Background in web and app design, journalism and video / audio production. This page is just a taste of previous projects I've worked on. Send me an email for a more detailed portfolio.
A full redesign of F1StrategyReport.com, built as a custom WordPress theme, with a heavy focus on podcast content. Despite the media-rich update, the WordPress CMS is still very simple for end-users to introduce cover images, media and other content.
I also worked on completely updating the podcast cover art, the social side of the website and other brand components.
I worked on redesigning the user interface for My Game Guru, described as the world’s first Grassroots sports/game tracking and locating app. The new look is brighter, more fun and modern.
At Fairfax Media I helped create and launch an internal learning website called the Learning Hub, which included an Onboarding web-app that is now used by every new employee at the company.
For the Learning Hub I contributed copy, built pages, customised and built parts of the WordPress theme and wrote editorial content for the Technology section of the website.
The Onboarding product, which I built from the ground up, features a responsive, simple app-like interface with a distinctive, clean design.
Reporting from China – 2016
‘The Other Silicon Valley’ is a feature story on Chinese phone manufacturer Oppo that I put together as a freelance technology journalist.
Research for the piece included a trip to Beijing and Dongguan as well as interviews with Oppo engineers and other company representatives.
I also created a mini-site of sorts for the article, published to TechGeek.com.au, which includes cover-size original photography that I captured on the trip.
Winning the runner-up prize at Hackagong 2015, ‘You In’ was a prototype mobile-first events app designed to make catch-ups between friends super quick.
As part of ‘Team Gravvity’ I designed the fully functional, responsive web app concept, with a bright, tight visual aesthetic, and also produced a promo video for the project’s Kickstarter page.
Wordflow – 2013
An offline application built for Chromebooks and devices with the Chrome browser. 2000 people purchased the app and use it regularly. It is now available for free.
I worked on the app’s design, guiding its minimalistic visual style and creating the app’s bright purple icon as well as associated promo videos.
As a freelancer I was published twice in The Sydney Morning Herald, with a product review of the HTC Desire 626 as well as a look at the Motorola Moto G smartphone. This included original photography.
I wrote over 100 articles for Australian technology publication Techly, working closely with the editor at the time.
One personal highlight was a feature story on humanitarian organisation Terre des Hommes. I also wrote numerous product tech reviews and other commentary for the website.
Misc.
Winner Best Independent Media as an editor for TechGeek – Australian IT Journalism Awards 2013
Runner-Up Best Independent Media for my blog – Australian IT Journalism Awards 2017
Runner-Up You In – Hackagong 2015
Finalist Best New Journalist – Australian IT Journalism Awards 2016