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- 29 Apr. 2012
  Holding its own in the world of Passport Design: the New Zealand Passport
  In my line of work, design carries over from print to web and beyond on a daily basis. Design is all around us, some bad and some good. Interesting and unique pieces of design can really impress me. The New Zealand passport is one of these pieces that I felt was worth sharing. Read more »
  
  Posted in Blog, Graphic Design, Travel
- 25 Apr. 2012
  Anzac Day: A tale from Gallipoli
  Every year April 25 stands out for most New Zealand and Australian people. It marks Anzac Day, the Day the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed at Gallipoli in 1915 Read more »
  
  Posted in Blog, Photography, Travel
- 17 Apr. 2012
  Photographing from all angles in a Turkish fairytale landscape
  Looking up, I see natural structures that could have resembled part of a smurf village if they were painted blue and white, but instead they were a lovely variety of muted rocky tones and referred to as ‘fairy chimneys’ in Cappadocia, Turkey. Read more »
  
  Posted in Blog, Photography, Travel
- 25 Mar. 2012
  Two years on… and still travelling with a camera
  Two years ago today, I, Ngaire Ackerley, packed up and left my home country of New Zealand to travel the big wide world on a one-way ticket. Since leaving New Zealand I’ve had my fair share of adventures. Read more »
  
  Posted in Blog, Photography, Travel
- 13 Mar. 2012
  E-motional type with world-renowned typographers and designers
  How often is it that you get to meet someone that inspired your design and typography career from the early days of your design education? Last week this is exactly what I had the pleasure of doing. Read more »
  
  Posted in Blog, Graphic Design, Resources
- 4 Mar. 2012
  Photographing for a website
  Photography on websites can be a simple or complex challenge depending on the type of site and type of photographs that are used. Photography helps set the stage for the website and can say a lot about the company, product or project before the user even reads any text. Read more »
  
  Posted in Blog, Photography, Website Design
- 25 Feb. 2012
  Winning an unexpected ‘Best Photo’ Prize
  Recently I entered into a challenge with World Wildlife Fund to match as many icons on their 50th anniversary 50p coin as I could. While I may not have won that competition directly, I unexpectedly won ‘Best Photo’ in the WWF 50p coin Anniversary Photo Challenge instead. Read more »
  
  Posted in Blog, Photography, Projects
- 18 Feb. 2012
  Time Lapse Travel Photography to Inspire
  Travelling across the world taking photographs. Who wouldn’t have a dream like this? Well not only is the idea awesome, but I’ve found some photographers that have produced some very inspiring work while travelling with their cameras. Read more »
  
  Posted in Blog, Photography, Travel
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