PinnedMember-onlyReading is a SuperpowerI’ve never been a great reader. When I was younger I would go to the library with my parents, choose 3 or 4 books from the shelf and skip happily out of the door. Promising to read them all when I got home, I read none. My older sister? She devoured books. Read at least once…Self Help4 min readSelf Help4 min read
May 29, 2022Member-onlyThe JavaScript PhaseAcademy XI Software Engineering — Phew. The second phase of Academy Xi’s Software Engineering course is almost over, and I’m not gonna lie, it was brutal. I’ve still not complete all of the modules, and there are concepts that I’m still struggling to understand. But to be honest, this is JavaScript. …3 min read3 min read
Apr 3, 2022Member-onlyReflections on Phase-0Academy XI Software Engineering — I’ve come to the end of Phase-0 during the part-time Software Engieenring course through Academy Xi. It’s been interesting for me personally, having picked up Covid (which knocked me for six) and going through the process of interviewing for (and succeeding with) a new job with CommBank. It’s been hard…2 min read2 min read
Apr 3, 2022Member-onlyWhy I decided to study Software EngineeringIt’s been almost 2 years since I first started to learn how to code. It was around the time I realised I was going to be a father for the first time, that I came to a realisation that I was no longer just supporting myself. I was supporting my…Learning To Code3 min readLearning To Code3 min read
Jul 10, 2020Member-onlyThe 5 Visual Studio Features You Need To Know For BeginnersSimple tricks to keep you coding without tearing your eyes out. — Visual Studio is one of the default programs used by developers today and for good reason. It’s lightweight, easy to use, with extensive community support. Yeah there’s other programs out there like Atom and Sublime Text but really there’s no competition. …Visual Studio4 min readVisual Studio4 min read
Jan 9, 2017Type Specimens — Graphic porn with a conscienceTypography and to be more specific — typeface design — has become an increasingly popular subject within the design community in recent years. This awareness has been slowly accumulating over the past thirty years; from the introduction of typefaces in desktop publishing software, to documentaries such as Gary Hustwitt’s ‘Helvetica’…Typography4 min readTypography4 min read
Jan 6, 2017The worst thing about this cover is not what you think it isSometimes you see a piece of design on the train, on a billboard, or in a magazine and you think to yourself, ‘who the hell signed that off?’ That piece of terrible design has probably gone through five rounds of feedback across design, editorial, marketing teams and at the end…Graphic Design3 min readGraphic Design3 min read
Jan 5, 2017Member-onlyWhy I was wrong about Adobe (from a self-confessed, recovering pirate)There has been something I wanted to get off my chest for some time. It is something that has been apart of my life since a young age, and although I have found it difficult to talk about — even to my closest friends and family — I think now is the time to come clean. For many years I have been willingly breaking…Adobe6 min readAdobe6 min read
Jan 4, 2017Brutalism & Crack — How a once maligned architecual practice is finding is place in graphic designIt’s fascinating how design trends filter through the cultural fabric and weave themself into creative outputs. And if there was such thing as a graphic design trend of the year I think one of the top contenders for the 2016 prize could well have been Brutalism. …Design3 min readDesign3 min read
Jan 3, 2017No-one likes dry turkey.For Christmas this year I was very kindly given a copy of a book by Erik Kessels called Failed It! How to turn mistakes into ideas and other advice for successfully screwing up and it got me thinking a little bit about what creative failure means to me right now. In my head there is something about a fear of faliure that is embedded quite deeply and it’s a hard thing to shake. …Failure3 min readFailure3 min read
