Comics creator Sam Hester: How visual storytelling creates better health care
Sam Hester is a graphic recorder and comics creator in Calgary. This TED talk is a brilliant insight into the power of visual learning. Her…
Well designed scissors
Sometimes things that look simple, just aren’t. It’s fascinating to me that there’s a team of putter togetherers. Learn more about Ernest Wright scissors.
How to be at home, by Andrea Dorfman
Youtube | How To Be At Home Andrea Dorfman | provided by the National Film Board of Canada
Putting pages into a WordPress RSS feed
Every once in a while I want to put pages into an RSS feed on a self-hosted WordPress site. When I do this, I prefer…
An ode to obsolescence
A smartphone rendered obsolete by the advancement of technology; an ode to the modern-day dilemma we all invariably face.
Looking for a new feed to post aggregator
For the last couple of years, we’ve been aggregating the dispatches from the people in our network. We do this so we can keep up…
The use of narratives in research and design
These videos by Dr. Stan Ruecker and Dr. Milena Radzikowska are an excellent resource.
Fearless and fun design with Simone Giertz
As a maker of digital (and occasionally tangible) things, I love watching makers who use big, solid materials like wood, metal, and in this case,…
Ologies podcast and the art of interviewing
Each episode of Alie Ward’s Ologies podcast begins with the premise of a featured “-ology” (a branch of science), but by the end is so much more.
An argument for anger
Aubrey Hirsch’s comic blends simple, clear visuals with research data on women and expressions of anger.
Working with breadcrumbs tied to menus
Creating breadcrumbs from menus in WordPress can be very handy.
Fixing some old media library folder problems in WordPress
One of the WordPress websites we manage had a legacy media library problem. There were thousands of files in the uploads folder and they weren’t…
Acceptance, love, and the power of postcards
This is a beautiful story of two people with different ideas and how they learned to share them and be changed by them.