Obligatory neglected blog.

Some useful tips and best practice for good blog design

// February 17th 2012

As in any area of web design, there are some fundamental principles when it comes to blog design that can help engage readers with your content. I was recently asked to write a guest post on this very topic, and…Read More

Local search, mobile and the technophobic client

// June 1st 2011

Google estimates 20% of searches are now related to location. With the growth of mobile web search and map-based apps, small businesses can’t afford to miss out on the chance to get themselves found online.

An Icon A Day – But Not Boring Ones

// February 12th 2011

Who doesn’t love a good icon repository? Not me I say. Icotrip is pumping out an icon a day, but not your usual fare; lego zombies, broken space invaders and decapitated Twitter birds all find a home there.

Free Minimal WordPress Theme for 2011

// January 7th 2011

Tycho is a free WordPress theme I’m making available that’s ideal either as a minimal blog theme, or as a developer’s starter theme for designing your own look.

WordPress Sample Content Resources

// July 21st 2010

When you’re developing a new WordPress theme, whether it be for a client project or a something you plan to release as a free or premium theme, it’s always a good idea to test against some dummy content that includes…Read More

The Hottest Chilli in the World

// January 20th 2009

Although sticking mainly to design for the web, I’ve always loved graphic design and in particular had a fascination with packaging design since childhood (yes, I was an odd child). Recently I had the chance to design some packaging for…Read More

Renewable Energy for Cornwall site launched

// January 20th 2009

Last Summer the Renewable Energy Office for Cornwall asked me to provide a website for them incoporating a CMS for making regular updates, and that would allow people to register as members and become paid contributors of the group. After…Read More

WordPress Blog Integration for honeybuns.co.uk

// January 19th 2009

Honeybuns are a fantastic company making flapjacks, cakes and biscuits from their farm workshops in Dorset. Specialising in gluten-free products, they’ve grown from a part-time student business to supplying their delicious goods nationwide to household names such as Waitrose, John…Read More

Fresh redesign for Drupal looking good

// November 28th 2008

Drupal is an incredibly powerful and flexible content management system that I believe never quite gets the credit it deserves, especially when pitched against the other heavyweights of the CMS/blogging software world such as Expression Engine, Movable Type and Textpattern.

With…Read More