Category Archives: Toronto

I’d Feel Empty Without My…

August 15, 2009 – 11:35 pm

This is a series of cutouts I’ve found around Roncesvalles in the High Park area. I wish I knew who was doing it. I feel like maybe it’s a church, but who knows? It’s a nice change from the neighborhood stench of rotting things (thank God the garbage strike is over now) and the torn [...]

By cassiemc | Also posted in Artwork, Graffiti | Comments (0)

Shhh, Beast. What I Learned at FITC.

May 1, 2009 – 12:07 pm

If you haven’t heard of it (which I suppose is excusable as it’s very industry-specific), Flash in the Can is an annual conference for anyone involved in digital media. Oh my Lord the names it brings. As well as the students, the seasoned digi-teers, the tech-heads, the brilliant artists, all sorts of clever, creative people. [...]

By cmcdaniel | Also posted in Design, Technology | Comments (0)

Diana Sudyka on Making It.

April 15, 2009 – 11:21 pm

We’ve posted before on the illustrator who worked with Andrew Bird to bring an additional layer of meaning to the new-ish deluxe album, Noble Beast. Following Bird’s storm of a show in Toronto a couple weeks ago (flabbergasting foot-tapping gramophone-spinning orchestrally amazing show) we bring Diana Sudyka back to Black Kettles for some insight into not only how [...]

By cmcdaniel | Also posted in Artwork, Illustration | Comments (0)

Michael Wandelmaier Illustration

March 19, 2009 – 1:00 am

It’s difficult to sit in someone’s seat who is so talented. But that’s what I do. Every day. I log into my work computer and there it is, the name reminding me of the talent that came before me: Michael Wandelmaier. His name is still one of the logins on my computer from a time [...]

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Are you Green at Heart?

March 10, 2009 – 11:43 am

If you’re an independent designer in Toronto, especially if you care about sustainable design (but even if you don’t) you should come out tomorrow night to this event. I’ll be there.
Spark Speak (by Spark Toronto, a group of independent designers) presents Bernard Hellen (President and Creative Director of Traffic Marketing) to speak about Sustainable Design.
When? [...]

By cmcdaniel | Also posted in sustainable design | Comments (1)