Articles About Design
The Tragedy of Comic Sans
Oh Comic Sans… few typefaces evoke such strong emotion as our quirky little friend. Whether you love it (Slightly-NSFW, salty language) or hate it, you have an ...
The Meaning of Colors
Color influences our life every day. We base opinions and reactions off of emotions that it evokes. Some people even base their careers off of ...
How Much Is That Image in The Window?
All about Canadian copyright law, and when and where you can use copyrighted material. Disclaimer: This isn’t legal advice! Copyright law is complex, and the ...
I Know Why the Kenneled Dog Barks
…or, how I learned that something that you create can take on a life and meaning of its own. A couple months ago I was ...
Design + Living: Building Urban Mountains
I recently watchted Bjarke Ingles on TED Talks (video below), where he discussed some of the projects his international architectural firm had been working on. ...
Can DrawSomething Teach You To Be a Better Designer?
If you’ve owned your mobile phone for more than a day or two, you’re probably familiar with the app DrawSomething. It’s basically a digital version ...
Your Logo – What’s it worth?
It takes work to keep a foothold above your competitors. You might have a great product, but success truly comes with leaving your customers with ...
Colour – The Silent Salesperson
Colour conveys meanings and feelings. It stimulates the senses, boosts memory, and is an instantaneous method of conveying messages. It is powerful, persuasive and subliminal. ...
Are you guilty of obfuscation?
obfuscate: to make obscure or unclear; to muddle; confuse; bewilder Potential consumers are busy and sophisticated. They are surrounded every day with thousands of messages ...
Too Small to Think About Branding? Think Again.
Often we hear people talking about branding like it’s an esoteric voodoo thing that only Fortune 500 companies can afford to do. Or that small ...
Is Your Brand Identity Helping or Hurting Your Business?
We pick up many subtle cues from the way things look and quickly form opinions about them. We do this every day when we look ...
