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Nominated for a Digital Communications Award 30 Jul 2013 | 08:16 pm
Today I learned that a website designed by Edelman public relations for the UN Refugees Agency, and built entirely by me is shortlisted, (along with two others in the category of “Digital Public Affai...
“WiFi makes me lightheaded…” 29 Jul 2013 | 07:09 pm
I just read a “news” story about a woman calling for WiFi-free zones, because she “feels lightheaded whenever she is within range of a wireless network“. In the reader’s comments, amidst all the scie...
Demotivational: Internet Explorer and more… 17 Mar 2012 | 03:31 am
“Motivational Posters” are the kind commonly found in schools and corporate offices, designed to inspire people to achieve more or think differently. Over the years, they have been repeatedly parodied...
New logo design for ‘Had You Known’ 24 Feb 2012 | 02:46 pm
My friend Vincent wanted a quick logo for his new site HadYouKnown.com. The concept for the site is “Had you known then, (could be 20 years, 10 years ago, 5 years), what you know today what would you...
David Platt: The face of Poundland! 4 Feb 2012 | 12:36 am
Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd who plays David Platt on the show, is lesser known for his other starring role, the face of Poundland, Europe’s biggest single price discount retailer. Last year...
UNHCR graphic depicting Camp Ashraf 3 Feb 2012 | 06:28 am
This morning I was tasked, at short notice, by the UN Refugee Agency to create a small graphic to accompany a press release about Camp Ashraf, (now being called “Camp New Iraq“). With little informat...
LEGO Minifigures Series 6 bump codes 30 Jan 2012 | 07:27 am
Most people don’t realise I’m an even bigger geek than I let on. I collect LEGO minfigures, I have literally hundreds of them at home, including all of the “Collectables” series to date. The Minifigu...
Available pronounceable 5 letter domains: A-D 24 Jan 2012 | 01:04 am
As you are probably aware, there are no longer any 4 letter .com domain names available, and all 8,938 English five letter words have already been registered. So if you want a short, memorable 5 lette...
Pierre: A Cautionary Tale by Maurice Sendak 20 Jan 2012 | 05:29 am
Among all of the story books my parents read to me as a child, one that really captured my imagination and always stuck with me was, “Pierre: A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue“, (bette...
Quick Social Media buttons in a jQuery function 17 Jan 2012 | 03:05 pm
We’ve all seen them, the Tweet this, Like this, Share this social media buttons. They give end users an easy way to share content, whilst providing webmasters with an important promotional service for...
