Blog

Thoughts, ramblings and advice of a long-time, full-time freelance interface designer & front-end coder.
Take from it what you will.

Communication as a Freelancer

February 27th, 2018

Yes and No Communication I have two general rules when communicating with existing and potential clients: lead with positivity and it’s ok to say no. I use these ideas for just about every email and phone call, regardless of...

Freelance Money: In & Out

January 23rd, 2018

Keeping a close eye on the money in and money out of your freelance business is very important. A freelancer will have irregular income. You always need to know: Are you doing well? Who’s paid, who hasn’t? What...

My experience with CraftCMS

December 5th, 2017

CraftCMS was created by the people that made my favourite ExpressionEngine plugins. And now they make my favourite content management system. Like ExpressionEngine, CraftCMS is a system that comes blank - a clean slate for you to build up your...

Wordpress as a CMS

October 10th, 2017

​I’ve been developing and customising Wordrpress for a long time. It’s the go-to for smaller projects due to it’s zero cost, thousands of (mostly free) plugins and flexible themes. It’s either the client-requested CMS, or the...

ExpressionEngine Developer Thanks

August 8th, 2017

​I’ve been developing / installing and maintaining ExpressionEngine since late 2011. It was the first CMS where I felt I had the power to really control the admin side of content management. It felt premium and powerful in the hands of...

Quick facts

  • Freelance web designer based in the Blue Mountains (just outside Sydney)
  • Prefer to work from my office
  • Hour rate: $ contact me
  • Project rate: $ will quote
  • I'm passionate about quality
  • Married, with two great kids

Read more about me...

Skill & software overview

  • Trained graphic designer
  • 19+ yrs commercial experience
  • User-centred approach
  • Advanced Photoshop & Illustrator
  • Advanced HTML & CSS
  • W3C & WAI compliant
  • Responsive / Mobile friendly
  • WordPress customisation
  • ExpressionEngine customisation
  • Craft CMS customisation

I have a few PHP, Javascript and CMS experts that I work with when required – which is handy.

Right now I am...

  • Designing and front-end coding an online software service for the Australian real estate / strata industry. This electronic strata voting app allows lot owners and strata managers to setup & vote on strata agendas.
  • Working with Signet to lift their online presence. Interface design & code, EdMs and digital graphics are all part of the suite of changes underway.

Testimonials

I love it man - You never disappoint, I'll pass on to the guys and come back to you... they all love it. Richard M, Marketing Consultant
Dave you’re amazing. Thanks for updating so quickly. Chrissy, Duco Promotions Limited
Thanks so much for your help with those changes, I really appreciate you turning that around for me on such a short deadline. You've been extremely accommodating and helpful in piecing the product together, and I know everyone over here will be thrilled with the final result. Gina, Manly Sea Eagles
The NRL Rookie site is looking great! Legend! Fantastic... Really appreciate your efforts Dave! Sara, NRL
Very impressive turn around! Thanks mate, I really appreciate it. In hindsight, this should have been done a long time ago. Looking forward to the next stage of development! Oskar B, Sino Resources Capital
Great effort! I really like working with you as you can work off my short scribblings and make sense from the resulting in a cracking web page! Rickard, Corality
David, we keep getting nothing but rave reviews and overly positive feedback on the website – people love it. Thanks so much for the fantastic work! Isaac H, Syncplicity.com
A1 Dave!", "Boom!!!!", "Yeah that’s the ticket! Ben, Cognify

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