Building Community – Olympic Style

Building Community – Olympic Style

The recent Vancouver 2010 Olympics was quite a ride for just about anyone Canadian. We’ve seen an Olympic result that is record setting and hard not to be proud of. We indeed owned the podium. Canadians banded together in a way I’ve seldom experienced...
The Elephant in the Room – Part 2

The Elephant in the Room – Part 2

I wrote recently about the conundrum of content. As a designer, you’re paid to create the visuals the content goes into. As a client you pay designers for communications solutions (design is one part of this). It’s neither cost-effective or efficient to...
The Elephant in the Room – Part 2

The Elephant in the Room.

I’ve been thinking a lot over the past couple of months about content. All sorts of content, from brochure text, trade show display lists, and website pages. The old adage goes “content is King”, but from the point of view of many projects, actual...