Blog

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

Outsource Resource

August 19th, 2022

A Digital Design Resource. The majority of my time over recent years has been as a digital design resource for organisations and marketing teams. I’m able to provide fast-turnaround, high-quality results for shorter-term promotions and sales/marketing projects. These...

Still here, what a year.

September 14th, 2020

​Just a quick note to say I’m still here and working hard from home in 2020. I hope your year isn’t a complete bin-blaze. It’s been a busy time, and I’ve neglected the blog - so am...

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
  • 22+ 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
  • ZenDesk theme customisation

Right now I am...

  • Working with Signet to lift their online presence. Interface design & code, EdMs and digital graphics are all part of the suite of changes underway.
  • Ongoing work with Insignia to create digital art for online and tradeshow promotion.
  • Working with a podcast production company on a popular US-based medical podcast website running Wordpress.

Testimonials

INCREDIBLE! You are amazing! Thank you!!! Marius, ITV Studios Australia
Dave you’re amazing. Thanks for updating so quickly. Chrissy, Duco Promotions Limited
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 job turning this around. Thanks! Sara, RLIF
Just wanted to follow up and say a massive thank you again for your efforts to refresh support.playrugbyleague. We’re all loving it and super proud to show it off! Jemma W, NRL
I just wanted to thank you for the work you've put in – you're a true professional and I will not hesitate to recommend you to anyone (except our competition!) Al, Specialised Force
Perfect... the sticky nav scroll etc looks great! Victor, Fox Symes & Associates
I want to thank you for your ongoing efforts and support in helping us deliver the NRL Tickets website, it has been a very valuable asset to the NRL and has been a crucial operational extension of the NRL Network during our digital transformation. Phil V, NRL

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