Video to promote your business

I have been thinking about how effective these company “biographical” videos are for small business.  (click on the images to view the videos). Don’t we all love to see how things are made?  I remember taking a tour of the copper mill my father...

“Steal like and Artist”

Every now and again, I come across a great gem of a book that stimulates my creativity. I gobbled this one right up. “Steal like an artist” by Austin Kleon.  Wise young man is Austin.  He has been invited to Ted Talks, written several other books and is a...

Holiday cards for 2013

Throughout the year I am inspired by many ideas. As November rolls around, I draw on my notes and doodles for a visual that could resonate with the holidays, one that reflects on winter, on Canada but not on Christmas per se, and that would translate well into a gift...

In the mood to illustrate

I received my latest edition of Uppercase magazine. And as I read through it, oh so slowly (I don;t want to gobble it up too fast.. I need it to last me two months until the next delicious edition) I discovered the illustrator Julia Rothman.  She has sold her...

Great Photography

Some of my favourite blogs are just so enticing to visit because of the great photography. You have often heard it implied that photography is critical to making your products and services stand out in the crowded media landscape.  If the customer can’t...

Web site owners without ownership

It’s not so obvious; that we need to record our web site account information to avoid getting ourselves into double trouble.  I’m not trying to be alarmist, but I am kind of alarmed to learn of several instances when a few friends and clients ran into...