Good weather, nice neighbourhood. A few co-workers and I visited David crombie park just east of st. Lawrence market to play some ball after work. I was talking about it with John and Adrian how this neighbourhood has a bit of everything. Mixed income neighbourhood, well preserved environment, and a lot of things to do within reach of the apartments and condos. It didn’t matter who you were, what your background was…people from the neighbourhood randomly joined in to play ball and we respected one another. People passing by seemed to enjoy watching us play. It’s definitely different from the suburbs or downtown core. A well preserved park and investment in it’s facilities definitely reflects that the people in this neighbourhood matters and it becomes this communal shared space. It might just be this one time that it seems nice but it’s a reoccurring feeling when I pass by this area.

  11:15 pm  |   May 1 2013  

A shout out to tenpmtea, an inspiring blogger, photographer, and sister in Christ. Happy Birthday Stephanie !

  1:27 am  |   April 16 2013   |  2 notes  

I was asked by Sally, a fellow friend of mine at OCADU to take some photos of her thesis work. Her work, Bitskit, consisted of a desktop app and a prototype that helps manage tasks especially those who are contributing to a particular project. Her prototype is a module that will identify a particular disc which links to a designated project. From there you can set a recorded timer, file storage, tasks, and analytics of that one project. Pretty cool eh? 

You can find out more about her project at OCADU’s graduate exhibit on May 2nd. For now check out the photos we’ve experimented with! Big windows, natural lighting, and a remote flash = you can never go wrong! 

  11:03 pm  |   April 14 2013   |  2 notes  

Using Toronto’s concrete gym. You inspire me mister athletic man!

  11:59 pm  |   April 7 2013   |  1 note  

I’ve neglected you for too long. Here, have a drink.

  1:35 am  |   April 6 2013   |  1 note  

Anonymous asked: hi

Hello.

  3:56 am  |   January 29 2013  

I was told to meet at Silver Snails for a DOT meetup (thanks Jasmine), but I had the hardest time finding it haha. I always passed by silver snail on queen west but never checked it out until last November at their new Yonge-Dundas location. Hot Nutella mixed beverages, comic books, action figures and game boards, and a nice view of Yonge street! I like it!

The barristas were really kind, and opened up a conversation when we went up to make an order. I told her that I’d share the photos, so I feel bad that I’m putting this up right now. If anyone is interested in visiting Silver Snail, it’s located north of Yonge and Dundas at 329 Yonge St. right beside the HMV store!

  12:09 am  |   January 28 2013   |  3 notes  

Anonymous asked: Is OneHour hiring for bartenders? I really like OneHour and I wish to work here.

Hi, I don’t work for OneHour, you’ll have to contact them. 

  4:12 pm  |   January 24 2013  

As Christmas holiday approaches, Michelle and I wanted to thank Riordon Design for sponsoring the RGD student award that we have received for the MAAD catalogue that we’ve worked on. It’s nice that design professionals are willing to be involved whether it’s through portfolio reviews, organizing workshops, or financial support. So we decided to give back and show our appreciation by mailing them a laser engraved plaque with a ‘thank you’ that Michelle illustrated by hand. Thankfully they received it just in time as they were wrapping up the year at their studio that very same day. 

Take a look! 

  10:59 pm  |   December 22 2012   |  3 notes  

This year 2012, marks Design Thinkers 13th anniversary. There’s a couple of things that I’d like to remember from this conference. One is that amazing work doesn’t need an explanation on why it’s good. Pum Lefebure from Design Army was presenting the design process of a project for The Washington Ballet’s world premiere of Alice (in Wonderland), and when she revealed the finished magazine spread on the next slide the crowd actually had their breath taken away…literally! As soon as that slide came out, all you can here is a wave of “ahh”. If you were beside Chris Tsang and I, you’d have seen the following reaction in the photos below. But at that moment she didn’t need to speak a single word to justify on why that design direction was a good choice to go with. It just hits you in the guts and you know it. You can check out the behind-the-scenes Adobe Promo video of their studio here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c7Mqse0uI8

Second is that I should prevent myself on judging someone’s character solely based on the outcome of their work. The process is just as important and can tell much more about a person and their motives. I certainly thought differently of Stefan Sagmeister who is a highly popular figure in the graphic design community. While in school, many of us students were familiar with his experimental work that consisted of expressive typography in diverse forms whether it’s through fruits, pennies, or having an intern hand carve type onto his body. He’s also famous for his personal projects and perception of work life being explorative and meditative. At first I thought he was a bit of an arrogant designer who did as he pleases, but watching a brief clip of his movie the happy film I realized that many of the projects he did were to break out of his comfort zone and daily routines to keep himself out of a lethargic lifestyle that may impose depression. I always felt that he approached projects with full confidence, but watching a part of his film it seemed he was trying to break out from his insecurities so that he can try to improve his well-being. At the end of the talk he had a standing ovation, which I thought was a bit overrated, but nevertheless I began to have respect for his work and his intentions. 

  2:17 am  |   December 17 2012