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I have been blogging about digital technology’s impact on culture and our lives since 2007. I post when inspiration strikes as I’m working on various projects.
All about me again!
I just can't stop talking about myself! Just kidding. I got tagged again and this time it was from Sean McGaughey of Duct Tape Guy fame. It's a game we bloggers play. We list 6 random things about ourselves then call on 6 other bloggers to do the same. 1) I haven't...
Artevist
Here's a great example of using illustration for good: Artevist. Activism on t-shirts! I like the one with the polar bear peeing on the north polehowever all the shirts are very clever.
Still trying to find the right markers
Episode number 3, Ordering Ordeal, of my St-St-Stuttering Is C-C-Cool comic is up. The story is modelled after my experiences of stuttering my mochaccino orders. Sometimes I'd get weird looks from the baristas and other times I don't. It all depends on their...
Six random things about me
Daryl of Atomic Suburbia fame tagged me so I'm it! To quote ABBA (whose name spells ABBA backwards), the name of the game is I list 6 random things about me and then, I assume, list 6 bloggers to do the same. 1. I break for pretty French girls 2. I love doing...
Super quick way to decide what to cook for dinner
Ever been in a situation where you don’t know what to cook for dinner? Not because you can’t make a decision but because you don’t know what you can make from the ingredients you have on hand. Super Cook to the rescue! It's a recipe search engine where you type in the...
Crystal Film Set
Last Friday, I purchased the Crystal Film Set by Power Support for my new iPhone 3G. It's a protective film cover you place over the screen to protect it form scratches and such. What I liked about this product was that it didn't need any adhesives. It uses static...
St-St-Stuttering is C-C-Cool comics launches
I'm working on a couple of graphic novels and one of them is about stuttering to coincide with my podcast, Stuttering is Cool. The comic called, well, St-St-Stuttering is C-C-Cool. The plot follows a stutterer who grows to accept and embrace his stutter. At the same...
Bajofondo Tango Club album review
As music is one of my passions, I’ll write a post now and then reviewing artists and their songs and albums that I'd like to share. One of my favourite music genres is electrotango. Tango music on a house beat. It’s melodic and very sexy. You can’t help but move your...
Drawing a stutter
I'm in the early development stages of a graphic novel to accompany my Stuttering is Cool podcast. On the left is a a sketch of one of the main characters who stutters. This turned out to be an interesting exercise in character design because I have to be able to...
Old Book Illustrations
One of my inspirations for art comes from seeing what other artists have done and trying my hand at experimenting with their style. It’s a great way of learning something new and also inventing/evolving a new style of your own. And inspiring other artists afterwards!...
The art of the 45
My nostalgia for the vinyl record has never gone away and to this day, I miss the art of the record label. It’s just not the same as on a cd or—don’t make me laugh— the cover art on digital downloads.
Broken Down Golf Cart Recipe
I ordered a broken down golf cart at PAB2008 and to my surprise, everyone at my table never heard of it before. As a public service, I searched for a recipe but kept getting the shot glass version instead of the drink. So in a nutshell, the recipe is kinda like this 1...
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 laptop bag...
I was interviewed on CBC Radio
I had the amazing pleasure of being interviewed on Sounds Like Canada on CBC Radio One! I was interviewed along with Mark Blevis of the Just One More Book podcast (childrens book reviews) and Melinda Mason of her My Marylin podcast (all about Marylin Monroe). Aside...
Look inside children’s books
Need illustration inspiration? Have a peek over on this site showcasing children’s books. You can flip through every page! I like The Cat Came Back .
Third Tuesday Toronto with Jesse Brown
Third Tuesday Toronto took place last night with CBC Radio 's Jesse Brown , host of the excellent and thought provoking Search Engine . Jesse's also one of the guys behind BitStrips.com which is a website that lets you create comics online. I like how Jesse explained...
Your driving music to Kingston
Some people (i.e. me) tend to plan which CDs they will bring along on a road trip. For those of you driving/flying to Kingston for Podcasters Across Borders 2008, or even if you're living in Kingston and you're driving to PAB2008 (or taking public transit), just for...
Sketching before development sample
I've been blogging about the book, Sketching User Experiences , as I read it (I guess that's sort of live blogging!) and came across this tweet yesterday by Greg Willits of The Rosary Army . Greg links to a photo of LEGO instructions his son sketched out for building...
Social media street cred
Joseph Thornley recently blogged his opinion on the importance of a PR agency actually creating social media (blogs, podcasts, etc.) before they can advise their clients on what to do. In other words, street cred. “Social media authorship is the entry fee for social...
Twitter survived WWDC
My good friend and fellow podcaster, Daryl Cognito, tweeted recently: hey wait, big congrats to twitter for surviving the key note. Good point! We only moan and groan when Twitter (*cought* repeatedly *cough*) goes down. Kudos!