welcome to deputydog, a site i started around a year ago in order to combat boredom at times when i absolutely should’ve been working hard for my then employer. as time went by and i did less and less legitimate office work the site evolved from a free wordpress-hosted blog to the blogger-powered site you see before you. the focus of the posts varies from week to week but most can be categorised under the following headings - architecture, engineering or design. i don’t claim to be an expert in any of these fields but have definitely developed a passion for all subject matter contained within these non-walls. in the past 6 months or so the site’s been mentioned on sky news and most recently on the bbc (who cheekily called the author of deputydog an ‘online genius’. why just online? i’m not sure, but their legal department have 30 days to respond ) so i guess i must be doing something right.

if you fancy writing something for the site, get in touch. i can’t pay you but can do any of the following instead: link to your site if you have one; say thankyou; print your name, address and telephone number below the post. also, let me know about the idea prior to any writing. if it sounds awful and/or is in no way related to the material already on the site, sorry but i won’t post it.



finally, following countless emails asking for more info about the human behind the blog, that’s me in the photo. born shaun usher in 1978, i’ve so far decided to stick with the same name and for the past 7 years have lived in manchester, england. on a daily basis i eat food and drink liquids. if you need anything more specific get in touch via the email address on the contact page. i probably won’t answer as i’m too busy deleting/reading emails from people guaranteeing extra girth and hi-tech penis pumps at incredibly reasonable prices, but who knows, you may catch me on a spam-free day. oh yeah, if you fancy sending me an email highlighting my deliberate non-use of capitalisation throughout the site, please put MONKEY in the subject line so i know to ignore it straight away.