It was four hours in the making, but this was the page that made me understand the truth in the old adage, “it’s not the destination, but the journey that matters.” My youngest daughter was three when she took the photos used … Read More
Like all technology, website design is ever-updating. The way in which websites are constructed today is quite different to how they were constructed back when I coded – in Notepad – my first Dark Angel fansite. Likewise, search engine crawlers are frequently changing their algorithm. Good luck, and may the odds be ever in your favour. But if they’re not? Maybe these tips might help…… Read More
Garden Fairy Creations is a New Zealand ecommerce store that supplies miniature fairy garden ornaments and kitset fairy gardens. I had so much fun putting together this website in the weeks leading up to Christmas. My client (who is, by the … Read More
Almost all of Indie’s interests have been generated initially from a movie or computer game, but they have all managed to tap into other areas of expression and interest for him. They’ve resonated with him in a way nothing else has, and enriched so many other aspects of creativity.… Read More
A long time ago, with the help of our then-puppy, Bree scooped out a ‘dino pit’ directly at the base of the back steps. It was perfect for use as a dinosaur waterhole and, better yet, trapping anyone who forgot to mind their step when venturing out the back door. But from that wee Dor the Unsuspecting Visitor, an idea for a fully fledged dinosaur garden was born…
Until one day, having grown tired of watching visitors fall into the trap, I picked up the spade, marked out a circle (or thereabouts) in the grass, and began to dig.… Read More
There’s inspiration to be found in the everyday. There’s beauty in the mundane. This is West Auckland street photography – urban rural style. And a shot at some exercise. If I’m lucky.… Read More
I’m not normally a fan of jumping on social media bandwagons (unless it involves Whittakers chocolate), but this is a cause worth freebie-ing for…… Read More
All has been quiet on the IMD front lately, though for good reason. Although I’m sure the chirping crickets and tumbleweeds have sorely missed my ramblings. I’m currently working on a website for a local artist who has exhibited throughout … Read More
There’s a window of time – before the grey haze settles like an unwelcome weight against one’s chest- when Winter is beautiful. When it’s not yet cold enough to merit 15 layers of thermal underwear. When the early morning frosts are more novelty than nuisance. When the skeletal structure of trees becomes the latest source of design inspiration.… Read More
The majority of my graphic design work has, thus far, erred on the side of cute and whimsical. I enjoy creating these graphics – not because “cute” is my personal style, but because it’s not.… Read More
As well as a great opportunity to dust off the DSLR and photograph the kids chasing each other amid the last of the autumn, today’s park outing provided an inspiration for some random fun with Photoshop.… Read More
Opening Photoshop and mucking around with various brushes and overlay effects until I finally scrape together something half-way presentable is akin to a monkey smacking away at the keys of a typewriter until it eventually flukes a proper word or two, isn’t it? … Read More
I leave my desk for five minutes and come back to this? These two like to hang around my work space, offering advice while I’m testing out website layouts. I have an inkling that they’re trying to get … Read More
The Lily Bug: I wish I was the sun so I could shine brightly. Me: Aww you’re so cute! The Lily Bug: Then I’d turn myself up really high… So everyone can burn. *cackles manically* She said that. I kid … Read More
We love our usual local West Auckland playground with its large reserve and native bush area, but it’s always way more fun to stumble across ones we’ve never been to before. … Read More
The kids had a friend over today and they spent much of it busy playing and ignoring me completely (except for when I was required to mop tears or wipe mud from feet). Initially, I had this plan to spend … Read More
There’s really only so much a four-year-old needs to know. And in our family we sometimes tend to answer questions far too readily, and without always stopping to think about the appropriateness of the originally overheard conversation that prompted them … Read More
I don’t want to blog about my supermarket misadventures – I don’t want to be that tedious. But if we’re going to be honest here, I have been driven bat shit crazy and I have to get this off my … Read More
Looks like they’re painting Christmas colours to me! Or as the Lad suggests, Zombie brain splatter patterns!… Read More
Cornflour, water, and food colouring make for the BEST messy play material! Easier to clean up than mud, and nowhere near as smelly.