Visual, Art & Design

Damn cold on the prairies: a photo essay.

TweetIt’s been damn cold on the prairies lately. Bloggers like Schmutzie & Alyson have written with dismay and defiance about it. #stayinside trended in Winnipeg. Here’s my contribution to dealing with January—a photo series that’s been forming around smokestacks in

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Damn cold on the prairies: a photo essay.

TweetIt’s been damn cold on the prairies lately. Bloggers like Schmutzie & Alyson have written with dismay and defiance about it. #stayinside trended in Winnipeg. Here’s my contribution to dealing with January—a photo series that’s been forming around smokestacks in

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Keep calm about copyright.

TweetAll fired up by the SOPA drama yesterday, this piece of direct mail from ING Direct had my eyes saucerous with outrage. How could ING use the famous “Keep Calm & Carry On” slogan? Doesn’t somebody own that? They do

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Keep calm about copyright.

TweetAll fired up by the SOPA drama yesterday, this piece of direct mail from ING Direct had my eyes saucerous with outrage. How could ING use the famous “Keep Calm & Carry On” slogan? Doesn’t somebody own that? They do

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Winnipeg is Beautiful gets beautiful media coverage.

TweetBig day for prairie skies & industrial smokestacks! The Metro ran a great piece by reporter Shane Gibson about my Winnipeg photoblog, Winnipeg is Beautiful, and Ace Burpee mentioned it on his morning show. It was the most popular story

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Winnipeg is Beautiful gets beautiful media coverage.

TweetBig day for prairie skies & industrial smokestacks! The Metro ran a great piece by reporter Shane Gibson about my Winnipeg photoblog, Winnipeg is Beautiful, and Ace Burpee mentioned it on his morning show. It was the most popular story

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I feel so fascinating!

TweetAw, Ace Burpee, you didn’t have to…thanks for including me, Kevin & the Tactica team in the “Most Fascinating Manitobans of 2011″ list for our work with HOT 103 on the Japan disaster. This is better than when we went to

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I feel so fascinating!

TweetAw, Ace Burpee, you didn’t have to…thanks for including me, Kevin & the Tactica team in the “Most Fascinating Manitobans of 2011″ list for our work with HOT 103 on the Japan disaster. This is better than when we went to

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Wash your hands! Fight the flu and bioterrorism. [FREE poster download]

Tweet If the New York Times revelations about the serious concerns around H5N1 Bird Flu’s pandemic possibilities have you wearing rubber gloves, remember: washing your hands is the single most effective way to stop the spread of germs. ➜ Remind your

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Wash your hands! Fight the flu and bioterrorism. [FREE poster download]

Tweet If the New York Times revelations about the serious concerns around H5N1 Bird Flu’s pandemic possibilities have you wearing rubber gloves, remember: washing your hands is the single most effective way to stop the spread of germs. ➜ Remind your

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How do you make an interrobang, anyways‽

TweetNow that we know there are special punctuation characters we never dreamed possible, people are wondering how we bend them to our will. The OMGWTF, or “interrobang”, as it’s properly known, is …intended to combine the functions of the question mark (also

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How do you make an interrobang, anyways‽

TweetNow that we know there are special punctuation characters we never dreamed possible, people are wondering how we bend them to our will. The OMGWTF, or “interrobang”, as it’s properly known, is …intended to combine the functions of the question mark (also

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Instagram 2.0 review: where’s my tacky drama?

TweetIt was with all caps I greeted the release of Instagram 2.0, so long had I, er, longed for fresh filters and possibly a selection of borders. Of course, with change always come the pain of…change. Yes, my beloved Gotham

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Instagram 2.0 review: where’s my tacky drama?

TweetIt was with all caps I greeted the release of Instagram 2.0, so long had I, er, longed for fresh filters and possibly a selection of borders. Of course, with change always come the pain of…change. Yes, my beloved Gotham

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