News & Social

R U OK?

Every year in Australia, we have “R U OK? Day” and every year I wonder why we can’t seem to stop putting the cart before the horse.

— 13 September 2024 via The Grapevine.

Branding at ABC Radio

A little look back at how the ABC has marketed its local radio stations over the years.

— 5 September 2024 via The Grapevine.

Installing RStudio in WSL2

Installing RStudio within the Windows Subsystem for Linux was not as simple as expected, once I started installing packages in R. Here’s my procedure for getting it all to work seamlessly.

— 22 July 2024 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.