I was a happy collaborator with the uber-creative Nathanael Jeanneret at OneTonne here in Hobart, helping him to magic-up amazing design, words, letterpress, illustration, apps, e-newsletters, websites and promotional material.
Copy-writing for busy ad agency
I’m very happy to be working on a variety of projects with a local Tasmanian ad/design agency. I love collaborating with other creative people and stretching my brain.
Promotional text for a professional funny-man
I wrote promotional text for Hobart-based comedian Gavin Baskerville, to be used on his website, comedy festival posters and emailed invitations. I also attended his comedy workshop to learn different ways to incorporate humour into my writing.
Quick-reference software guide (SAP)
I co-wrote this quick reference guide for Hamersley Iron (now Pilbara Iron). It was intended for use by maintainers working on mine-sites. It’s tear-proof and waterproof so it can stand up to some rough treatment. Instructions were written in a
Client Fishing and Client Wrangling e-books
I co-authored the e-books Client Fishing and Client Wrangling with Bruce Ransley (Impress: clear communication). They’re irreverent guides to the methods we use to find and keep clients we like. Both books have been used as the basis of training
Animation and plain Englishification for BHP
Problem: My client was struggling to explain a complicated project to the people who’d be most affected by its roll-out: those who work on remote WA sites. My job was to come up with a plain English description of the
Fox Eradication information sheets
In 2010 I worked for DPIW’s Fox Eradication Taskforce to come up with some plain English descriptions of their aims so that landholders could easily understand the urgency of the fox problem and what they could do to help the