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Maadmob is a small Australian freelance agency specialising in web strategy, design and training. Our services include 4 different streams:

• consulting on web strategy
• providing a wide range of design services (information architecture / interaction design / content design, not visual design!)
• providing mentoring services to clients who need some extra confidence and structured learning
• running public and in-house modular workshops on design skills (the only of its kind in Australia)

Maadmob is run by Donna (Maurer) Spencer, who has more than 8 years professional experience designing intranets, websites, web applications and business systems. Donna is a regular speaker at a wide range of local and international conferences.Donna is based in Canberra, Australia, and available to work interstate and internationally (and locally of course).

Upcoming workshops

Information architecture: Theory and practice

Oz-IA - September 19 - Sydney, Australia

My full day IA workshop is sold out, but if you’d like it presented in-house or at your event, please contact me.

Designing interaction in the age of Ajax

Web Directions South - September 24, 2008 - Sydney, Australia

A new-for-me workshop and one I’m really looking forward to teaching: Designing Interaction in the Age of Ajax.Come to my workshop to learn about how to design interactive interfaces, and Derek Featherstone’s workshop to learn how to build them accessibly.

Information architecture essentials: Best practices for organizing your site’s content

User Interface 13 Conference - October 14 - Cambridge, Massachussets

Get a solid grounding in information architecture that will enable you to create designs that help users find what they want. Use the promotion code ‘Spencer’ when you register to get $30 off a single day registration and get a free limited-edition UI13 Flip Ultra video camcorder if you sign up for all 4 days.Read more about Information Architecture Essentials: Best Practices for Organizing Your Site’s Content.

Information architecture: Just the essentials

Edge of the Web - November 7 - Perth, Australia

This half-day workshop covers just the essential elements of information architecture - classification, categorisation, organisation schemes and navigation.Read more about Information architecture: Just the essentials.