News & Social

A new look for 2021

After seven long years, I have re-designed my personal website to accommodate the way that modern users access websites and to benefit from new developments in web design.

— 25 November 2020 via The Grapevine.

Lockdown Blues

Working from home with a toddler in tow is doing my head in.

— 16 September 2020 via The Grapevine.

Photograph of a plain-text editor showing computer code

Rebuilding my website: 2020

It’s been seven years since I last re-designed my personal website. Here is a look at the technologies that I used to build my new website.

— 25 November 2020 via Coding Blog.

Features

The Story of Flowers

How do plants know when to flower? Many people think it’s a matter of day length or the addition of fertiliser, but you’ll see that flowering is a far more sophisticated process.

Melbourne Neon

Discover Melbourne’s rich neon heritage with pictures and videos of fifty of the city’s most important heritage neon signs including the Skipping Girl, Pelaco and Allen’s neons plus the Nylex Clock.

Photologium

Photologium is my commercial photography website. View the galleries, purchase prints or enquire about licensing my photographs for your next project.

Free Fonts

I have developed some fonts, which are available free for personal use. (Donations gratefully accepted). These include the “Hazchem” chemical safety font and the “Plant Breeder’s webfont”.

Research

A complete list of my scientific reseach publications.

Melbourne Buildings

Discover some of Melbourne’s finest architecture - both old and new. This site contains detailed information on over 50 buildings, plus photos and maps.