Information and Resources
April 25, 2020
Blog
Life
Neighbours Helping Neighbours
Download a handout to print and deliver to your neighbours letting them know what you can do to help them and how to contact you.
March 21, 2020
Branding
Special – Startup Packages
Spring Special! One-stop shopping with Startup Packages. You can finally get your logo, business cards and website done and dusted!
May 22, 2019
Life
Connecting with new people
I attended an event on May 23, 2019, at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, called Ladies Who Power Lunch. It was a networking event put on by Ottawa’s Ladies Who Lunch. Catherine Landry, CEO and Founder of Call Betty Marketing, runs the group, which has well over 30,000 members on 21
May 29, 2019
Branding
Branding Adjectives
When working with new clients, I ask them to describe what emotions they want their company, personal or organizational brand to convey.
May 23, 2019
Life
Tribute to Gizmo (1997-2018)
Gizmo (also known as Gizzy, Gizmeister, Gizzard, Mister Mo, Best Boy and Giz Wizzer) lived a long, full and decidedly Gizmodian life with his loving humans and best feline friend, Mitzey. In his youth, Gizzard roamed the lanes around his home like a gangster surveilling his territory. Occasionally getting into
October 23, 2018
Branding
A Logo Rejuvenation
A recent project I enjoyed was updating a logo designed about 15 years ago. Like architects say of homes, this logo had “good bones”, even if some aspects of it were a bit dated. I knew that it was a good candidate for an update. My clients also had only a JPG file
January 24, 2017
Life
I am on (bone) break.
Some of you will already know that I’m out of commission for the summer after a fairly freakish accident. Lots of people have been asking what happened, so I decided to post the scoop. The night of Sunday July 6, I was at the grocery store. Walking in the banana aisle,
July 20, 2014
UX
Neilsen Norman Weighs in on the Usability of Apple’s iOS 7
iOS 7, Apple’s operating system for their tablets and mobile devices, moves away from the skeuomorphic design that characterized earlier versions of iOS. The new look is drastically different from the previous operating-system iterations and it boldly parts with some of the conventions that Apple had worked hard to establish
October 14, 2013
Information and Resources
How to Make Happy Patrons: A Talk for the Canadian Library Association
On September 10, I spoke to Canadian Library Association on the science behind making good user experiences for libraries. Despite a couple of technical glitches, it was a fun talk and a great group. I’ve never spoken while sitting on stage with my legs hanging off before, but I quite
September 12, 2013