web designer: ricky onsman

flyman partners

February 25th, 2009

flyman

Here and now begins a new era, that of Flyman Partners.

Flyman Partners is a web consultancy that draws together my skills and experience as a web designer and developer and those of my partner in life, love, parenting and now business: writer, editor and content manager extraordinaire Hazel Flynn.

Between us we have a formidable track record in creating, managing and distributing a range of content for the web, print and broadcast industries. This is our shop window.

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reading list

January 29th, 2009

Stella Miles Franklin

Stella Miles Franklin

Jill Roe, Fourth Estate, 2008

I have an abiding interest in Australian literature. This Christmas present from Hazel is 570 pages of bliss.

Kylie Tennant: A Life

Jane Grant, NLA, 2006

Which reminds I’ve yet to read Hazel’s last birthday present, on another of my favourite writers.

Bulletproof Web Design

Dan Cederholm, New Riders, 2008 (2nd ed)

A classic with which I need to catch up. The new edition provides a good reason.

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lipsynch

January 19th, 2009

Lipsynch

Hazel and I went to Sydney to see Lipsynch, the latest theatrical work by Robert Lepage’s company Ex Machina to come to Australia.

Canadian Lepage has acquired a reputation as a global theatre practitioner, one who succeeds in creating theatre that is meaningful, modern and international.

His projects bring together actors, writers, designers and technicians from around the world, and give them the responsibility and the freedom to create great theatre.

This production of Lipsynch fits that bill.

It is extraordinary.

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the combination

January 19th, 2009

We’ve met some great people since moving to the Illawarra.

Among the new friends we’ve made who live locally are Anousha Zarkesh and David Field. Anousha is a casting director while David is an actor I’ve admired for a long time – since I saw him working with Don Mamouney at Sidetrack Theatre in the ’80s when the Marrickville company was redefining Australian community theatre.

David has since become a stalwart of theatre, Australian film and TV, from his film debut in Nick Cave’s 1988 film Ghosts of the Civil Dead through Blackrock (1997), Two Hands (1999) and Chopper (2000) and more recently the cold case police TV series Blackjack. Most people who’ve watched Australian TV or films in the last 20 years would recognise him.

But David has another string to his bow – he’s about to release his first film as director. The Combination is a street gang drama set among Sydney’s Lebanese community, and is set for a 26 February start in cinemas.

Take a look at the trailer.

edzer gerben onsman

December 22nd, 2008

Eddie Onsman, Claremont, Tasmania, Australia, 1968My oldest brother.

Born 31 July 1948.

Died 22 December 2008.