HTML5 Audio and Video
Simon Pascal Klein
Setting Standards-Friendly Web Type
Steve Souders
Even Faster Web Sites
Tatham Oddie
Practising Web Standards in the Large
Tim Harrison
Designers, Designers, Designers..
Tom Hughes-Croucher

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