Panini Album completed after 37 years
Like many of us, I collected Panini football stickers as a kid. Back in 1986 when I was eleven and in my last year at Primary school. I vividly remember collecting these football stickers and trading our swaps in the school playground with my friends. “Got, Need, Swap” would be heard throughout the whole school…
User feedback directly in the product using Intercom.
Regularly I am asked to take a look at a web page or task to improve the user experience. However often the task is the opinion of a product owner or purchaser and not a request of the end user. For me, gaining user feedback is the first part of the process. It may back…
Book Swap – Box Refresh
The Telephone Box is having a refresh. It has been 7 years since i converted it into a book swap and its time for a tidy up. A couple of the glass panels are in need of replacing with perspex and it could do with a repaint as its starting to look a bit faded….
Working with a UX Designer
Recently I was asked exactly what do i do for a living. I always find this question a bit difficult to answer. My gut response is to say “I’m a Web Designer” and leave it at that. But after 15 years of web design I believe I am selling myself a bit short and have…
Portfolio website redesign
I have redesigned my portfolio website. It is a new WordPress theme which I have customised and I am happy that it is better than the design it replaces. Like many user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) designers I spend all day making interfaces look more intuitive, cleaner and eye catching. My own site…
Profiterole – Wedding photography
This profiterole photo is part of a series of photographs taken for a friends wedding. I was asked to take some photographs for a friends wedding which is an unenviable task, particularly if they are a good friend. I took some suitable shots of the day including a few of the food which the caterer…
My T25 VW Camper van
After owning a Mazda Bongo a few years ago i decided to take the plunge and buy a camper van. This VW T25 is 31 years old and is in good condition for its age. He is called Pippin and a video of the previous owner can be seen above and on youtube. It has…
Yatton’s Book Swap
A new lease of life for the village red telephone box. A great deal has happened since I first thought about updating the telephone box into a book swap and all of it positive. Thanks to a warm dry summer, I have spent time sanding, priming and repainting it. This took longer than i had…
Books in a telephone box – an awesome response!
Following on from my post about my efforts to restore and re purpose Yatton’s old red telephone box I have had an awesome response. Well over 100 likes on Facebook, some small PayPal donations and yesterday an article was published in the local newspaper. It is clear to see from the newspaper photo the poor…
The Village Red Phonebox
I live on the High Street in Yatton, a small village, approximately 15 miles west of Bristol. Everyday I pass the old red telephone box outside the hair dressers. Its been de-commissioned and now stands unloved, the paint is peeling away and many panes of glass are smashed. I decided to do something about it…