Websites I have played a part in designing or co-designing

These websites are listed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent at the top of each section. I have indicated my professional status for each site at the time of its creation.

I have included examples of the following aspects of web design:

Click on image to see the live website (only available where my work is still current) or click text for more info on the project.

Design of the look & feel of a site from start to finish

Bamford Medical

Bamford Medical

Website: Bamford Medical

Client: WM Bamford & Co Ltd
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

Following the successful launch of the Bamford website, we were asked to create a companion website, Bamford Medical, which would allow the company to sell a selection of their medical products online. The templates and CMS backend of the new site are based on the original Bamford site, with a completely different look and feel so that they are easily distinguishable from one another. I was responsible for the initial quote, information architecture, ongoing project management and client liaison, web design, HTML and CSS, jQuery, testing, training, QA and ongoing support.

Read more about the Bamford Medical project

Holmes Consulting Group

Holmes Consulting Group

Website: Holmes Consulting Group

Client: Holmes Consulting Group
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

The international architecture firm Holmes Consulting Group asked for a completely new photography-centered design, new HTML/CSS templates, and a new CMS, which would be populated with all-new content. I was responsible for the initial quote, information architecture, site schematics, ongoing project management and client liaison, web design, HTML and CSS, jQuery, testing, putting together the skeleton site in Silverstripe, training, QA and ongoing support.

Read more about the Holmes Consulting Group project

OFLC - information for students

Office of Film & Literature Classification - information for students

Website: OFLC - information for students

Client: Office of Film & Literature Classification
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

The OFLC wanted a new website aimed at students doing projects on censorship in New Zealand. The website needed to be accessible, e-govt compliant, and the design had to appeal to young people. I was responsible for the initial quote, information architecture, site schematics, ongoing project management and client liaison, web design, HTML and CSS, jQuery, e-govt accessibility compliance, testing, building the skeleton site using Dreamweaver templates, training, QA and ongoing support.

Read more about the OFLC - information for students project

Master Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Inc

Master Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Inc

Website: Master Plumbers

Client: Master Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Inc
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

Master Plumbers had an old website that needed redesigning and integrating within a more user-friendly CMS. We identified three main sections of the site - Public, Trade and Members - which led to a four-colourway design solution. I was responsible for the initial quote, information architecture, site schematics, ongoing project management and client liaison, web design, HTML and CSS, jQuery, accessibility compliance, testing, content-loading, CMS training and ongoing support.

Read more about the Master Plumbers project

WM Bamford & Co Ltd

WM Bamford & Co Ltd

Website: WM Bamford & Co Ltd

Clients: WM Bamford & Co Ltd
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

WM Bamford & Co Ltd is one of New Zealand's leading independent medical supply companies, and needed a new website which would reflect and complement their new print brochure - and which would allow potential customers access to their substantial product listings as well as providing information about Bamford's supply agencies and partners. I designed and built the site and also worked on project management, information architecture and site schematics, as well as creating dynamic functionality via jQuery and facilitating CMS integration.

Read more about the WM Bamford & Co Ltd project

New Zealand Business Assessment

New Zealand Business Assessment

Website: New Zealand Business Assessment

Clients: Business Capability Partnership/Optimation
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

The Business Capability Partnership wanted a website for their New Zealand Business Assessment initiative, which is designed to enable business owners to assess their business's current capabilities and assist in identifying opportunities to improve business performance. I designed and built 17 template pages for the site, which was developed by Optimation within a .net environment. Once phase 1 of the site went live, Optimation worked with the BCP to develop and extend the site's capabilities, and from time to time I work alongside the Optimation developer to provide CSS for new elements.

Read more about the New Zealand Business Assessment project

Māori Media Network

Māori Media Network

Website: Māori Media Network

Client: Māori Media Network
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

The Māori Media Network wanted a new website which would promote their skills and services online. I designed and built the site and also worked on project management, information architecture and site schematics, as well as planning for JavaScript and CMS integration.

Read more about the Māori Media Network project

Drilling for Diamonds

Drilling for Diamonds

Website: Drilling for Diamonds

Client: The Mills Group
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

The Mills Group wanted a website which would both promote their Drilling for Diamonds online coaching products and act as a secure portal through which D4D coaches could train staff. The secure login includes an admin section through which The Mills Group staff can add new clients and coaches, give them access to the online coaching materials, and create collections of personalised coaching materials for specific groups within the coaching scheme. I designed and built the site and also worked on project management, information architecture and site schematics.

Read more about the Drilling for Diamonds project

The Gathering Archives

The Gathering Archives

Website: The Gathering Archives

Client: me
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

In October 2006 I began creating, designing, building and writing The Gathering Archives website and accompanying WordPress blog, with the aim of becoming the authoritative source of information on the history and background of iconic New Zealand dance party, The Gathering. The site is divided into different sections for each of the six Gatherings, and includes facts & figures, media coverage, Gathering artwork, photos, video and film footage, Gatherer stories and maps of the venue for each party. The design for each section is based on the official Gathering artwork from that year.

Read more about The Gathering Archives project

Revealing Gallipoli

Revealing Gallipoli

Website: Download Revealing Gallipoli PDF

Client: TV ONE
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

TV ONE wanted a PDF study guide for the TV documentary Revealing Gallipoli which could be downloaded from TV ONE's website. The study guide is aimed at teachers who want to screen the documentary in their classrooms and use it as an educational tool. I designed and made the PDF.

Read more about the Revealing Gallipoli project

Biotechnology Learning Hub launch

Biotechnology Learning Hub launch

Website: offline Flash presentation

Client: CWA New Media
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

CWA's director needed an interactive animation to be used during the launch ceremony for the CWA Biotech Learning Hub. I designed and built the interactive in Flash. I also updated the CWA Learning Landscape websites (online and offline versions) and incorporated links to the Flash animation, and linked the animation from an updated Flash version of the Learning Landscape website.

Read more about the Biotechnology Learning Hub launch project

Gambling Helpline

Gambling Helpline

Website: no longer online

Client: Gambling Helpline New Zealand
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

Gambling Helpline wanted to redesign the way that results were displayed within their online assessment (built in Flash). They felt that the existing method of display was unclear, and wanted a range of concepts from which they could select the final design. I came up with a number of concepts and refined the preferred design.

Read more about the Gambling Helpline project

Ans Westra Teacher and Student Resources

Ans Westra Teacher and Student Resources

Website: Ans Westra

Client: Ministry of Education
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

The Ministry wanted to add a new subsite to an existing Arts collection within the Te Kite Ipurangi portal website. I designed the site, which was developed as a fully CSS site within the existing TKI template.

Read more about the Ans Westra project

Learning Languages

Learning Languages

Website: Learning Languages

Client: Ministry of Education
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

The Ministry wanted a new design for the Learning Languages series. There are 5 subsites in all, which needed to match each other while still retaining some individuality. A homepage was also needed to introduce all of the subsites. I designed the site, which was developed as a fully CSS site within the existing TKI template.

Read more about the Learning Languages project

wickED Christmas

wickED Christmas and New Year Celebrations Around the World

Website: wickED Christmas

Client: Ministry of Education
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

The wickED website is aimed at kids and showcases a new theme every month, with activities for the kids to do based on that theme. I designed and illustrated the Christmas theme.

Read more about the wickED Christmas project

asTTle

asTTle

Website: asTTle

Client: Ministry of Education
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

The Ministry of Education wanted a new design for the updated asTTle site as part of CWA's Te Kete Ipurangi portal website. I used existing printwork of the new asTTle branding as my initial inspiration and created a look and feel which was sympathetic with that branding while adding unique elements of its own.

Read more about the asTTle project

Gifted and Talented Students

Gifted and Talented Students

Website: Gifted and Talented Students

Client: Ministry of Education
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

This site needed a major update and overhaul, with the addition of an online version of the Minstry of Education handbook Gifted and talented students: Meeting their needs in New Zealand schools, and related online reading material. I designed the site as part of CWA's Te Kete Ipurangi portal website, which is built in XHTML/XML and CSS. I also did some of the development of the new site.

Read more about the Gifted and Talented Students project

Medals NZ

Medals NZ

Website: not online

Client: Medals NZ
My professional status: contractor at Oryx Technologies

Medals NZ had a very clear idea of the type of design they wanted for this site, and the sector of the marketplace at which it was aimed. I designed the site, closely following their design brief.

Read more about the Medals NZ project

Early Childhood Education ICT

Early Childhood Education ICT

Website: offline PowerPoint presentation

Client: Ministry of Education
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

The Early Childhood Education team wanted a new logo based on a set of key words and phrases. From this would be developed templates for a Powerpoint presentation. I designed the logo using a matrix approach, and developed the five best ideas, from which they chose their favourite. I then designed the templates around this new logo.

Read more about the Early Childhood Education ICT project

Gifted & Talented: Support for Parents and Whānau

Gifted and Talented: Support for Parents and Whānau

Website: Gifted and Talented

Client: Ministry of Education
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

This Key Collection within the Te Kete Ipurangi website portal is aimed at parents and whānau of gifted and talented kids, and is based on the existing printwork from the Ministry of Education. I designed the website, which was developed as a fully CSS site within the existing TKI template.

Read more about the Gifted and Talented project

Vets Online

Vets Online

Website: not online

Client: Oryx Technologies
My professional status: contractor at Oryx Technologies

The new Vets Online portal needed an elegant logo to liven it up while staying true to the look and feel of the site design. I designed the logo.

Read more about the Vets Online project

Karori Garden Centre

Karori Garden Centre

Website: karorigardencentre.co.nz

Client: Karori Garden Centre
My professional status: contractor at Oryx Technologies

The Karori Garden Centre wanted a garden "character" to add life to their new website and to act as a guide around the site. I designed and drew the tui character in Freehand and animated it in Flash.

Read more about the Karori Garden Centre project

Te Reo Māori in Mainstream

Te Reo Māori in Mainstream

Website: Flash website for offline presentations

Client: Alice Patrick
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

Alice Patrick required a website which she could project onto a big screen and use as an integral part of her talks and presentations around the country. I designed and built this fully interactive Flash website using ActionScripting and incorporating sound and video clips.

Read more about the Te Reo Māori in Mainstream project

Scots College Virtual Tour

Scots College Virtual Tour

Website: No longer online

Client: Scots College
My professional status: contractor at Oryx Technologies

Scots College wanted a set of Virtual Tours to show to prospective pupils and parents. This would be part of the existing website and follow the established look and feel of the site. I designed and built three Virtual Tours and the section homepage.

Read more about the Scots College Virtual Tour project

wickED International Year of Rice

wickED International Year of Rice

Website: wickED International Year of Rice

Client: Ministry of Education
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

The wickED kids site gets a new theme each month, using the same characters each time with a completely new look and feel. I designed the International Year of Rice theme and created all-new graphics, style and page layout.

Read more about the wickED International Year of Rice project

Scots College Image Gallery

Scots College Image Gallery

Website: No longer online

Client: Scots College
My professional status: contractor at Oryx Technologies

Scots College needed a number of Image Galleries which would showcase the school and be appreciated by the pupils featured. This would be part of the existing website and follow the established look and feel of the site. I designed and built four Image Galleries and the section homepage.

Read more about the Scots College Image Gallery project

WebWeaver Productions

WebWeaver Productions

Website: WebWeaver Productions

Client: me
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

Commissioned, designed, architecture-d, developed, built, written, edited and project-managed by me. The site is designed to be fully accessible, is written in valid HTML 4.01 Transitional and CSS, has been fully tested and displays consistently across a wide range of browsers in Mac and PC. I've built it using templates and Dreamweaver library items so that in the future I can easily update it and make alterations.

Read more about the WebWeaver Productions project

Monkey Records

Monkey Records

Website: monkeyrecords.co.nz

Client: Monkey Records
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

The Monkey Records website is an e-commerce venture, with the record label relying on it to provide a large proportion of their CD sales. I designed and built the site, which includes information on all Monkey's recording artists, and a simple shopping cart where visitors can listen to and buy CDs.

Read more about the Monkey Records project

Wai 100%

Wai 100%

Website: wai100.com

Client: Minaaka
My professional status: contractor at Base Two and then independent web designer/developer

Māori electronica duo Minaaka wanted a fresh and groovy website where they could showcase their music and their artistic vision. I designed and built this promotional site for them. Some of the site was in te reo, the rest in English and it included mpg video and mp3 audio files.

Read more about the Wai 100% project

WOMAD

WOMAD

Website: womad.co.nz

Client: The Edge (for WOMAD)
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

1998 was the first year that a full-scale WOMAD festival was held in New Zealand. They needed an attractive and accessible site that would tell the world about WOMAD Aotearoa. I designed and built this award-winning website, which could be easily added to and updated in the runup to the 1998 event.

Read more about the WOMAD project

Health Action

Health Action

Website: healthaction.org.nz

Client: Health Action
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

Nelson-based health advocacy group Health Action, who had absolutely no experience of the web, wanted a website which they could utilise as one of their outreach tools for youth. I designed and built this youth-oriented site, which included a database listing a wide range of health resources in the local region.

Read more about the Health Action project

English for Speakers of Other Languages

English for Speakers of Other Languages

Website: no longer online

Client: Ministry of Education
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

ESOL was a sub-site which I designed and built within the Ministry of Education's own website. The client wanted a simple and easy to navigate site, following MoE colour and logo guidelines.

Read more about the English for Speakers of Other Languages project

The Gathering

The Gathering

Website: no longer online

Client: The Gathering
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

The Gathering was New Zealand's largest and most well-respected annual dance party. I created, designed, wrote, built and maintained the 900-page multi-award-winning website, giving Gatherers as much information as possible about every aspect of The Gathering, as well as archiving previous parties.

Read more about The Gathering project

Healthy Lifestyles

Healthy Lifestyles

Website: no longer online

Clients: Wellington College of Education and the Cancer Society
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

This Cancer Society-sponsored award-winning website promoted healthy lifestyles for kids. I worked closely with the content creator to design, illustrate, develop and build a series of online school projects within the site.

Read more about the Healthy Lifestyles project

EEO Trust

EEO Trust

Website: eeotrust.org.nz

Client: EEO Trust
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

The EEO Trust were new to the web and wanted an easily-navigated information-rich website, which I designed and built. The site communicated what the EEO Trust was about, and how it could be of benefit to employers.

Read more about the EEO Trust project

InterLink

InterLink

Website: InterLink

Client: The British Council
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

I developed, designed, built and constantly updated this multi-award-winning website for a ground-breaking project linking 12 pairs of schools in New Zealand and the UK, who worked for 6 months on a range of 70 projects using the internet for trans-global communication - and I also managed the InterLink project itself.

Read more about the InterLink project

Improving on the design of an existing website

Simillimum Homeopathic Pharmacy

Simillimum Homeopathic Pharmacy

Website: arnica.co.nz

Client: Simillimum Homeopathic Pharmacy
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

Originally designed as an online brochure, Simillimum needed a revamp - into a useful, interactive site generating additional income. I tidied up the existing website and professionalised the look.

Read more about the Simillimum Homeopathic Pharmacy project

Kakapo Recovery Programme

Kakapo Recovery Programme

Website: kakaporecovery.org.nz

Client: the Department of Conservation
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

This website needed regular updating over a number of years. I also began to create and link larger versions of the news images to the news pages - as I decided it would be nice for visitors to be able to see good-sized images of kakapo and their chicks, and the original design had not accounted for this.

Read more about the Kakapo Recovery Programme project

Ao Kawe Kupu

Ao Kawe Kupu

Website: Ao Kawe Kupu

Client: NZQA
My professional status: contractor with Communication Arts

Following the online success of QA News, the client decided to put this bi-monthly printed newsletter onto the NZQA website. The newsletter is partly in English, partly in te reo. I developed the newsletter into a new website format, which I designed to complement the QA News design.

Read more about the Ao Kawe Kupu project

Hillary Commission

Hillary Commission

Website: no longer online

Client: Hillary Commission
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

I designed and built the Kids Go 4 It and Push Play sections, and maintained and developed the main multi-award-winning site. In 1999 the Hillary Commision wanted a compete overhaul of the site, which I carried out - including design and architecture, budgeting and timelining.

Read more about the Hillary Commission project

Extending and/or developing another designer's work

This may include: development of multi-template website designs following specifications, guidelines or rough sketches from another designer; using the style and layout of a single page to complete the design for the rest of the site; designing a new page or section based on an existing design; developing an existing design into deeper levels of the website.

Save Radio New Zealand

Save Radio New Zealand

Website: Save Radio New Zealand

Client: Save Radio New Zealand
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

The Save Radio New Zealand website is a companion to the original Facebook group, which reached 20,000 members in a little over a month. It's built using an existing (subtly restyled) WordPress theme. I was responsible for the intial client liaison and project proposal when I first came up with the idea, then project management, scoping, information architecture, selection and restyling of the WordPress theme, content-writing, research, content-loading and ongoing support as the website's webmaster.

Read more about the Save Radio New Zealand project

The Beck's List

The Beck's List

Website: The Beck's List

Client: Lion Nathan
My professional status: contractor at Shift

The Beck's List is a Facebook app linked to a 60-day viral campaign. Fans can request free gig tickets sent out as POCKETvoucher text messages, browse gig photos, tag their friends and vote for the best photos and gigs. The app also includes a Twitter feed, an iPhone app and a website. I was responsible for some design consultation at the start of the project, building the templates, some creation of new graphics near the end of the project, plus a small amount of jQuery. I worked closely with the programmer, Tom St George, as the app went through a series of iterations during integration which required many changes to the XHTML and the CSS.

Read more about The Beck's List project

Salvation Army

Salvation Army

Website: Salvation Army

Client: Salvation Army
My professional status: employee at Shift

The Salvation Army (New Zealand, Fiji & Tonga Territory) wanted a new content-manageable website which would promote the organisation, provide information for people who either need its help or would like to join, and would also provide homepages for all the Army corps around the country. During the handover phase from my HTML/CSS to his CMS integration, the programmer and I re-assessed the site and identified additional templates that were required, which I then designed and built following the existing site design.

Read more about the Salvation Army project

NZWood (resources site)

NZWood (resources site)

Website: NZWood

Client: NZWood
My professional status: employee at Shift

The NZWood resources site is is the largest in a series of websites for the organisation, and its main focus. It provides wood-related resources, tools, research and case studies for a range of industries that use wood, and could be encouraged to use more. During the handover phase from my HTML/CSS to his CMS integration, the programmer and I re-assessed the site and identified additional templates that were required, which I then designed and built following the existing site design.

Read more about the NZWood (resources site) project

New Zealand String Quartet

New Zealand String Quartet

Website: NZSQ

Client: New Zealand String Quartet
My professional status: employee at Shift

The New Zealand String Quartet website was designed by one of Shift's designers who subsequently left to go on his OE. In phase 2 of the project I added a range of new sections and widgets, and was responsible for designing the new pages, templates and widgets myself, as well as integration and WordPress PHP modification.

Read more about the New Zealand String Quartet project

NZ Cricket Membership Application

NZ Cricket Membership Application

Website: web application

Client: New Zealand Cricket
My professional status: employee at Shift

In 2006 Shift developed an online database application for New Zealand Cricket to collect data online and use it effectively. Phase Two of the project involved expanding the application to include player stats, public access to data, and club websites. My job was to create new HTML pages based on those created in Phase One, interpreting the Phase Two schematics to incorporate the application's new functionalities. I also extended the page design across all the new templates.

Read more about the NZ Cricket Membership Application project

KiwiSaver

KiwiSaver

Website: KiwiSaver

Client: IRD
My professional status: employee at Shift

Shift designed and built the KiwiSaver website in 2006, and the second phase, which was when I joined the project, was to enable online transactions. My job, together with my colleague Ross Howard, was to style a full set of interactive KiwiSaver portlets with IRD styling and to tweak and bug-fix portlets which had already been integrated into the system. The job entailed working alongside the development team, working directly on the servers at IRD. In addition I built two new static HTML pages, and designed and built a third page.

Read more about the KiwiSaver project

WWF-NZ

WWF-NZ

Website: wwf.org.nz

Client: WWF-NZ
My professional status: employee at Shift

Shift donated some time to the Worldwide Fund for Nature New Zealand (WWF-NZ) in order that we could build them a better website than they could afford. I built a set of 17 templates for the site in HTML and pure CSS, and felt that the design could do with livening up and beautifying somewhat. I modified and improved the original design and introduced some photographic elements, including the Flash header.

Read more about the WWF-NZ project

Shift

Shift

Website: Shift

Client: Shift
My professional status: employee at Shift

Shift's new-look website was a long time coming, mainly because Shifties are always working on somebody else's website! I was part of the team that finally got the chance to complete it and get in online. My job was to complete the HTML/CSS build of the 10 templates used in the site, using best practice techniques and ensuring that the site met or exceeded e-government accessibility guidelines. I was also responsible for design development of some pages, based on designs already created for other templates.

Read more about the Shift project

Webweaver's World

Webweaver's World

Website: Webweaver's World

Client: me
My professional status: independent web designer/developer

A blog about my passions. May include some or all of the following: geek stuff (web design & development, CSS, accessibility, usability), environmental activism, my adopted home of New Zealand, international & green politics, gardening, cats, literature, rugby, and much more.

Read more about the Webweaver's World project

Kiwi Physics

Kiwi Physics

Website: CD-ROM

Client: IPENZ
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

The Kiwi Physics CD-ROM is aimed at encouraging students to explore a career in physics by showing real-life examples of physics in an entertaining, interactive, educational and fun way. I designed, illustrated and built (in Freehand, Photoshop and Flash) a module which covers the creation, transmission and use of electricity.

Read more about the Kiwi Physics project

Ministry of Economic Development - Insurance and Superannuation Unit

Ministry of Economic Development - Insurance and Superannuation Unit

Website: MED - ISU

Client: MED ISU
My professional status: contractor at Origin Design

The design for the new main MED site had been done by Shift, who had also supplied a set of design standards, and had mocked-up a version of a subsite content page. Origin were asked to extend the design to show how it would be applied to a range of pages in the ISU subsite. They provided me with a series of wireframes, and I developed the design from that point, and drew up a Photoshop visualisation for each of the page templates.

Read more about the Ministry of Economic Development project

wickED Eat Well and Exercise

wickED Eat Well and Exercise

Website: not currently online

Client: Ministry of Education
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

The homepage design for this theme had been developed by another CWA designer. I completed the design and then used it as a basis for the activities pages.

Read more about the wickED Eat Well and Exercise project

Meadow Fresh Rainy Day

Meadow Fresh Rainy Day Boredom Buster

Website: no longer online

Client: Mainland Milk
My professional status: employee at Origin Design

Rainy Day was a subsite of Meadow Fresh's main site, and gave kids many ideas for fun activities to do on a rainy day - both on-line and offline. I was given responsibility for much of the layout of lower levels of the site, and developed the design of these in consultation with the site's original designer. Using my experience as a primary teacher I also wrote and developed new kids' activities for the site.

Read more about the Meadow Fresh Rainy Day project

MTA

Motor Trade Association

Website: mta.org.nz

Client: MTA
My professional status: employee at Origin Design

The Motor Trade Association needed a large database-driven website, divided into two parts - public and membership-only. It features a cartoon character, Bob, who adds a human element to the site. I built the templates and created a Flash animation for the homepage, as well as designing many of the pages myself, following the designer's look and feel.

Read more about the Motor Trade Association project

ProtectNZ

ProtectNZ

Website: no longer online

Client: Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries
My professional status: employee at Origin Design

ProtectNZ wished to provide online Biosecurity information specifically targeted to different user groups. Origin first designed the site in 2001 and redesigned it in 2002. I was given the responsibility of putting together the photoshop mockups for the redesign following rough sketches from the original designer.

Read more about the ProtectNZ project

Icebreaker

Icebreaker

Website: icebreaker.co.nz

Client: Icebreaker
My professional status: employee at Origin Design

The Icebreaker website reflected Origin's ground-breaking graphic design for their clothing catalogue and showcased Icebreaker's new collections. I built and maintained the website, adding the latest collection each season. This required extensive Photoshop work - using images from the printed catalogue (which Origin also created) and creating new display pages for the website, plus popup windows for each item, with all colour variations shown.

Read more about the Icebreaker project

Millie Smith

Millie Smith

Website: Millie Smith

Client: Millie Smith
My professional status: employee at Origin Design

Origin designed this range of beautiful "paper art" stationery with Geoff Notman illustrations. The website was an integral part of both the branding and the promotion of the range and includes a short Flash intro. I built the website and completed the Flash. I also developed the graphics into animations and rollovers, showing products to their best advantage.

Read more about the Millie Smith project

Fonterra

Fonterra

Website: fonterra.com

Client: Fonterra
My professional status: employee at Origin Design

The Fonterra website incorporated a public website (with large archive section), an intranet and a secure extranet (for externally-based contractors) and was updated every week, sometimes every day. I built, developed, managed and maintained the website which went through two complete redesigns before Fonterra took the project in-house. I was responsible for the layout design of all lower-level pages.

Read more about the Fonterra project

The Nathaniel Centre

The Nathaniel Centre

Website: nathaniel.org.nz

Client: Caritas New Zealand
My professional status: contractor at Base Two

The Nathaniel Centre wanted a design for a Bioethics website which was calm, informative and reassuring. I developed an existing design prototype (based on print design for the Centre), and built the site.

Read more about The Nathaniel Centre project

Tracks are for Trains

Tracks are for Trains

Website: no longer online

Client: TranzRail
My professional status: contractor at Base Two

This website was aimed at children, included games, information and quizzes, and taught them to stay away from the dangers of train tracks. I developed the design from a prototype and built the site.

Read more about the Tracks are for Trains project

Chatham Islands - First to the Dawn

Chatham Islands - First to the Dawn

Website: no longer online

Client: Chatham Island Millennium Committee
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

This website gave information about the Chatham Islands' millennium celebrations. The colours reflect the dawn of a new century, exemplified by the sunrise animation on the homepage, which I built using Bryce 3D animation software. I developed the design from a prototype homepage and built the site.

Read more about the Chatham Islands - First to the Dawn project

Chatham Islands - Experience the Edge

Chatham Islands - Experience the Edge

Website: Chatham Islands

Client: Chatham Island Millennium Committee
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

The site's main aim was to ensure that visitors had pre-booked their accommodation before they visited the Chathams. I developed the design from a prototype and built this award-winning website in a style which represented the clean green environmental nature of the Chathams, as well as reflecting the island's rich Moriori heritage.

Read more about the Chatham Islands - Experience the Edge project

Te Puna - National Library of New Zealand

Te Puna - National Library of New Zealand

Website: no longer online

Client: National Library of New Zealand
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

The National Library required a user-friendly gateway into the Library's Te Puna search databases, which I co-designed and built, and which was utilised by librarians across the country. My job also included facilitating the information flow between all the parties involved in the project and ensuring that their different needs were met, as well as advising them on technical issues.

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Asia2000

Asia2000

Website: asia2000.org.nz

Client: Asia2000
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

This site began life as a web version of a printed quarterly newsletter, which I maintained and updated following an existing design (1996). In 1998 I redesigned, developed and built the site into a complete award-winning package, incorporating the newsletter within a new and larger website.

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Kiwi Recovery Programme

Kiwi Recovery Programme

Website: kiwirecovery.org.nz

Clients: Department of Conservation, Bank of New Zealand and Forest & Bird
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media and then independent web designer/developer

This is a join initiative between the Department of Conservation, the Bank of New Zealand (who sponsor the project) and Forest & Bird. I built and maintained this multi-award-winning framed website, with considerable design freedom in deeper levels of the site. Later I suggested areas within the site that could be developed, all of which I then researched, wrote, designed and built.

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Whitireia Polytechnic

Whitireia Polytechnic

Website: whitireia.ac.nz

Client: Whitireia Polytechnic
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

Whitireia wanted to showcase the courses offered by the Polytechnic. I built this award-winning site once the design was complete. My work included development of the site into deeper information-rich levels, and development of the design within these levels.

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Education Wellington International

Education Wellington International

Website: ewi.org.nz

Client: Education Wellington International
My professional status: contractor at CWA New Media

EWI was aimed at overseas students and covered a range of information about education providers in Wellington. I designed and built the site in a day, with the help of another CWA designer.

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