The Owen Archive

What follows is a fine collection of personal Blog Posts created soon after moving from Auckland to Nelson during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2007. Get reading ...

In My Own Words

July 26, 2024
It's been eleven years (11!) since I last posted on my blog....

A helping hand with wine allergies

May 6, 2013
Did you know that a growing number of people are becoming allergic...

Freelance web design 2013

January 17, 2013
Happy New Year everybody! I have a feeling that 2013 is going...

Laughing Cloud Records discovered!

December 7, 2011
The Merkins’ WANGO BANGO reviewed by Grant Smithies, Sunday Star Times 27 Nov...

Mimobots invade New Zealand!

September 6, 2011
I love things that mix pop culture with technology. Mimobot does this...

iPad2 as a comic reader

April 11, 2011
I've been putting off the puchase of an iPad due to the...

The office dogs’ body

February 14, 2011
My design studio has a new partner. Meet Bindi, the retired Greyhound....

Thoughts on 2011

December 16, 2010
Oh boy, what a year 2010 was. Self-initiated realignments were put into...

I ♥ Moo cards!

October 29, 2010
I'm into my second batch of Moo Cards now. I love these...

Oi You! Nelson Arts Festival

October 18, 2010
Welcome to Oi You! New Zealand's first and finest Urban Art Competition...

Keeper of the Inn

September 8, 2010
My new design studio also comes complete with a stand-alone luxurious guesthouse. The...

GelaSkins pimp my tech

July 29, 2010
GelaSkins NZ store now open at www.Pimped.co.nz DOWNLOAD THE GELASKINS NZ 2010/2011...

Inspiration from Asian pop art

June 28, 2010
I am a huge fan of urban Asian pop culture, and if...

Bizarre websites

May 31, 2010
I'm digging new stuff at the moment. Not lingering in the same...

Creating a music video in 2 hours

May 14, 2010
Last week saw me bunkered down in a back room of the...

Envisage launches new website

April 15, 2010
The new-look Envisage website went live yesterday (15/04/2010). Envisage Design is the...

Sneek-peek at the new-look Envisage

March 25, 2010
Exciting things are brewing in the studio here in Nelson. My design...

New toys in the studio

March 22, 2010
Xmas has arrived super early here in the Envisage Design studio. Specifically...

Corporate publishing

March 1, 2010
  I have been designing for New Zealand publishers since 1991. Publishers...

Tourism and events

March 1, 2010
I have been designing for event managers and tourism wholesalers since 1993....

Marketing collateral

March 1, 2010
I have been designing marketing collateral for New Zealand businesses since 1993....

New Life in the Lister Building

February 15, 2010
Back in 1998, I purchased a suite of offices in the central...

Freelance Freedom

January 3, 2010

My ‘designer tee’s’ clip

December 29, 2009
Back in the day when I was a humble design student, I...

Tapa Table up for grabs

December 16, 2009
I'm gifting my boardroom table to the Auckland Samoan community over Xmas.My...

My students finish their first project

November 2, 2009
  I'm 14 weeks into teaching a talented class 'Intoduction to Digital...

Wine design

August 13, 2009
Designing a new wine label is challenging!Below are 2 solutions I came...

Helping to prepare young creatives for industry

August 10, 2009
I am now a contract tutor at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of...

Is it getting hot in here or is it just me?

May 14, 2009
I'm not partaking in this Recession; my freelance studio has been extremely busy of...

Designing with Principals in mind

May 9, 2009
I had the job of designing a look for the New Zealand...

CAANZ Media Awards 2009

May 2, 2009
https://youtu.be/RHv9IdEXTwU My multimedia skills were put to good use again at the...

Disconnect to Reconnect

April 21, 2009
Reconnect : reestablish a bond of communication or emotion."Sometimes you have to truely get away from it...

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