Tag: design
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Lessons from My Internship at designboom
How I Learned to Write and Edit Fast at designboom – From Intern to Editor: A Leap of Faith
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Helsinki Travel Guide 2023 (Design & Architecture)
his is the ultimate guide for art, design and architecture lovers who are visiting the Finnish Capital.
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What is Creative-Mixed Use?
Creative mixed use is a type of development that combines different types of land uses, such as residential, commercial, and entertainment, within the same project. These developments are designed to promote walkability and reduce reliance on cars, while also creating a sense of community.
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How to live comfortably in 450 square feet
StudioHand is a design-fabricator located in the Junction, Toronto that opened his doors to showcase how to live in a small space that was thoughtfully designed.
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Arting at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
My behind the scenes tour at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
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Single Serves: What is Canadian Design and Why it Matters?
A podcast where they interview experts on single issues of interest to architects and designers. My topic – What is Canadian Design?
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Interior Design Show 2022 – Review
My review of the 2022 Interior Design Show, Canada’s premier event for Canadian Design
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Is Design Thinking Dead?
I discovered NCommon a Self-awareness for Design podcast. It is so up my alley. The podcasters Jacqui Frey and Alison Rand were tired of the same talks from the same people about Design. One episode that got me thinking was their last episode of the season titled “Hella Justice”. In the episode, Jacqui and Alison…
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DesignTO 2022: Libations for Liberated Living at Plumb Gallery
My review of DesignTO 2022 exhibition Libations for Liberated Living at Plumb Gallery Toronto
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DesignTO 2022: Must-See Exhibitions
This year I decided to do check out the North end of the city for DesignTO. This year I really wanted to experience in-person exhibitions. I’ve done the window display thing, and in this cold weather, I prefer to be inside, taking my time, then outside rushing. Here is my list of sites to see…
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Imposter Cities – Canadian Pavilion – Venice Architecture Biennale 2021
An exclusive interview with curator David Theodore, Thomas Balaban and Jennifer Thorogood of TBA about the Venice Architecture Biennale and Canada’s Pavilion – Imposter Cities
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Top 5 Biennales to visit the summer
Here are the top 5 architecture, design and art events to visit this summer
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Interview with Deborah Wang, Artistic Director of DesignTO
‘Exchange Piece’ explores collaboration as an act of care through an exchange between 10 early career and senior artists and designers working in pairs to explore how care in the creative process affects the way we relate and position ourselves to what we create.
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The Aalto House – Helsinki, Finland
Munkkiniemi, Helsinki, Finalnd The exterior If you are ever in Helsinki and love modern design you must visit Alvar Aalto’s Studio and House. They are very close to each other and the Aalto Foundation has planned the tours in such that visitors can do one tour, at one site and then go to the other…
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Interview with Cool Objects: Dinner with Diaspora, DesignTO
My interview with the artists and curators of Cool Objects who will be taking me through their exhibition Dinner with Diaspora, online at DesignTO.
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Interview with Christine Elson – elsonstudio: Conflated Views, DesignTO
Interview with architect Christine Elson about her latest online exhibition Conflated Views for DesignTO
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My Helsinki Design & Architecture Travel Guide: Top Ten Must-See Places
My top ten places to visit in Helsinki
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The Master – Mackintosh
I remember, way back in first year interior design, I was sitting in our art history class and our TA who was Scottish had a very thick accent. In one of his lectures he was talking about Glasgow quite a bit. One reason was because he was from there, and loved to talk about his…
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Lincoln Memorial
This monument feels like it was built by gods. It’s massive size of 190 feet long and 119 feet wide and reaching a height of almost 100 feet makes anyone who walks into the space feel so minuscule. Towering over the Reflecting Pool, anchoring the western end of the National Mall this has been the…
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Innovation Exchange at EDIT
Last September, I was part of a team that produced George Brown College’s exhibition at Canada’s first design biennial EDIT (Education, Design, Innovation, and Technology). The installation was made up of several parts: a video, a timeline, a VR experience.
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Designer Maker User
From objects to services to systems, everything in this world has been designed. Design is a process carried out by people, for people. At its heart is a dialogue between three key people: the designer, the maker, and the user. Currently, on show at London’s Design Museum, Designer Maker User invites the visitor to explore design…
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You don’t do a very good job at promoting yourself…
This is what the president of an advertising agency said to me as we sat with our clients at dinner. He pauses and continues, “I hope you don’t mind me speaking for you…” as he proceeds to tell the clients about a proposal I prepared for one of their other luxury brands for a potential…
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Kapwani Kiwanga – A wall is just a wall
As we go about our daily lives, we encounter spaces designed to shape and regulate our behaviour. In A wall is just a wall, Kapwani Kiwanga exposes the mechanisms of these underlying structures through wall paint inspired by colour theory and targeted fluorescent lighting.
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Future by Design: The Future Designer
Tonight, RGD hosted Future By Design, a free live screening and interactive discussion of ‘The Future Designer’, hosted by George Brown College. The design industry is constantly shifting to leverage advances in technology, accommodate demographic & ethnographic trends and adopt new and innovative ways of thinking. As new opportunities for creative work emerge, what skills…
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