In 2007/2008 I went back to school for a Graduate Certificate in Interactive Multimedia and finished by building a PHP/MySQL-based portfolio of all my course work. School projects are just so much fun! But unfortunately, the most fun ones were … [Read more...]
Digital me – anno 2003
My very first 'all about me' website and portfolio . 100% lovingly hand-coded around 2003 - you don't get them like that anymore! Don't try this on your phone! … [Read more...]
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Podium Prosperity
The founders of Podium Prosperity certainly don't fit the common cliché of 'dull accountant' types - their passion for outdoor sports led them to taylor their financial advisor services to people like themselves: professionals with a focus on … [Read more...]
OPS: M-Platoon
The Ottawa Paramedic Service established its mentorship program to allow new hires to work under the supervision and guidance of an experienced medic for the first few weeks, rather than being 'thrown in at the deep end'. Known as the M-Platoon (in … [Read more...]
Picking colours
Chosing paint colours for your re-decoration projects can be difficult, knowing that mistakes are going to be costly and frustrating. Of course, there is no simple way to simulate the effect of being surrounded day and night by 'Caribian Sky' blue or … [Read more...]
First Impressions
In this project I'm using Photoshop to visualize some ideas I had to brighten up the unsightly entrance area of a commercial building. The goal was to come up with a relatively low cost renovation that would improve the initial experience for … [Read more...]
Marginal Notes
Marginal Notes offers proof reading and editing services. The owner wanted a logo and a simple responsive website that reflect his affinity to books and literature. A custom-produced background image also serves to hint at the range of written … [Read more...]
Paramedic Hockey
The "Shockers" are one of the Ottawa Paramedics' hockey teams. As they advanced from informal after-work shinny to playing their first tournaments against other city services, they needed an emblem to put on their jerseys and ralley the fans … [Read more...]
PWM from ABEX
ABEX Private Wealth Management serves independent financial advisors by supporting them with resources and partnerships. The founders wanted to create a site that communicated the conservative elegance often implicated with trustworthiness and … [Read more...]
Ready for Networking
The West End Business Network is a group of small business owners who work together in supporting each other and their communities in Ottawa's West End. To help generate wider interest and raise the profile of the group, I streamlined their logo, … [Read more...]
I seek my brethren
T-shirt design A T-shirt designed for the annual Christadelphian Youth Camp, on the theme of the Old Testament character Joseph - presented here for the first time, for your amusement only, complete with a mock advert! For this project I … [Read more...]
Reminder
Draft proposal for City of Ottawa Environmental Services to promote E-mail reminders for waste collection day as a more effective method than the proverbial knotted handkerchief! … [Read more...]
A Father’s Advice
This tribute, using 3 different translations of Proverbs chapter 4, was commissioned for the late Nsanga Kasongo to remind his children of the values he held so dear. … [Read more...]
‘Martian’ Art
Tina Takahashi and her husband are world champion martial arts professionals who not only train some of Canada's top athletes, but also offer quality instruction to children and adults of all abilities. To help get the message out that martial arts … [Read more...]
Water is Life
Proposed T-shirt designs on the "Water is Life" theme of the City’s Water Roundtable held in June 2014. … [Read more...]
Planning Home Improvements
Public construction projects are often presented in the form of an "artist's impression" to make sure all stakeholders understand what is being proposed. Your home improvement projects may not require a complicated approval process, and you probably … [Read more...]
Memory Lane
New adventures, new tools, new web site! I'm always getting excited about new and better beginnings! And then suddenly the forlorn feeling of leaving something else behind ... So, just as a little trip on memory lane, here are a few I built … [Read more...]