A note on this site

Colours from Country

Colours used in this site design are rooted in Mitakoodi Country in north-west Queensland — Uncle Bill’s place of origin.
Each colour is adapted from a natural counterpart in Country.

Burke River at evening, near Boulia, Central Western Queensland. Coolibah and river red gum on the bank, red iron-rich soil in the foreground catching the last light, water reflecting the dusk sky.

Earth red. The iron-rich red of the soil and stone of the country Uncle Bill is from — the Selwyn Range and the river basins it feeds. This colour appears throughout as accent and emphasis: in marks that signal something important.

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Coolibah and river red gum on the banks of the Burke River, central western Queensland, at golden hour. Reflections of the trees in still water.

Coolibah green. The grey-green of coolibah and river red gum on the banks of the Burke River, in the same Selwyn Range watershed. The trees that line the watercourses of inland Queensland share this colour through every season.

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The Cloncurry River in north-west Queensland, with eucalypts on its banks and a granite outcrop in the middle distance. Still water carrying a deep slate-indigo, with sky and trees reflected on its surface.

River blue. The deep slate-indigo of still water on the Cloncurry River, in the same north-west Queensland country. Not the bright blue of sky, but the darker blue water becomes when it is held by riverbed and bank — carrying the green of trees and the pale of cloud within it.

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Late afternoon sunlight catching eucalypt leaves and red earth in inland Queensland.

Yellow ochre. The colour of inland sun late in the day, of dry grass catching light, of ochre as it has been used in this country for tens of thousands of years. A warm and softening note onsite.

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Dry summer grass on inland Queensland paddock, pale cream tones in afternoon light.

Warm cream. The colour of dry summer grass on inland paddock, of paper aged in sunlight. Background chosen so that nothing sits on bare white screen.

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A weathered red-rock outcrop in Channel Country near Middleton, central western Queensland, with eucalypts on top and scrub at the base. The exposed iron-rich rock face has softened to a pale terracotta-orange under sun and time.

Terracotta dust. The pale, weathered face of the iron-rich earth — soil and stone refined by sun and wind into a finer, warmer note than fresh earth-red. Used through the site as hairline rules, and as quiet panel.

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The deep dark of inland Queensland night sky, or the deep shadow of country at dusk.

Deep ink. The dark of Queensland Country at night. The dark ink colour of text — chosen over pure black so that words arrive comfortably to the eye.

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Other tones used on the site — deeper paper, softer ink — are derivations of these seven. Each comes from the same place.