CBC logos have always been cool
I was at my local coffee shop yesterday, and Alison (sp? sorry) was wearing this cool shirt with a cool …
Texting abbreviations
Update: I’ve launched an online reference for the brevity challenged at Texting Abbreviations. If you’re like me and not super …
Autumn, reprise
Came across this photo of an old journal entry dating back to 1999. It’s a poem. Just in case you …
Olympic Brand Management
Organizations have brands whether they want them or not. Organizations have brands whether they manage them or not. This is …
Cory Doctorow in brief
Cory Doctorow is a force to be reckoned with. I listened to a free audiobook of Down and Out in …
Intention and responsibility
It is entirely possible for the meanings we create to be beyond our intent and within our responsibility. I’ve said …
About yahoo
Well I was going to sign up for a Yahoo account but it required that I sign up with my …
Story of Stuff viewing and discussion
A quick trip to the Black Stilt felt especially rewarding when I saw this poster for an upcoming event that …
Design a life support system
Today is a good day to think about our life support system. Our life support is our earth. It’s a …
Maximal and minimal meanings
One of the challenges of branding and marketing is working with and relying on the many subtle, implicit and subconscious …
What to do about hate?
Okay, so it’s one thing to notice and criticize ads that are demeaning, racist or hateful. But I’ve been thinking …
A helpful vid by Leo Murray
This thoughtful film appeals to me so much because I think the animation is really artful. It reviews the notion …
Good magazine, being bad
I like Good Magazine! They’ve been rewarding good ideas lately with some good video ads!
Positioning the other, again
So last week I wrote about a bus ad that I photographed and posted claiming that it was racist. But …
About pencils
Just in case you ever wondered about the blackness (B) and hardness (H) ratings for pencils, I have provided for …
An average Magazine
We made this piece last year. We picked up a magazine off of the shelf in our neighbourhood grocery store. …
Truth in Advertising
This is a good ad. I love the copy. It’s folksy – the language is down to earth. Heck, it …
Positioning the other
Advertisements push our buttons and our boundaries. Ad copy that once might have been rejected for being too risky or …
Drupal Camp Victoria 2009
I had the good fortune of going to Drupal Camp last weekend here in Victoria. There were so many cool …