Since I’ve struck out on my own as a freelancer, I’ve found that one of my basic assumptions has been revealed as false. I’d always thought that I’d be taking on a job, completing it and never seeing the client again. But I find that most of my clients prefer to build a long term […]
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
Last year, I was elected to the Committee of Web Industry Professionals Association. WIPA is an organisation that brings Australian web professionals together to exchange ideas, participate in debate, advance education and promote ethical practice. One of WIPA’s activities is holding or assisting events like this one that will help achieve positive outcomes for the
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There is definitely good reason to be careful when using Facebook – and it’s not limited to that social networking application by any means. Sharing information like your mother’s maiden name (commonly used by banks etc as extra security questions) with even your close friends online is asking for trouble. And Facebook does make it
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I went to see an interesting piece of theatre last night, a new Australian work by Marcel Dorney. Thieves Like Us was originally commissioned by La Boite Theatre in Brisbane, which is where the playwright’s friendship with director Jamie Dawson grew. Brisbane is also the setting for the play, which naturally affords some comic moments.
Anne Summers has drawn my attention to: “a peaceful, and poetic, alternative to the protests that have accompanied the Olympic torch relay, which is today in Canberra. If you go to the website www.penpoemrelay.org you will see the PEN poem relay, a web-based campaign calling for Free Expression in China. A short poem, “June” by
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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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