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I don’t think there is a magic formula for keeping your creative team inspired. If it existed, everyone would use it.

In the early years of the Internet, if a person wanted to update content on their website, they would either need to be a programmer or hire one to do the work. Today, it’s almost unheard of to have a website which cannot be easily updated by practically anyone. 

This past spring, I visited the small town of Marfa, Texas to see the work of one of my favourite artists, Donald Judd.

How we partner with in-house teams

When I moved to Toronto 25 years ago, there was a very different belief about in-house designers than exists today.

Acorn Magazine, Spring 2018  
Architectural Conservancy Ontario 

For as long as I can remember I’ve been drawn to the photography of Walker Evans.

Uppercase Magazine #37: The CMYK Issue, January 2018

I grew up in a house that had a green refrigerator and stove.

Communication Arts, January-February 2016

Have you ever had clients who, after the presentation of your initial design concepts, became quiet, nervous or even afraid of what they were looking at?

Applied Arts, March 2015

One of the best lessons I have learned as a designer is that it’s difficult creating something simple, something impactful. Saying a lot with a little is a challenge. The design of logos, stamps and flags comes to mind.

Communication Arts, January-February 2015

Over the years, I’ve learned that when it comes to riddles, the world is split into two types of people—those who live for a good riddle and those who abhor them. 

Applied Arts, December 2014

Mobile billboards and their all-uppercase, badly kerned, scratched plastic letters do have a place in the advertising world