A relatively modern design, the Canadian flag has garnered a great deal of international recognition—not only for being the country’s flag, but for being an exemplar of successful modern flag design. It is often the benchmark that many strive for in flag…

In 2016, while still a bit nauseous from a year of studying the New Zealand flag debate and referenda, I found myself perplexed by something I spotted on the Wellington waterfront: this garish flag you see below. Still on overdrive from flag-mania-2015, I was asking myself why on earth do…

LAWA (Land Air Water Aotearoa) is a website designed with the purpose of making scientific information on New Zealand’s environment available to the public in an easily comprehensible, credible and trustworthy way. Overview LAWA is a collaboration between New Zealand’s 16 regional councils and Unitary Authorities, the Cawthron Institute, Massey University…

VoteLocal was a Voter Advice Application (VAA) designed and built for use in New Zealand’s 2016 local elections, with the goal of helping young New Zealanders engage in the elections and increase voter turnout. Overview VoteLocal is an online tool that calculates and suggests which mayoral candidates are most compatible with…

2015 is the year of flags. I have been slowly drowning in the New Zealand flag debate all year as part of my Master of Design research, and has oddly given me the title of vexillologist and perhaps even vexillographer. In my work I have come across various responses from…

It is no surprise that the Flag Consideration Process put in motion by the Government has had this outcome, but there are plenty of revelations. …

I’m a big fan of information design and information graphics (infographics), and have enjoyed teaching the subject in the past. However, I have found there to be a misconception amongst many people, even among my students and especially on the Internet, about what actually constitutes infographics. The current zeitgeist is…