Archives for the Opinion category.

An Inch of Joy

10th Mar 2010 0 Comments

Lately I’ve been on a bit of a button kick, of the one inch variety, gathering a respectable collection of them in the last year or so to show for it. The majority of them are design and civic pride related buttons, but I’ve also convinced a few clients …

The Better Way-finding

14th Sep 2009 3 Comments

The TTC has a long history of abusing users with haphazard signage, but for a second in the early 90’s the TTC seemed to care and wayfinding expert Paul Arthur was hired to make sense of the mess. Arthur’s new signage aimed to be easily understood by everyone including kids, …

Flimsy Credentials

7th Jul 2009 2 Comments

Steve Groves at the London Free Press posted a link on twitter to an interview with photojournalist Derek Ruttan that had a selection of press passes he’d collected during his career.

It was almost surprising to see how little care is put into …

PodCamp Toronto

4th Mar 2009 0 Comments

Last weekend was PodCamp Toronto, a free UnConference surrounding the ever evolving new media realm.

I attended several sessions that broke down into one of two categories; metrics and technical. I enjoyed the technical sessions a bit more, as the metrics sessions often felt like a sales pitch.

My favorite …

Collection is Growing!

20th Nov 2008 0 Comments

Since my post on collecting business cards my collection has grown by at least 200 cards. I’ve already had to buy more collector sheets, but this time splurged and got proper sleeves for business cards.

I love it. Keep sending them people.

The most interesting card I’ve received was …