Category Archives: Think
Word as Image
Simply great.
Jack Layton (1950–2011)
Illustration by Kagan McLeod for National Post.
DT2010: Day 2
Been a long time coming (this dreaded cold going around has got all of us under the weather), but here is the 2nd day – with more estrogen! Ya! #1. Creative Niche’s 2010/11 Survey Results Big Lesson: Bill more. Sorry. #2. Helen Walters Big Lesson: Data driven changes can only produce incremental improvements. Speak up, [...]
DT2010: Day 1, Part 1
After many stealthy months of anticipation (and penny-pinching), we had the pleasure of attending my first DesignThinkers conference in Toronto on November 11, 2010. Already in its 11th year, RGD’s annual design conference brought together great designers, thinkers, and *gasp!* design thinkers to share their work, experiences, and lessons with a commumbo-jumbo of over 1200 [...]
Recap: RGD’s Creative Business Summit
On a sunny September 29th, I spent the day at RGD Ontario’s Creative Business Summit which took place at The University of Toronto. It’s always a pleasure to (and almost necessity!) to listen to our fellow creatives speak and remind us of why we love doing what we do. A couple tidbits from the day, [...]
The promise of BIXI
Our town is all abuzz with BIXI. And if you still haven’t heard about it, well – this could change the way you commute. Set to launch next Spring, in short, BIXI is a hop on/hop off bicycle rental system for short-term loans. Rates run at $5 for the rental, with additional fees tacked on [...]
WORDS
WORDS from Everynone on Vimeo. To listen to the WNYC RadioLab podcast which accompanies this video, click here.
Brainstorming.
It’s true. The most time-consuming aspect of the design process is – by a a long shot – coming up with a good idea (not made any easier by it being a gorgeous weekend morning in the city)! As always, ideas on pen and paper first before even touching Creative Suite. Perhaps it goes along [...]
