Tag Archives: development

A slow upgrade


Posted by Skye

I’ve started to put together the framework for a more “inclusive” website. Look forward to a wider variety of posts as time progresses!

My shoulder is killing me from all the mouse work (when I use programs such as Photoshop I tend to switch back to the right handed mouse rather than using my left handed Evoluent mouse) so it might be a week or so before I put any new images up on to this website, but I’m sure I can think of a few other things that I have been aching to blog about.

Please note this design has NOT been tested across multiple browsers!!

It looks best in Google Chrome and works passably in Internet Explorer 8. Internet Explorer 7 is a total bomb. Firefox has ceased to work on my laptop for some reason, so I’m unable to test it there – let me know how you go! And I no longer have a copy of Safari or Opera, so if you use either of those browsers your feedback is greatly appreciated.

I’m going to fix bugs slowly. This whole cross-browser thing is no longer an enjoyable challenge, so we’ll see how I go…


A change of seasons


Posted by Skye

Well, here is a new season. So to speak :) It’s not so much a change of literal seasons, but a change of perspective and point of view. So the main theme remains the same, but it’s brighter. There are overtones of the darkness of “winter”, but green is starting to shine through and wildlife is becoming abundant again.

Talk about a metaphor for my life right now! The move to KL was fantastically smooth, but the lead up was an absolute nightmare. A lot of personal issues got in the way, and I’m glad to be able to refocus and be able to get down to “business” again.

I’m off to Singapore this week and will hopefully be starting my new job very soon. I can’t wait for both :)

Take care, and let me know if you experience any issues with the new theme.


A side note (Yay!)


Posted by Skye

Project: EH&S Induction
Client: Shh… it’s a secret!
Working for: Talent2/The Learning Group
Role: Project Manager

I forgot to post the other day… After returning to work in Sydney, I found out that one of the projects I was loathe to leave before we went to Manila, had been signed-off and “released into the wild” by my client. I’m so proud of my team, who worked through some of the most difficult technical obstacles and at the same time managed to provide top quality support for the client after I had left.

I had a wonderful client in this instance, who although she was new to e-learning projects and needed a lot of assistance throughout, was extremely supportive of us (while we were working through all the implementation difficulties) and even went in to bat for us when we were having problems with their overseas technology team.

And the end product looks wonderful – sorry, I can’t share this one :) The lead visual designer did a beautiful job designing a simple yet professional interface, and my developers really worked hard in staying true to the original specifications.

Good work team!


Hailing version 2


Posted by Skye

eeejay.net Version 1

Goodbye version 1. I’ve finally been able to spend some time cozying up to Illustrator, Photoshop, and WordPress, in order to come up with a new design. I’m thinking that over time I will add things to this particular design, so that by the time I’m ready to think about version 3 it will be vastly different.

The quotation down the bottom of the page is from the song “Shadowland“. Otherwise all drawn, designed, and coded by me.

So hello version 2. Please let me know if you experience any issues!


welcome to the company: An Online Introduction


Posted by Skye

Project: Online Induction
Client: Austereo
Working for: The Learning Group
Role: Lead Developer & Project Manager

I remember the day I was asked to be the Lead Developer on this project. It was an extremely busy time for the company, and a time commitment had been made that brought to mind the word “eep”. I am lucky that for all of these “crunch time” projects I have always had a willing team to work with. The Lead Visual Designer completed the graphics work on Saturdays, and I carried on with development on Sundays.

The hard work and overtime really paid off. This course is unique because of the high production value attached to it. It is media rich, with a background audio track and videos throughout.

Close attention had to be paid to stage management, and some pretty tight rules had to be followed to create a varying yet seamless look and  feel for the entire course.

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While I wasn’t project manager to begin with, I was asked to take over this role after personnel changes from both us and the client stalled the project. I was able to get it back on track and continued to be the main point of contact and project manager for all maintenance related work up until going on Long Term Leave in July 2009.