Icones Avium Dev Diary #2: Source material
When creating a digital version of an old public domain work, finding a suitable high quality source can be quite a challenge. Luckily Icones Avium has several sources to choose from.
Matt Hill
Design, etc.
Hello, I’m Matt Hill, a digital designer and developer with interests in nature, art, architecture and books. Lots of books. In my spare time I make things by combining these interests. For work I’m currently doing frontend things on gov.uk.
The Plumed Partridge (Oreortyx plumifera) is one of 18 birds depicted in Icones Avium, a nineteenth century publication by John and Elizabeth Gould that I’m converting into a digital edition.
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Icones Avium Dev Diary #1: Background
In the nineteenth century, Elizabeth and John Gould published a number of highly regarded natural history books. I’m embarking on a digital conversion of their seventh publication Icones Avium.
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Reasons to Stay Alive
When he was 24, author Matt Haig suffered an emotional breakdown and tried to take his own life. In this short book he takes a brief look at the journey he took trying to overcome the depression and anxiety that had led him to contemplate suicide.
Real-Life Responsive Web Design
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Latest Fiction Books
The Circle
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Lost Solace
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