ramblings of a creative mind
- It’s hard, but worth the blood, sweat & tears.
Starting and running a business is hard work.
I met up with an old college buddy that also started his own company with two other of his friends the other day. Check out Goodboy Clothing – very hip, very urban, very good. They started about the same time we did. Last weekend we went to their [...]
- It’s Summer, let’s go!
The sun is out and shinning bright. I need to do stuff this summer.
After backpacking through South East Asia las summer, I’m itching to do anything outdoors. Mountain biking, camping, trail hiking, white water rafting and rock climbing. I want to do it all!
The only problem is time. Running a company takes a lot of [...]
- Going Green
GREEN. This word has evolved to mean more than a hue in our colour spectrum. It’s become a world-wide environmental movement.
I remember when my school held a fund raiser to raise funds to save the Amazon Rain Forest. We raised enough money to purchase/save about 3 acres of forest. For a small school in Dubai, [...]
- Spare Time
Do you have a hobby that you peruse in your spare time?
I have an eclectic range of hobbies. I love to paint, knit, sew new clothes, photograph things and even make papers. I’ve not done any of the former mentioned in a while though. Being self-employed I can’t seem to find spare time.
But lately…when I [...]
- Form follows function
Architect Louis Sullivan coined the principle that Form follows Function.
This philosophy is followed around the world in all forms of design. Web designers make the site navigation user friendly and intuitive. Product and furniture designers look and study the body for inspiration. Take the core message of this philosophy and apply it to general life [...]
- Oh, the Shame!
I love musicals. There is no shame in that…let me elaborate.
I also love to watch Dance. No matter what form of Dance - R&B, disco, ballroom and especially contemporary interpretive dance is wonderful to watch. The emotions portrayed in movement and facial expression are mesmerizing. Couple that with amazing music and vocals of a stage [...]
- The power of SLEEP.
Hah! I beat it. I defeated the common cold by resting and sleeping.
Resting and sleeping is so underrated. On Monday I felt slow and sluggish. At first I thought it was just because it was a “Monday”. But towards to end of the day my throat was dry and itchy. Tuesday brought on more throat [...]
- “Boo” to the World Recession
It’s the prime of my working career right now. We managed to open a satellite office in Manila, Philippines to help up cope with us with our workload here in Canada. And at this peak, the world economy tanks.
WTF!?!
Companies large and small are scaling back. Their letting employees go and usually the first department to [...]
- WANTED: The perfect client
Every designer wishes for the perfect client. I would love to work for client that doesn’t art direct, “show” you what they would do “if” they were a designer, give you less than no time to complete the project or give you “just one more change” after you’ve submitted the final proof. They are as [...]
- Listing lists
So little time. So many things to do. Chaos. Unless you have a list.
I write and makes lists for everything. Absolutely everything. To-do, grocery, shopping, housework, work, what to pack for a vacation, what’s in the box I’m packing for storage. Writing lists is a wonderful organization tool, not only for keeping you on top [...]
