Thoughts on website design and development.
Collaboration on group projects can be an absolute nightmare if you attempt to collaborate with the normal tools of email and meetings. Lack of communication is common, lack of direction occurs, deadlines are missed and a sub-standard product is delivered by the team. This is particularly true if you are working with a newly [...]
Some incorrectly assume that Enterprise 2.0 is a term used to describe the use of consumer-orientated Web 2.0 tools (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) by businesses to improve their communications internally and externally. Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 do share a similar foundation as highlighted by Andrew McAffee’s SLATES model, however there are significant differences between [...]
Most believe that Enterprise 2.0 and Web 2.0 are the same concept. In fact, they are two individual concepts built on the same foundations
When I use the term ‘blog’ amongst some of my non-techy friends or business associates, it often draws either blank stares or lots of questions. What is a blog? “Blog” originated from the term web log. In essence a web log was just like a diary where entries were posted in chronological order. The term [...]
Coming home on the train this week, the frantic behaviour of a woman who was visually impaired highlighted some important aspects about accessibility, usability, design changes and user behaviour. Consider the location of a button on a train door. This button is always located on both sides of the door in both older and new train [...]
Teale Shapcott is a multidisciplinary User Experience expert passionate about making websites, software and intranets easy to use and engaging for people. A recognised thought leader in field of Agile
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Recently I had the pleasure of designing a new logo for Aylwards Dog School to use on their new website to be released later this year. Aylwards Dog School was established 22 years ago by Mike Aylward in Rosewood Queensland. The school specialises in dog obedience, personal protection training and tracking training. Mike & Megan [...]
Over the past six months, I have created a large collection of over 2000 dog photographs with my weekend canine photography hobby. What to do now? Why not create some cool posters using some of my favourite quotes about dogs! Here are some examples! Enjoy!
One of the most common tasks undertaken with Photoshop is that of photo retouching and editing. I recently took a striking photo of a dog that was spoiled green line being in the foreground of the photo. To improve my Photoshop editing skills, I decided to remove the line from the photo and add some [...]
On May 6th & 7th, the full moon was big and bright. The biggest and brightest it has been in 18 years. This is due to the yearly spectacle of Super Moon also known as the Perigee Moon by astrologers.
Boa Constrictors, Albino Wallabies, Baboons, Alpacas, Koala, Red Pandas, Tahr, Lemurs and Sun Bears.. This is just a small group of the 53 species of animals you will find at Alma Park Zoo, 30 minutes north of Brisbane. As a photographer, Alma Park Zoo is a fantastic location that provides you with many opportunities to [...]
To improve my photography skills with my DSLR, I decided to time box a session in an unfamiliar location. I believe that the ability to use the resources around you and think quickly on your feet really helps to capture great photographs.