Dave Deeks: Christian singer / songwriter

May 11, 2012
I've just built a website for Christian singer / songwriter David Deeks. I worked with David's wife Lynda at Traidcraft and when Dave decided that his website needed refreshing, they came to me. It's been a great project to work on, partly because Dave and Lynda are good friends and it's always fun spending time with them, but also because Dave's faith and amazing recovery from a debilitating illness are an inspiration.

In 1989 Dave was struck down by a rare, debilitating and extremely frightening condition called Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). This left him almost completely paralysed with only a slim chance of recovery. You can read the remarkable story of what happened next on the site.

Dave's music is deeply rooted in his faith and you can listen to it online as well as purchase CDs, read reviews and look at behind the scenes photos in the gallery. Do have a look round the site and let me know what you think! www.davedeeks.com

Posted by Anne Witton. Posted In : Web development 

 

New Project: Keep on Running

May 5, 2012
I've just finished a project to highlight how easy it is to waste water and to hopefully encourage people to think twice before they leave the tap running.



View the Keep on Running project here.

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Posted by Anne Witton. Posted In : Project 

 

P2PU - free learning for all!

April 17, 2012

I decided that it was about time that I honed my HTML and CSS skills and I came across the excellent Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU) to help me do just that. P2PU is a grassroots open education project that organises learning outside of institutional walls and gives learners recognition for their achievements. Using the internet and educational materials openly available online, P2PU enables high-quality free education.

I signed up for the Webmaking 101 challenge to learn basic HTML. My fir...
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Posted by Anne Witton. Posted In : Ramblings 

 

15 of my favourite infographics

April 5, 2012
Being a visual person, I find it much easier to take in information if it's presented in graphical form. Here are my current favourite infographics.

Photographers’ Rights in the UK
A concise summary of your rights as a photographer, with a printable PDF that you can carry round with you.
Time Travel in Popular Film and TV
A swirling mass of temporal travels and paradoxes!
Hierarchy of digital distractions
Find out what it is that’s stopping you getting your work done.
Colours...

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Posted by Anne Witton. Posted In : Ramblings 

 

Photography Briefing

April 2, 2012

Many of you will know that I work for Voluntary Arts England, which aims to promote participation in the arts and crafts across the country. As an organisation, we publish free Briefings on a whole range of subjects designed to help people who run amateur arts groups. I have just written a Briefing on photography which I hope will be useful to many different people and groups, not just those involved in the amateur arts. It covers:
  • Taking good photos (equipment, preparation and composition)
  • Pho...

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Posted by Anne Witton. Posted In : Photography resources 

 

New Project: Snapping the Snaps

March 13, 2012
As Abby loves cooking and I love photography, I thought it would be good to do a project that combines the two. Abby had decided to make sesame snaps so this was the perfect opportunity for me to snap the process and create a visual recipe, dispensing with any of the boring details like quantities of ingredients and focusing instead on the aesthetic appeal of each stage.

View the 'Snapping the Snaps' project here



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Posted by Anne Witton. Posted In : Project 

 

PhotographyBB

March 8, 2012

I read a lot of photography magazines, am signed up to lots of forums, visit lots of websites and follow a lot of Twitter feeds and have found that the quality of advice varies enormously. One real gem that I have found is PhotographyBB, a free PDF magazine catering for beginners and experienced photographers alike. There have been 49 editions so far full of helpful and interesting articles.

Every single issue can be downloaded for free here (You just have to pop your email address in which on...

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Posted by Anne Witton. Posted In : Book and magazine reviews 

 

Proclaimit

March 3, 2012
Matt Moore, brains behind Proclaimit and all-round good egg, is revamping his website and marketing materials and asked me to take some pictures for him. We had a fun afternoon at the Angel of the North and NewcastleGateshead Quayside, and I was truly amazed by Matt's amazing theatrical laugh!

Proclaimit design user-friendly websites for churches and Christian ministries, and the Christian team are committed to helping churches grow.

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Posted by Anne Witton. Posted In : Photo shoot 

 

Olfaction Fascination

February 14, 2012

I've been thinking a lot recently about smells and more specifically about the power of smell to recall long-forgotten people and places from the distant past. We've probably all had the experience when we've been going about our daily lives when suddenly a scent will stop us in our tracks and we feel that we are once again in our grandmother's kitchen or walking through the school doors for the very first time. Smell can transport you back to the moment in a way that no other sense can...

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Posted by Anne Witton. Posted In : Ramblings 

 

Epic Awards: The Movie!

February 7, 2012
It's been another fantastic year for the Epic Awards and it's been a privilege hearing about so many inspiring arts and crafts projects from around the UK. Here's a video I made to showcase the winning groups, who were:
  • Peterborough Male Voice Choir who turned their fortunes around with their innovative 'New Directions' project.
  • Phizzfest, a community arts festival in Dublin.
  • Renfrewshire-based drumming group, The Buddy Beat who made a wonderful video documenting the impact music had on their re...

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Posted by Anne Witton. Posted In : Arts and crafts 

 
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