18 Mar 2017
Take 2 Days, 12ish speakers, 80ish attendees from Australia and NZ and a bunch of WordPress chat, what do you get? WordCamp Auckland! … Read more about WordCamp Auckland 2017 – Review of Oceanic WordPress conference »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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? »
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? »
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 »
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) »
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) »
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 »
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 »
27 Jul 2013
It’s been a busy few months if the world of WordPress for me. With two presentations given to the WordPress London Meetup group and one at the UK’s WordCamp Lancaster 2013. The latest was a 5 minute lightning talk about asking clients the right questions before starting a WordPress project. … Read more about 10 Questions to ask your client when you’re starting a WordPress project »