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Volunteer Website Creation
4 Jun 2016
Last weekend I volunteered my web design and development skills at the Impact NPO charity hackathon. It was a full-on weekend! Kicking off on Friday night where we met with … Read more about Volunteer Website Creation »
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Top Tips for creating a WordPress Website or Blog
5 Apr 2016
Starting out with WordPress can be tricky. Designing and building a decent site that is a step above the standard templates and unique enough to reflect an individual or company … Read more about Top Tips for creating a WordPress Website or Blog »
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One of the most powerful problem solvers: taking a break
27 Jul 2015
Over the years of designing and developing WordPress websites I’ve had my fair share of problems and frustrations. I haven’t met a developer who hasn’t. What I have learnt is you … Read more about One of the most powerful problem solvers: taking a break »
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Review of NZ Bloggers Network
16 Jul 2015
Earlier this week I attended my first meetup since I’ve returned to New Zealand. It was a bloggers meetup focused around WordPress this month. I thought it would be the … Read more about Review of NZ Bloggers Network »
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What is a custom WordPress website theme?
10 Jul 2015
WordPress, that’s the blogging platform right? Well yes and no. Nowadays it’s used more and more as the content management system behind fully functional websites. Themes are the design and … Read more about What is a custom WordPress website theme? »
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Need a website or piece of design?
15 Jun 2015
I’m now back in my homeland of New Zealand and preparing to take on freelance projects. So if you’re in need of a new website, a consultation, maybe a designed … Read more about Need a website or piece of design? »
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Leaving London, the UK WordPress Community and LBDesign
16 Oct 2014
In a few days time I’ll be flying to Namibia where I’ll start volunteering at a wildlife sanctuary to kick off my travels around the world back to New Zealand, … Read more about Leaving London, the UK WordPress Community and LBDesign »
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Photo Live 2014 Review
8 Sep 2014
A full day of photography you say? The chance to hear award winning photographers speak you say? The chance to see loads of incredible photographs you say? Well, this was exactly … Read more about Photo Live 2014 Review »
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Re-design process of designack.com (Part 2 of 2)
11 Aug 2014
Further to last week’s post, I am continuing to discuss the thoughts I had and the process I went through when I recently re-designed and re-developed my WordPress portfolio site … Read more about Re-design process of designack.com (Part 2 of 2) »
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Re-design process of designack.com (Part 1 of 2)
4 Aug 2014
A few months ago I decided it was time for a refresh on designack.com. The previous site was not responsive, the galleries often had hiccups and I felt it … Read more about Re-design process of designack.com (Part 1 of 2) »
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Review of WordCamp Bournemouth 2014
14 Jul 2014
Seaside, sunshine and a group of fantastic people talking about WordPress for two days, WordCamp Bournemouth didn’t disappoint! WordCamp Bournemouth was my fifth WordCamp and as always there were great … Read more about Review of WordCamp Bournemouth 2014 »
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8 Tips for Designing WordPress Websites
15 May 2014
As part of WordPress London’s 3rd anniversary this week I contributed a short lightning talk called ‘8 Tips for Designing WordPress Websites’. This talk includes simple design principles that are easy to understand to help improve any website design. … Read more about 8 Tips for Designing WordPress Websites »
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Travel Photography Live 2013
29 Jul 2013
After being blown away by the amazing speakers at Travel Photography Live in 2012, I decided to head down to Royal Geographical Society for a second year of hearing some very talented and impressive professional photographers speak. … Read more about Travel Photography Live 2013 »
