We’ve been rewatching Rosehaven recently. The entire show is set in the fictional Tasmanian rural town of Rosehaven and all of the establishing shots make we want to move there…
Category Archives: Thoughts
Should all Church Websites look the same?
Oh look – BigAwesome Church has just launched a brand new website. It looks awesome – really modern and engaging, lots of personality. Let’s take a look at the homepage… A nice black or white panel at the top with the logo in it? Check. BIG full width image at the top? Check. How about …
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A Third Path
There’s a great article over at GOOD talking about a ‘Third Path’ for school leavers, apart from school or university/college. I’ve been having similar thoughts recently – albeit along a slightly different track. Around Australia (and presumably the world) Universities, TAFEs and Colleges are pumping out design graduates. As a general rule, these graduates seem …
Hackagong 2012
Over the weekend just past Hackagong was held at Wollongong University. Over 30 hours, close to 90 people, in 27 teams competed to see what they could create. It was a great mix of designers, entrepreneurs and coders, all in one space. I had the pleasure of working with a great young developer creating a …
This is My Wollongong
I realised last night how long it has been since I went for a wander with my camera – so I decided to rectify the situation. 18 months into living in Wollongong, and I’ve now got a selection of favourite places to wander and hang out – so I thought I would share some of …
We are the Gatekeepers
This year I have been lucky enough to once again head along to Web Directions South in Sydney. There’s still a day to go, but I thought I would share a few thoughts about the main focus I felt coming out of day one. There are four tracks at WDS this year so my observations …
Wollongong – a 21st Century Renaissance?
The more time I spend in Wollongong, the more little pockets I discover where there are exciting things going on. I wrote about this a little while ago, but have been thinking more about it recently. There is so much great brewing in Wollongong at the moment. Artists, Designers, Startups and Entrepreneurs. A 21st century …
On speaking at WordCamp
Attending WordCamp Sydney the other weekend was a really great time – lots of inspiring and interesting people talking about stuff that changed the way I think about, and do, my work. The scariest part was that for the first time at a conference, I was one of the speakers. I’m not really a person …
WordCamp Sydney Recap
WordCamp Sydney was held over the weekend – with over 200 devs, designers, site owners and users swarming to the University of Sydney to share their love of WordPress, meet fellow devotees and hopefully learn a few new tricks. I had the pleasure of speaking on the Saturday presenting a few thoughts on how Responsive …
Responsive WordPress at WordCamp Sydney
I’ve been a long time fan of WordPress as a publishing system, and despite trying various other alternatives along the way, I have always ended up coming back to it as my first choice as a Content Management System for any website I build. I was so excited when I heard late last year that …