About me

I have been a graphic designer for 25 years, and worked in universities for over 15. I have a Bachelor of Multimedia Studies and a Graduate Certificate in Research Studies. ​ 
​I create graphic designs for print and web, including book formatting (contents and cover), web sites, PowerPoints, theoretical models and diagrams. I have worked with academics at Griffith University, The University of Queensland, University of Tasmania, Deakin University, Queensland University of Technology and Monash University, as well as other non-government organisations.   Please email me here with your requirements (including any urgent deadlines). ​

Books, Proceedings, Reports

  • ​Flyer/web page calling for abstracts / chapters
  • Tracking abstract / chapter submissions
  • Managing blind peer review of chapters
  • Correspondence with authors: bios, changes, diagrams, referencing, image requirements
  • Managing copyright forms
  • Formatting book to publishers standards, including tables of contents, figures, tables, captions.
  • Preparing separate files / directories for book components (chapters, diagrams, photos, content)
  • Creating print-ready diagrams to correct size and resolution
  • Print-ready cover design

Websites

​Serious Play Project
ImpactMaths
Proportional Reasoning 

Recent work

Bahr, N., & Pendergast, D. (2007). The Millennial Adolescent. Canberra: Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER Press).

Barton, G., & Baguley, M. (2017). The Palgrave Handbook of Global Arts Education​. Palgrave Macmillan.

Beavis, C., O'Mara, J., & McNeice, L. (Eds.). (2012). Digital games: Literacy in action. Kensington Gardens, SA: Wakefield Press.

Dowe, D. L. (Ed.). (2013). Algorithmic Probability and Friends. Bayesian Prediction and Artificial Intelligence: Papers from the Ray Solomonoff 85th Memorial Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, November 30--December 2, 2011 (Vol. 7070). Springer.

Finger, G., & Ghirelli, P. (Eds.). (2015). Educators on the edge: Big ideas for change and innovation. ACE 2015 National Conference Proceedings. Brisbane, Australia: Australian College of Educators.

Garvis, S., & Lemon, N. (Eds.). (2015). Understanding Digital Technologies and Young Children: An International Perspective. New York, NY: Routledge.

Garvis, S., & Ødegaard, E., & Lemon, N. (Eds.). (2015). Beyond Observations: Narratives and Young Children. New York, NY: Routledge..

Garvis, S., & Pendergast, D. (Eds.). (2016). Asia-Pacific Perspectives on Teacher Self-Efficacy. Springer.

Kearney, J., Wood, L., & Teare, R. (2016). Designing Inclusive Pathways with Young Adults: Learning and Development for a Better World. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Springer.

Pendergast, D. A., Flanagan, R., Land, R., Bahr, M., Mitchell, J., Weir, K., ... & Smith, J. (2005). Developing lifelong learners in the middle years of schooling. Canberra: Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training, and Youth Affairs Report.

Pendergast, D. L., & Garvis, S. (2013). Teaching early years: Curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin.

Pendergast, D., & Bahr, N. (2005,2010, 2016). Teaching middle years: Rethinking curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen and Unwin. 

Pendergast, D., McGregor, S., & Turkki, K. (2012). Creating Home Economics Futures: The next 100 years. Brisbane: Australian Academic Press.
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Zuber-Skerritt, O., Wood, L. & Louw, I (2016). A Participatory Paradigm For An Engaged Scholarship In Higher Education: Action Leadership From A South African Perspective. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Springer.