TED Comes to Vancouver : Speaker Nominations for TEDxVan

TED is a great conference format that is focused on the theme of ‘ideas worth spreading’ in technology, entertainment and design. Showcasing the brightest and coolest minds our times, TED is an all around impressive event that videotapes all their speakers and puts the videos up for free on their TED talks list. They really Read More …

Burnkit Website Reboot

My buddies over at Burnkit, the hottest web design and creative services firm in Vancouver, launched their new website today… and it’s smokin’. They are a part of a bunch of boutique design agencies that are participating in a web redesign contest called May 1st ReBoot. The site features video embedded in Flash and lots Read More …

Sneak Preview of Drupal Flickr Module

SillyGwaiLo is sitting here giving us a super sneak preview of the Drupal Flickr module he wrote this weekend (based on Boris‘ Skype Drupal module by the way). This thing is very alpha… and very hot. Unlike other implemenations of Flickr/Drupal modules I’ve seen this one is multi-user… perfect for community sites! It adds your Read More …

New Website By Raincity Studios is Now Online

Raincity Studios launched their new company website and blog today. Mark Yuasa and the rest of the crew worked on the design of another site I’ve been developing and now have a beauty of their own too. If you are looking for custom web design or themes for blogs and content management systems you should Read More …

Pantone’s Hot Colors for 2005

The top 10 “new” hot colors according to the Pantone Color Institute. Pantone’s Forecast: Saturated color has made a splashy comeback, but to stay ahead of trends for everything from sofas to soup plates, you need to follow fashion. Turns out home furnishings and housewares take their cues from the garment industry in deciding on Read More …

Conversation with Vancouver 2010 Logo Designer, Gonzalo Alatorre

I also posted this on another blog that I write, 2010.dailyvancouver.com. If you only read the newspapers and watched the news you may have thought that the 2010 Vancouver Olympics logo was developed solely by Elena Rivera MacGregor, owner and principle of Rivera Design Group who was mentioned several times as the logo’s designer in Read More …

The Home Page is Dead – Every Page is a Hub and Portal to All Others

The Home Page is Dead – Every Page is a Hub and Portal to All Others The home page — where Web designers and editors have for so long poured much of their effort is no longer the be-all, end-all. You to pay serious attention page, course, but equally important these days template used article Read More …