work, websites
One of the nice things about moving to a new area is building up a local clientele. I get quite a lot of anecdotal interest when the topic of what I do for a living comes up, and I’m frequently asked for my business card. Never think that a web designer doesn’t need a business […]
Hazel Flynn is my wife, and a wordsmith of the highest calibre. Having started out as a radio producer, Hazel has since written for just about every major newspaper and magazine in the country – either direct or through a content provider like HWW – including being on the team that started Who Weekly magazine,
Rosalind Bradley is an Australian who has worked in PR and marketing for organisations including the Fred Hollows Foundation. Ros was in London at the time of the 2005 bombings, and what she saw inspired her to approach prominent Australians to share their selections of favourite prayers and reflections. The book Mosaic is the result.
Another ACSSO project has seen the light of day, this one focused on Australian information, resources and activities associated with the United Nations having declared 2008 the International Year of Languages. While there is, of course, an international site for the International Year, and the Australian Council of State School Organisations and its private school
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If there’s anything better than having a long-term, informed and committed client who requires you to design, manage and improve a website, it’s having one who has a whole set of diverse, meaningful and purposeful websites. The Values in Education website is one face that the Australian Council of State School Organisations projects, originally focused
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I’ve written previously about how doing pro bono work is great training for web designers. Your clients love you, you get to both practise and extend your skills and – if you’re like me – you get a warm feeling from helping those who could do with it. And, sometimes, you get more. Back in
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Hazel has finally made the big step away from her successful career as a book publisher and editor to take on the position of Editor-in-Chief at online startup NeoNeighbourhood. This in itself is an exciting development, not least because the kids and I will get to see much more of her. No more leaving the
I was dead impressed by fullcodepress.Back in August, fullcodepress involved a team of Australians and a team of New Zealanders competing to each build a full website in 24 hours under controlled conditions. A panel of judges assessed which one best met the contest criteria, and a couple of not-for-profit good causes had terrific websites
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Today was the soft launch date for NeoNeighbourhood.com. This is a project I’ve been working on for a few months now. In October 2006, I wrote about a book called Neo Power, an examination of consumer spending patterns that identified a different way of identifying and marketing to people with a high level of discretionary
My stable of sites for the Australian Council of State School Organisations continues to grow. To complement the existing main ACSSO site, the Families Matter site, the Values in Education site and the Languages Education site, I’ve just completed Ensemble, focusing on Music Education in Australia. These sites come out of ACSSO’s approach to identifying
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