Beautiful Sketchnotes
15 August 11 / art, design, process, web / Comment
Beautiful sketchnotes by Mike Rohde of rohdesign at An Event Apart Minneapolis.
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Seattle and An Event Apart
4 May 11 / design, nerdiness, web / Comment
In March I attended my first An Event Apart Conference in Seattle. I had a great time, and met tons of interesting people. I think I learned more in one hour with Jason Santa Maria than I did at 4 yrs in design school…
Read More20 Questions Interview with Oakes Design
13 April 11 / business, design, freelance, web / Comment
I recently did a “20 Questions” audio interview with fellow Canadian designer Colin Oakes of Oakes Design. Check it out if you’re curious about my process, what advice I’d give new ladies in the industry, or you wanna know what the heck Gaelic Football is all about!
Sword & Sworcery comes out this week!
24 March 11 / design, misc / Comment
Audience Calibration Procedure from Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery on Vimeo.
I absolutely adore the work by The Superbrothers, who describe themselves as “an ambiguously pluralized & irritatingly cryptic audiovisual art & design organization located in Toronto.” Wish I’d known about them when I still lived in Toronto!
Their highly anticipated game, Sword & Sworcery, comes out this week on ipad and iphone!
I’ve also been listening to the soundtrack on repeat… I highly recommend purchasing the album!
Pecha Kucha Night + Vancouver Art Gallery
25 February 11 / art, design, life, misc / Comment
An unexpectedly fun evening was had last night, as I attended my first Pecha Kucha night in Vancouver. The evening then continued on to the Vancouver Art Gallery, which had a wicked exhibit by Ken Lum, among others.
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Nervous System Products Inspired by Nature
25 October 10 / art, design / Comment
I’ve always loved checking out that latest Nervous System products, based on complex algorithms found in nature…
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Mind Boggling Awesomeness from Tsunami Glassworks
24 October 10 / art, design / Comment
Recently I stumbled upon Tsunami Glassworks, and their work took my breathe away. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such beautiful glasswork.
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The Institute of You
22 April 10 / business, design, freelance, life, misc / Comment
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
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Business Model Generation
5 October 09 / business, design / Comment
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.
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Ten Women You Need to Know in Interface Design
31 August 09 / design, web / Comment
Fuel Your Interface included me in their blog post: Ten Women You Need To Know in Interface Design. I am honoured to be included in that list amongst some of those other names!
Interview with Spicy Web Designers
21 April 09 / business, design, web / Comment
Check out my interview with Luc Arnold from Spicy Web Designers
Goodbye Thinkhouse!
7 April 09 / business, design, freelance, life / Comment
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…
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