The passing of Michael Jackson, possibly the greatest entertainer of all time, is a modern day tragedy. Never before has there been such an equally exalted and ridiculed figure in the media. Following his recent demise, Jackson remains a figure of unparalleled achievement but also mystery. His extremely private life left many filling in the [...]
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is cool. There I said it.
Through it’s nerdy cool image (take Questlove of The Roots, the show’s house band, tweeting during the show as an example) the show that replaced Late Night with Conan O’Brien has become the perfect nightcap for the fast-paced, ridiculously attentive, socially-connected 18-35 demographic. This is [...]
Another great interactive graphic from the New York Times, this one entitled How the Government Dealt With Past Recessions
Keynesian economic policies seem to be a hot topic now as analysts discuss the Obama administration’s plan to reboot the US economy through deficit spending and a delay on proposed tax hikes.
Inquiringmind™ Magazine presents their guide to mens fall fashion – The Fall 2008 Buyers Buyble.
Here’s 10 things that have caught my eye in the last month and a half (in no particular order)
The Olympics – NYTimes.com created this great tool to track all your favorite events here
Bell Canada rebrands and relaunches
Pantry, a local gourmet-to-go kitchen, grocery and coffee shop owned and operated by my friend Greg Bolton gets some love [...]
One thing that’s pretty noticable in the Democratic Primary campaign is Obama’s branding. From the very recognizable ‘O’ logo to the use of the web and social media, Obama’s camp really has it nailed. Newsweek’s Stumper blog interviewed Pentagram’s Michael Bieruit, one of the world’s most respected designers, about the success of the Obama brand. [...]
BBC slams one out with their interaction-rich, user customizable site redesign.
I have to jump on this quickly growing bandwagon for Vudu; the movie rental/purchase set-top box that may just put Blockbuster out of business. (Unfortunately it won’t be available in Canada just yet but Queen Video, don’t worry, I still have your back.)
Vudu’s really nailed the entire product experience here.
Availability: For broadband users, you’ll have [...]
A major source of information about advertising on key properties such as CBC.ca and The New York Times, the AOL Media Network site needed a refresh to cater to new and returning media buyers. The goal was to inform interested parties about the benefits of advertising via AOL while giving returning clients and internal [...]
I know hindsight is 20/20 but it’s still a little vindicating to read previous predictions of the Raptors’ season now that they’re on their way to clinching the 2nd or 3rd seed in the East. Simmons will be the first to admit he was wrong but did he really believe the Raps would sink to [...]
