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 ...

I hereby propose

February 13, 2009
There is a fair bit of re-branding happening out there at the...

Back to school

February 2, 2009
Yes, I went back to school today. Japanese Calligraphy School! Nelson City is...

The year that was

January 6, 2009
2008 was another busy year with lots of change. A much needed...

the studio

December 5, 2008
A number of people have been asking me about my new office...

my flickr mosaic

December 2, 2008
Using my new flickr Pro account, I created the mosaic above. Each...

Words of Wisdom

November 15, 2008
I came across these words in an old diary of mine today.In...

Freelance Freedom – Nov 08

November 13, 2008

Thin Blue Line

November 11, 2008
The New Zealand Police Force are using my creative services at the...

Public praise

November 11, 2008
Nelson is a great place for the creative mind. It is no...

iPhone in the corporate design business

November 3, 2008
If you're like me, and you love your iPhone for it's wide...

Pecha Kucha Nelson

October 17, 2008
I presented at the 2nd Nelson Pecha Kucha evening last night. Pecha...

designing for the community

September 29, 2008
I'm lending my design services to many worthwhile conferences that involve our...

hard day at the office

September 25, 2008
Being a freelancer in Nelson is the best. There is just SO...

finding my sealegs

September 18, 2008
Sealegs International Limited Vice President of Sales – North America - has...

Life immitating (commercial) Art

September 3, 2008
The Nelson Lakes proved to be a winning location for the front...

Kings of Rugby

August 28, 2008
I'm just about to send the latest 'collectors edition' of Paul Verdon's...

Comix as movies

July 18, 2008
Oh boy, I'm excited. My favorite graphic novel, Watchmen, is currently in...

Feeling alright

July 14, 2008
The New Zealand Child Care Association had it's annual conference last weekend....

Corporate Fashion Awards

July 12, 2008
Oops, I did it again!This is a clip I produced to announce...

NBR Best Dressed Awards 2008

July 6, 2008
I have officially entered (back) into the realm of audio visual design....

June 27, 2008

A toothy image

March 20, 2008
My new camera takes an incredibly detailed image at 12.1 Mega Pixels.It's...

You are Jackson Pollock

February 24, 2008
Why should I have all the fun? Go on, get creative! Click...

Student animations from 1990

February 1, 2008
Back in the day, the Amiga 2000 was used to create broadcast...

My 1970’s Odd Rod’s sticker collection!

December 20, 2007
1970 Odd Rods! These are a bunch of really cool stickers that...

You are a Legend Paul Verdon!

December 7, 2007
The Legends of World Rugby collectors edition book is now available in...

3D Dragon optical illusion video and PDF download

December 5, 2007
This is a really cool optical illusion! Have a look at the...

A very palatable client

November 27, 2007
I'm over the moon to have just picked up Cloudy Bay as...

Welcome

November 26, 2007
And welcome to my blog. This site will be a depository for...

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