Illustrations

An illustration I designed in Adobe Illustrator, proportions are Postcard size, printed and sold locally in my Coastal town of Kiama (South Coast NSW) well-known for it’s blowhole and lighthouse. I turned the lighthouse into a christmas candy cane with a whale blown out of the blowhole which then blew out it’s hole onto ‘m’ …

Latest Illustration

          Had fun drawing in Illustrator for a client recently… this pig image was used on an A6 Postcard invitation for a ‘Guilt-free’ talk evening for women. Proven to be practical and pink! I designed this Postcard layout in Indesign. The Pig, the ‘guilt-free’ stamp and the arrows and star (on …

I love my job

Yesterday, I went on an adventure with my kids and friends, they discovered a hidden cave, while I discovered some creation which I had to photograph. Lots of people actually don’t like their jobs. I don’t understand this. I am always wanting to design and create. I thank my year 9 ‘Design Studies’ teacher and …

Why your business could profit from portable workspace

Who can blame you given that a portable building is not a mainstream subject. We implore you to see that this is simply not the case in 2011. One can certainly argue that the industry itself has had close ties with building firms. Really, no one in the industry should feel responsible for this as …

Business to Business Partnership Opportunities

There are several types of business to business partnerships that a business owner may pursue in order to improve their business. The main objective behind most business relationships is to find new customer leads and convert them into increased sales and revenue for both participating companies. Consider these four primary types of business to business …

Who is Automattic

Automattic, Inc. is a web development corporation founded in August 2005. It is most notable for WordPress.com(a free blogging service), as well as its contributions to WordPress (open source blogging software). The company’s name plays on its founder’s first name, Matt. The company has 478 employees. Its culture was the topic of a participative journalism …

What is WordPress.com

WordPress.com is a blog web hosting service provider owned by Automattic, and powered by the open sourceWordPress software. This website provides free blog hosting for registered users and is financially supported via paid upgrades, “VIP” services and advertising. The site opened to beta testers on August 8, 2005 and opened to the public on November …

What is WordPress

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL. WordPress is installed on a web server, which either is part of an Internet hosting service or is a network host itself; the first case may be on a service like WordPress.com, for example, and the second case is a …

#1 Marketing Strategy: Your Marketing Message

Your marketing message is what forms the background of all your marketing strategies and communications. If your marketing message is weak, unclear or poorly crafted, then it doesn’t matter what specific marketing tactics you use…your prospects and customers won’t take notice. The goal is to have a well-written, targeted marketing message that resonates with your …