Medium is the message

My friend Shane Shennan recently applied the infamous Marshall McLuhan quote about television, “the medium is the message”, to… notebooks. In his post, Mangle Your Moleskine!, Shane explains how the type/cost of the notebook you use influences your...

Commissioned drawing

I attended the fantastic Podcasters Across Borders which went above and beyond my wildest expectations. I’ll blog about it later but for now I want to tell you a story about an artwork I was commissioned to do. Eden Spodek, the Bargainista, has a nice white...

How corporate greed can stifle creativity

Today’s Toronto Star has a great article about the XO laptop and the concept of simple technology. It’s a great read if you’re like me–> tired of the unnecessarily complexity of operating systems (Vista) and cellphones. In other words,...

Get Out of Town! – SpudCast #16

Finally, it’s been ages, a new episode of SpudCast. Well, it was recorded a while ago but here it is in all its glory! I talk about the importance of having a creative workout. That is, going outside to new places which is a great way to get a new perspective on...