A brief reflection — At the end of each quarter, I take some time to sit back and consider how the past 3 months went; what kinds of things I should stop doing, what kinds of things I need to start doing moving forward, and what kinds of things went well that I should…

A Brand Experience — The drive up from Ajax where we dropped the kids off is pretty well what one would expect from a southern Ontario suburb; an uninspiring expanse, sprinkled with strip malls every few kilometres, gas stations and drug stores abound. It’s not till the last few moments of our 2-hour journey…

His skills were unparalleled. This guy oozed creative genius and no matter where he worked he was the envy of his peers. Well, mainly his junior peers. Though everyone around him admired his creative mastery, those who managed him struggled to be inspired by him. He wasn’t a terrible person…

I remember once thinking to myself, “Will the business of branding ever die out?” With the automation and accessibility of decent design tools emerging for the layman to build with, will this industry that’s created so much value over the years shrivel up into obscurity? More than that, with the…

Reflections on Effective Leadership & Teamwork — You’re in charge of steering a massive ship. There are other people involved, helping you make sure you get to the destination — a lush and beautiful land. But your focus is completely on the ship itself — the stain of the wood, the lettering of the name on the…

I’m not that old (yet) and I’ve only been a “professional” design practitioner since 2010. But over this past year I’ve been treated as one who’s acquired some kind of knowledge and can speak to certain issues with regards to this industry. I suppose I can attribute this to the…

It’s 6 a.m. and he’s awoken to the sound of a crying child in the distance. He turns over in bed to find his would-be-up-early-but-now-pregnant-and-exhausted wife fast asleep. He’s on. No more sleep-ins for this guy, but it’s come to be a welcomed and utterly necessary responsibility, for many reasons…

She rushes to her car after having scolded her hand pretty badly when some of her supervisor’s medium-roast spilled on her way out of Starbucks. Of course, this could’ve been avoided had she not been fumbling with two trays of coffee with scones and croissants stuffed in between. The spillage…

Picture the scene: You’re out of town for a conference and find the free coffee they’re providing is, well, nauseating, so between keynotes you rush out to the closest Starbucks because, even though you’re not a huge fan of Starbucks’ coffee, it’s just palatable enough to pass as a half-decent…