How we use Photoshop and Google Slides for feature image creation
Take a peek at how we combine Photoshop and Google Slides to create styled feature images—an easy setup for consistent, custom blog and content visuals.
Check out our Producing Paradise YouTube channel
For those who prefer watching over reading, we got you: Producing Paradise has its very own YouTube channel!
Monthly favourites — September 2022
Fashion reality TV, entrepreneur interviews, life admin hacks, free audiobooks, psychotherapy and just saying no — these are some of the things floating our boat right now!
How to batch resize images using Automator
Quickly batch resize images using the built-in Automator app on your Mac. It can rename files too—handy for those odd jobs that shouldn't take all day.
How to get the best out of Siri
This is how I use Siri as my very own personal assistant, including the basic features and the ones I use the most.
How to use the Momentum Chrome extension to hone focus
This is how I use the Momentum Chrome extension to hone focus each day, and how this works alongside my personal dashboard in Notion.
How to create a Google Slides theme
Creating a Google Slides theme lets you easily reuse the same font, layout and colour styling on every new slide deck. Here's how you do it!
Monthly favourites — August 2022
Home organisation, imposter syndrome, Notion, stretches, and how-to videos... these are a few of our favourite things this month!
How to setup a personal dashboard in Notion
I'll show you how to setup a personal dashboard in Notion from scratch, including filtered views, timelines and how to quickly hop between views.
How to setup Notion for book content management
I'll show you how to start a Notion database from scratch to manage content for a book: how to do it, what fields to use, and a couple of basic filtered 'views'. If you're writing a book, I hope this helps you too!
Monthly favourites (return edition!) — July 2022
It's been a while *checks notes*... yes two years since the last one of these, but let's just blame the panini and give it another whirl.
The ‘work self’ vs the other self
Do you ever think of your ‘work self’ as a different person? I try not to, but it happens. Lately I’ve been trying to bring these two people closer together.
How to manage a remote team using digital tools
No one could have envisioned they’d still be a remote workplace eight months on. No one knows what the new world of work is going to look like. Use this checklist to build your digital toolbox to manage your remote team.
Using emoji: In Life and On Slack
Taking a break? Working from home? Do not disturb? Which emoji says it in one tidy character? Should we use emoji at all?! (tl;dr: yes)
Monthly(ish) favourites — MARCH, June... what month is it AGAIN? (2020)
It's been... quite a year. In amongst all the doom and darkness, here are a couple of things Jess has been digging that you might too.
How I prepare my personal tax return
On the topic of ‘how a producer-type manages their finances’ I thought it would be useful to share my process for preparing a tax return in Australia and —spoiler alert— how I prepare little parts through the year, so at tax time it’s just a matter of compiling them all.
Black Lives Matter
We've been prompted to examine our place in the systemic racism that exists, and to seek out actions we can take to make meaningful change.
Monthly favourites — November 2019
Two bite-sized favourites this month: a thought-provoking podcast on how Indigenous languages shape perception, and a fresh attempt at learning Italian (or maybe French?) with Duolingo.
Project management approaches - waterfall and agile
A quick overview on Waterfall and Agile project management approaches. What makes them different and what will work best for you.
Monthly favourites — October 2019
Here are some things that we've been enjoying during this seasonal transition.