design

A change of direction

I am excited to announce that I have recently accepted a full-time position at smashLAB!

17 June 10, ,

The Institute of You

I am currently engaged in a subscription service that guides professionals to their next stage of career growth. A project developed by the extremely talented Trish Papadakos

22 April 10, ,

Simple acts of kindness

I received this in my inbox today from a friend, and it totally brightened my day:

5 March 10, ,

Best Before, a PuSh Festival event

Last night we went to check out the PuSh Festival event Best Before at Vancouver’s The Culch, which offers programming in theatre, dance and music by local and international artists.

26 January 10, ,

What I learned when my macbook died.

Just a few short weeks ago, in the midst of my pre-Christmas freelancing frenzy, the unthinkable happened. My macbook died. I could hear the lovely mac start-up noise, i could hear the fan, but nothing was happening. A black screen of death.

21 December 09, ,

Moving to Vancouver for 2010

Through a very exciting opportunity, I will be moving from Toronto to Vancouver with my partner in crime, Robert Westwood.

9 October 09, ,

Business Model Generation

A very talented friend of mine, Mr. Al. Smith worked with a dedicated team to design and produce the book Business Model Generation. I’ve already ordered my copy, which I excitedly await.

5 October 09, ,

Ten Women You Need to Know in Interface Design

Fuel Your Interface included me in their blog post: Ten Women You Need To Know in Interface Design. I am honoured!

31 August 09, ,

Freelance Myths

There are tons of do’s and dont’s you may read about when freelancing, or considering going freelance…

21 August 09, ,

FITC Toronto 2009

This was my second year at FITC, and it was a great time! FITC is a design and technology event which aims to inspire, educate and challenge.

6 May 09, ,

Interview with Spicy Web Designers

Check out my interview with Luc Arnold from Spicy Web Designers

21 April 09, ,

Web Design Workflow

I’ve been reading a few articles recently about web design workflow, and I thought it would be interesting to analyze my own workflow. What is the process involved in designing and/or redesigning a website?

19 April 09, ,

Goodbye Thinkhouse!

For the last (almost) 4 years I have worked with the amazing team at Thinkhouse Design. When I began working at Thinkhouse, I was young, nervous, and felt like a design imposter. I had no idea what I was doing…

7 April 09, ,

Textpattern Website Workshop

I am now offering weekend workshops teaching you how to get your website up and running using Textpattern. This workshop is geared at designers with basic knowledge of HTML and CSS

9 February 09, ,

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