Today I was asked to whip up a simple website with a budget of $400, and only a few hours to do it. Here’s the result: heikefowler.com.au The site uses the free Sela theme from wordpress.org which I chose because it’s free, it’s minimalist (making it simple & quick to customise), it’s clean and professional (which suits the client’s style) and…
Building a personal academic website – Part 1
Skip straight to some examples A quick Google search on your name or that of a colleague will soon convince you that we all have a presence of some kind on the Internet. Often the information available will be fragmentary and outdated: it may reflect little or nothing of your professional work. Control over your…
How to Design for Retina
If you’ve recently upgraded to a Retina display, it can be a shock to see previously beautiful websites looking suddenly blurry as a week long bender. Designers, if you want a quick run down on how to design for Retina like a boss, this article is for you. There are basically two implementation methods for Retina images:…
Sneek Preview – travelSIM for iPhone
If you get a chance, shoot over to www.travelsimapp.com and have a sneak preview of our latest iPhone/iPad creation. travelSIM for iPhone is a simple utility app for calculating call rates for a wide variety of travel SIM cards and phonecards. We’ve had a great response from the travel telecommunications providers and are excited to…