After a long and tough year, it was great to get the nod for LexisNexis Red via the Mobile Awards.

The most exciting part is being recognised externally for something I had put time and effort into with trying to produce a great experience for the end client. It’s also great to see the team gain the recognition for something they really pushed to hard to release.

Overall not only being a good piece for the folio, it’s also good to know that the creative and UX direction was both on track for the clients and on track for industry recognition.

A big thanks to all the people who help get us there.

With the release of iOS7 I’ve found it to be a very mixed bag, from the one respect we have a new launch via Apple but from the other it doesn’t feel like an Apple products.

I have felt Apple has lost it has way in many regards for design. Where the new iOS7 gave me everything I could ever want out of a mobile operating system, Android Functionality + Windows 8 design. I am more underwhelmed by the new release and the following is why.
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Speaking with a good friend the other day raised a few good points after they have decided on a completely new career path.

1. Really understand where you want to achieve. Become the maven of your subject.
2. Be a visionary, make it compelling. You will need to learn hard lessons.
3. Define and refine the goals. It’s not a linear adventure.
4. Failure is part of success, so persistence is key.
5. Connect and network. For what is a city without the people?

Two words: Highly Recommended. I had a blast in Singapore, it is a fantastic place because of the food, the climate and the people. It is a place I have wanted to visit for some time and manage to go there for a quick break, experience the location and to check the Asia Broadcast Convention.
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A very good group who I have worked with in the past has just offered me an awesome opportunity to design some graphics for them as a part of some much needed collateral.

After 12 months being out of broadcast weather graphics then jumping back into with a few really cool ideas for apply information and how it’s better displayed rather than raw numbers. It also raised some insights into how on a culture level information can be interpreted and how colour and iconography can overcome the language barrier.

Workible has been a side project since January of this year, a great idea for a digital startup that is really gaining traction within the industry for flexible work.

I fit into this venture as the Interactive Art Director and have managed to set the tone for the business’ branding and UX for their digital and mobile strategy. We have a delivered app on the appstore with a massive roll out of the Beta trials, with some great feedback and interest from some rather BIG players out there.

It’s very exciting for something of this nature to come together so quickly and really take off in such a big way, plus it’s an awesome thing to work with a few very nice and passionate people applying what I love doing to their business gaining support for it.

There is more to come on this one though, I feel it’s just taking off.

To use Dieter Rams as a muse design is wonderful, done correctly it’s invisible and an intangible factor that can make something delight.

However there is more to creative than making it look pretty or making it work, it is about the entire holistic brand and UX experience. It should be well considered with the right customer discoveries focused on, validated for the qualitative factor then built across the appropriate channels.

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I managed to have a great chat the other day with a good work friend the other day, interestingly enough we spoke about why people leave a business.

Retention is the challenge companies face, where there are plenty of theories floating and excuses why people leave. I consider it to be three things why people stay these are the people, the pay and the position but are these the same or is there one specific reason why a person a would leave a good position?

Interestingly a great point was raised, employees generally fire bosses. His point being that ultimately all leaders are accountable to and by their employees, thus fairness, integrity, openness and recognition play huge role with why anyone would respect and want to continue working with a leader.

Thought provoking nevertheless.