Sunday October 23rd and I have arrived in Taipei, Taiwan. 13.5 hours after leaving Vancouver at 2am on a direct flight on China Airlines I landed in Taipei as the sun came up. Walking out of the airport all seemed right as a very kind Mr. Andy-wu asked me if I needed a cab ride.
As [...]

On this day, February 18th, in 1977 and 1979 it was proven that within two years creativity and the craziest of shit can happen…
1977 – The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried on its maiden “flight” on top of a Boeing 747.
1979 – Snow falls in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the [...]

I just came across this great video interview of John Kristensen proprietor of Firefly Letterpress in Somerville, MA. and figured I would share it. Enjoy!
There are a few classic quotes in the video too:
John Kristensen:
“Yes make it attractive, but make it be what the text needs it to be. Whereas in the wild and woolly [...]

Frito Lay and the SunChips brand are launching the world’s first 100% compostable chip bag on Earth Day 2010 (40th Anniversary BTW.)
Claiming on their website the packaging is “designed to break down in just 14 weeks when placed in a hot, active compost bin or pile. If it takes a little longer, don’t worry about [...]

This past weekend I was honoured to have coached my daughter’s U7 North Shore Girls Soccer team to their first Soccer Tournament Championship. A weekend full of great moments, it was a joy to watch these girls come together and play as a team, cheer each other on and show a genuine excitement for the [...]

It feels a little like winning a ‘Golden Ticket’ from Willy Wonka, because yesterday I found out I was one of 100 people invited to attend the first TEDxVacouver on November 21st at the Electronic Arts campus in Burnaby. Selection for the event was based on an online application that took at least an hour [...]

I came across a pretty well put together video on You Tube about a so called Social Media revolution, or as Erik Qualman has coined it, and Trademarked it, ‘Socialnomics.’ The video promotes his book by the same name and is out in wide release August 26, 2009.
There are some intriguing statics whipping in and [...]

I was asked to talk about ‘courageous brands’ to the brand & creative department at VANOC (Vancouver Olympic Committee) a few weeks ago. After a few words and examples of global brands making a difference, I stopped talking and asked them to explore how they might define their own unique brand identities. I brought out [...]

In 1821 Clarissa was born a timid soul but with a courageous pioneering heart. Forty years years later ‘the Angel of the Battlefield’ began her life’s work.
In 1861, now considered ‘calm and resourceful’ Clara, as she wished to be called, was working as a recording clerk in the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. at [...]

Join the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay For Life team, ‘Squeezin For A Reason,’ as they present The Main Squeeze - A Cause For Improv! The posters are out, the community articles, radio and tv spots are around the corner and the fun is about to begin. Hurry, visit www.squeezinforareason.com today and get your tickets to [...]