Awesome Backdraft cover page at Australian INFront. And Matthew Willis from 72ppi gets himself some cool wheels. :)

Here are some Flash related links I’ve found while reading Colin Moock’s, ActionScript the Definitive Guide. They are predominantly al websites in design, interactivity, scripting, games and interface ::: www.presstube.com, www.bzort-12.com, www.protocol7.com, www.gigablast.com, www.huihui.de, www.curiousmedia.com and www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices.

Photos from yesterday’s OFC World Cup Qualifier between Australia and NZ are now live in the Supplement ::: www.reloade.com.au/main/3.0/news/supplement. Australia won 4-1. I’ve also posted photos from Saturdays Day Out during the photo shoot with the very beautiful Odette Faulstone.

Cafedave post a link to the Australian Federal Government’s, National Office for the Information Economy – Accessability Online Resource ::: http://accessability.noie.gov.au

Popcord Taxi at the Valhalla showcases the best in local and independent cinema, it screens everything from international features to 30-second videos. On Monday 25 June Popcorn Taxi presents a bonus session featuring special guest Hoyt Yeatman. One of the world’s leading special effects supervisors and an Academy Award winner, he has worked on such films as The Abyss, Mission to Mars, Armageddon and The Rock.
Yeatman presents exclusive test footage of The Secret Lab, then participates in a Q&A hosted by Michael Lim, founder and 2000/01 chair of special events for Sydney ACM Siggraph. The program concludes with a screening of Harvey, Australia’s only entrant at this year’s Siggraph conference, the world’s most prestigious event about computer graphics and interactive techniques.
For more info visit the official Popcorn Taxi website ::: www.popcorntaxi.com.au.

Ctheory is an online international journal on theories, technology and culture ::: www.ctheory.com.

May issue of Cre@te Online mag just hit the newstands here in Sydney. ::: www.createonline.co.uk. Also photos from last night’s Office XP launch at the Westin Sydney are now in the Supplement.

The Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) is an international, independent organization that empowers the public, especially parents, to make informed decisions about electronic media by means of the open and objective labelling of content. Its dual aims are to: (i) protect children from potentially harmful material; and, (ii) to protect free speech on the internet. ::: www.icra.org.

New edition of Digital-Web mag is out ::: www.digital-web.com. With one of its features, looking at minimalist and simplistic design – “Keep it simple stupid“. Quote taken from article – “Content is King, Consistency is Queen”.

Tonight’s topic on the ABC’s science program Aftershock is on “The Future of Drugs”. A look at how medicine can soon identify and rectify symptoms such as a bad mood or a phobia ::: www.abc.net.au/aftershock/episode8.htm

Article ZDNET Web designers warned of legal minefield By Megan McAuliffe ::: www.zdnet.com.au/news/internet/story/0,2000020814,20233632,00.htm

Intranet Journal is a useful online resource about all manner of intranet. ::: www.intranetjournal.com

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