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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.
People don’t like change
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is facing uncertainty by politicans who are afraid of risk, according to this BBC News article. To tell you the truth, I’m not surprised. In generally, people all over the world don’t like change and tend to quickly prevent themselves from...
Corporate social media is all about participating
Social media in corporations will eventually become normal sometime in the future. Until then, we have to learn how to ease their fears of allowing just anybody say bad things about them if they, say, launch a blog. Online conversations about your company will happen...
I am building an army
Yes, I am building an army! An army of Peacekeepers to be exact. More like covert vigilantes. Did you know that the world is run by idiots who make more money than they know what to do with responsibly and cause so much nastiness in the world like sweat shops, fixed...
SpudCast #15 – Sketchbooks, Sketchbooks Everywhere
Finally, I get to post episode #15 of SpudCast. My podcast about creativity. On this one, I talk about all the sketchbooks I have. Each one is dedicated to a certain theme which I feel helps with sparking creativity. Here is the link. Pardon me while I multitask and...
Super Spud soundtrack
As you can safely assume, I'm an intense fanatic of moleskine notebooks. I even bought the one with sheet music. But I don't know how to write (or read) music. Somehow, I'll find an artistic use for this odd choice of artistic medium. Sheet music comics! If you are a...
Do I support our troops? Damn right!
I don't want to get into a debate about Canada's peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan but I think most people don't realize what "support our troops" and "bring our troops home" really mean. This past Remembrance Day made me realize something very important that I...
Remembrance Day
Peace and freedom always come at a price.
Comet Holmes!
Comet Holmes came as a complete surprise for me. I didn't even know there was a comet in the sky. Saturday night, I noticed something out of the ordinary in the nightsky after I walked out of my garage. There was a fuzzy ball that reminded me of the time I saw Comets...
Looney Tunes Golden Collection – volume 5
Looney Tunes Golden Collection volume number 5 is out and I'm already on disc 3. Mind you, I haven't been watching all the cartoons like a rabid fan should (I was stuck trying to fix WordPress). Just the ones I haven't seen in ages and the ones I haven't seen at all....
Character Design Facebook group
Just a quick note to mention that I've created a Facebook group for character designers. I've been itching to draw, draw, draw and really delve into freelance illustration when I suddenly thought of creating such a group for networking and fun. I don't know anybody...
New webhost
I've moved webhosts last night and all seems to be working fine. Except the contact form. For now I have i simply pointing to my gmail address. Once that's back to normal, I can get started on my new Improv Comics site which I plan on completing for next weekend....
SpudCast #14 – I Have A Dream
My 14th episode of SpudCast is up. It's called, you guessed it, I Have A Dream. It's all about how our subconscious lets us dream up scenarios and situations that our dull, logical minds would never let us. I read about this in Robert Mankoff's book, The Naked...
Blog Action Day
You do realize that animals are running out of places to hide from us "progressive-loving" humans forever clear cutting their homeland. I drew and inked the above artwork in my Moleskine sketchbook last June and thought it would be a great contribution for Blog Action...
Improv Comics #2 is up!
Improv Comic #2 is up and it's called Willomina's Home Project #2. I've asked for a food item and a mode of transportation. I've chosen Nutella and unicorn. It was a little unnerving drawing this comic because at the time, I was really, really tired from work. I've...
Comic book progress
I sketched out a new page I drew in my Japanese sketchbook that I found in Paris back in May. I added it to my set for this comic book in progress on my Flickr account. Actual progress on the graphic novel I'm supposed to be working on, is another story......
SpudCast #13 – Keeping notes of your ideas
Episode 13 of SpudCast is up! And fortunately for you, it's a short one. It's a bit of a soundseeing tour as I walk (and sprint) to the train station on my way to work in the darkness of the morning at 6:30am. At one point, I sprint for the train as it arrived too...
Sputnik’s 50th anniversary!
To paraphrase what someone wrote on SlashDot today, "Russians launch US space program!". October 4, 1957 was the day the world (well, most of it) entered the space age. I've always been intrigued by the launch of Sputnik and the hysteria that followed. Well, ok, not...
The Blues for Illustration Friday
Illustration Friday's topic for this week is "The Blues" so the above illustration is my submission for that topic. Created in ink pen during lunch at work. update: My favourites are submissions from Bolila, ninaseven, Mary Beth and Delaverobum. [tags]illustration...
Comics in progress
I am working on another comic vignette which will take a while, a long while, to complete. So, I'm sharing its progress on my Flickr account. First I'm drawing everything out in pencil then I colour. It all happens in a Japanese sketchbook I bought in a Japanese book...
SpudCast #12 – Creativity and where to find it
Episode number 12 is now up and it's all about my passion for creativity. Innovative creativity. Being different creativity. Strategic creativity. No matter what you call it, no matter the type, it's all creative coolness. And I'm excited to say that I'm changing the...