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  • yellow brick road

    What journey are you taking your users on?

    12th December 2011

    A recent project I started, which involved mobile interaction within a physical space geared at youth, had left me with many questions as to how to best engage users within such a scenario. All solutions were pointing to the buzzword of 2011 – “Gamification”. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Gamification is the use of game… see more

  • microsoftcup

    Microsoft Imagine Cup Finals – The results

    16th May 2011

    The Imagine Cup regional finals were held last week, and it is a great success! We are very impressed with the turnout and the quality of all the projects submitted by the other teams. Reading Room would also like to congratulate the Queensland University of Technology team for their impressive commitment and effort in the Mum2Be… see more

  • Responsive web design

    The responsive design movement: A fluid transition from website to mobile

    6th May 2011

    Most clients these days will broach the topic of having a mobile site.  With the market share in mobile browsers increasing there is a definite need for becoming mobile and making the transition from website to mobile browser. According to GlobalStats in January 2011 the proportion of Desktop to Mobile devices was 95.7% to 4.3%. … see more

  • museums and the web 2011

    Vote Queensland Museum Number one!

    5th April 2011

    Queensland Museum’s website has been nominated for the “best of the web” awards this year. Under the categories Research / Online Museum, the site is being recognised for its use as a resource for researchers. The platform integrates seven websites, a record management system, and an online shop. Reading Room is immensely proud of the… see more

  • microsoftcup

    Microsoft Imagine Cup – Congratulations to Baby2Be!

    29th March 2011

    The QUT team (Baby2Be) has submitted their software design proposal to the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2011 last week, and we are very proud that they have won the top 5 idea award for round 1!  Now that they have won the first round prizes, I reckon we can reveal abit more about what they are doing…. see more

  • microsoftcup

    Microsoft Imagine Cup – Industry Mentor

    17th March 2011

    Reading Room is currently mentoring a team of QUT students participating in the Microsoft Imagine Cup competition, and we are very excited to announce they sent in their submission yesterday! The Microsoft Imagine Cup is the world’s premier student technology competition. The idea is to show how technology can help solve the world’s toughest problems…. see more

  • chart

    Trends for design and UX in 2011

    21st December 2010

    We believe the mobile experience will ultimately mean a return to the web, rather than flipping between a series of standalone apps, but meanwhile, apps will continue to be the flavour of the moment throughout 2011. The challenge for designers and user experience professionals alike is to create interfaces that offer a unified experience regardless… see more

  • old spice

    Bye Bye Old Spice Guy…

    16th July 2010

    This intrepid intern returns from her hibernation with a confession. I spent the last week with someone. We met through a friend after lunch one day.  I apparently had to meet this guy.  It was a torrid affair – I only found out his name today – The Most Interesting Man in the World 2.0… see more

  • bday

    Happy Birthday to you!

    15th March 2010

    What better way to mark the important moments in the lives of the Reading Room crew than by publishing images like these… And we wouldn’t be us if we missed the chance to add an element of competition. Best caption for the image on the left wins a gold star… And if you think you… see more

  • HERO

    And did you know that you’re my hero….?

    12th February 2010

    We <3 this Swedish video ad. So much so that we’re attempting to press the “go voirol” button on it in Australia… Flickr image at the top by Mountainbread.