Whose site is this anyway?

meI’m Luke Hardiman, a web designer and developer focusing on both strategy and implementation, User Experience Design, ExpressionEngine development and integration through to CSS and html. I also consult on online marketing and social media. I left Ogilvy Interactive on 1 June and since then I’ve been flying solo as New Release.

Stuff that blows my hair back

  • Cycling
    I like racing bikes. At the moment I’m riding for Cape Town team Anderson Transport. I used to stick to the road, but as of 2010 I’m often to be found wrapping myself around trees in Tokai Forest.
  • Contrasts and Irony
    I like things that embody a conflict. Especially when it comes to design. I like stuff that looks new and old all at the same time
  • Music

    I’ve always collected music. Ever since I was about 10 or 11, when my mom used to take me to the record library to rent lp’s.

    The first time I played out in a bar was at Rhodes University with twin tape decks. I got sacked the same night for a less than flattering piece on the venue written in the university paper. I guess this was a prototypical example of what we now refer to as getting dooced. The print media equivalent.

    When I lived in London I spent about four years dj-ing and drinking a lot of free Jack Daniels, miraculously not getting sacked once. I have around 3000 records which survived the effects of the Jack Daniels and made it all the way back to Cape Town.

  • The web
    Kind of a given, but specifically I like that the internet subverts small-mindedness. To quote the Cluetrain Manifesto, “hyperlinks subvert hierarchy”. The internet at its best has a way of dispensing with the bullshit that I find endlessly appealing.

11 Responses to “Whose site is this anyway?”

  1. Lise Kargaard, on May 14th, 2008 at 10:30 am Said:

    Hi Luke

    Can you pop me a mail, I am trying to get hold of you!

    Thanks
    Lise

  2. Cory O'Brien, on September 5th, 2008 at 2:29 am Said:

    Hey Luke,

    Loved your piece on Toyota’s Tree Planter Facebook App
    versus Volkswagen’s Carbon Neutral Project!

    We’re doing something similar on Facebook with the goal of planting more than 100,000 trees, so I though you might want to check it out: http://www.facebook.com/pages/iChapters/7061939610

    Thanks,

    Cory

  3. Judy Bryant, on October 14th, 2008 at 3:57 pm Said:

    Hi Luke please will you contact me very urgently on 0832867168 or judybryant@telkomsa.net. I have organised for an article on coastal storms in Business Day and would like to get a hi-res version of a pic you took at Kalk Bay during the storms. It was shown to me by Umvoto geologist Dylan Blake. Thanks so much. I will ask Business Day to mention your name with it.

  4. Marc Perel, on November 4th, 2008 at 6:58 pm Said:

    Thanks for the Comment on From the Couch Luke; catch you on the road I guess.

    Your site looks cool b.t.w. and so does your portfolio.

  5. Nic Traest, on January 20th, 2009 at 10:15 am Said:

    Hi Luke

    We met the other day cycling up Boyes Drive. I wondered if you were keen to have a coffee at Kneed, Muizenberg to chat about your web offering. Give me a call on 072 782 8988.

    Thanks
    Nic

  6. supermonkey, on March 24th, 2009 at 5:14 pm Said:

    you had me looking for the email for at least 3 minutes!
    are you on the SA UX forum? I see you’ve got an interest in User experience. like minded should unite.

  7. Leyya, on May 14th, 2010 at 3:39 pm Said:

    Hi please contact me

    Tx

  8. Sandra, on June 7th, 2010 at 1:43 pm Said:

    Hi Luke,

    would like to request your service. Please send me an email with your details.

    Regards
    Sandra

  9. Bashierah, on October 26th, 2010 at 11:31 am Said:

    Hi,

    Do you have experience designing in Microsoft Expression Blend? We have a Silverlight project that needs to be designed but we are struggling to find web designers that use the Expression suite (Blend exports designs into XAML markup that Silverlight designers can import into their web applications).

  10. Simon Anderson, on February 27th, 2012 at 9:55 am Said:

    Hi Luke,

    A couple of opportunities I’d like to discuss.

    please get me on 072 632 0511 or simon@videoagent.net

    truly,
    Simon

  11. Wayne, on May 4th, 2012 at 12:02 pm Said:

    Hi Luke

    We are looking for a senior designer with EE experience on contract for ~3-6 months etc, are you interested

    Please pop me an email

    Regards

    Wayne

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