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Peru Trip: Great Adventure People

I’m back in Toronto writing this post after what will certainly be one of the most memorable weeks in my life. Shortly after my last post, the group was scheduled to begin what we hoped would be the highlight of our tour. A trip to Agues Calientes where, we hoped, we’d get a head start [...]

Peru Trip: Arriving in Cuzco

It’s safe to say that if you’re a resident of Cusco, Peru you’re most likely working in the tourism industry. As the gateway city to Machu Pichu and the many trails that lead there, Cusco is a city who’s future is so dependant on it’s past.
From the time Liz and I arrived at our [...]

Peru Trip: Lots of Rain

You can’t go to the rainforest and not expect rain. But when it downpours from 4am till late afternoon you start wondering if maybe you should have picked a sunny destination for your holiday.
With some patience, good local food and a yoga break, the afternoon came soon enough for our group to move on [...]

Peru Trip: Day 1-2

On Monday Liz and I departed Toronto for Peru for a two week tour. We’re travelling light, with no more than a backpack and a daypack each as we’ll be trekking through the Amazon, hiking to Machu Pichu (assisted by a train ride, since we’re not that adventurous) and visiting Cusco, Lake Titicaca and Puno [...]

Get Uproot

The site for Uproot, the interactive design and development firm run by myself and Adam Slayer, is live. Take a look at http://getuproot.com.
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Yes Fly Zone

Bad-ass deck from my homeboy Nick aka ovrbored. Get yours.

Traversing Google Suggest

A subject of recent interest everywhere I look are the suggestions that Google present when entering the beginning of a common query. Here’s one I tried – “Why do I…”
And the results:

MSN Redesign

I don’t post a lot about redesigns or Microsoft (or their affiliates) but I stumbled across this preview of the new MSN.com
I’m usually the last to say this about anything Microsoft but, from an information architecture perspective, it isn’t quite bad at all. It’s easy to visually parse and it strips our a lot of [...]

Riverhouse Niagara

Beautiful work from Zefara Studio Zerafa Studio LLC (thanks, Joaquin) featuring a custom kitchen from Bulthaup Toronto

via ArchDaily

Behind the Scenes

More proof that creative genius often goes hand in hand with a sense of humour.

(via We Love You So)