The unexpected life of design decisions
The more Geoguessr I played, the more I notice how design permeates our world, and lets us know where we are in surprising ways.
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In it for the long haul: On food, democracy, and courageous action
Frances Moore Lappé’s ‘Diet For a Small Planet’ was first published in 1971, but to anyone steeped in the world of food – be it…
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Birdsong and Victoria’s city soundscape
Beyond just looking at and identifying birds, I’ve come to enjoy learning about bird-related issues. On that note, here are two recent(ish) articles about local Victoria bird news.
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Creativity and the COVID era
Capital Daily Podcast has a great episode about the creative ways Victoria restaurants have pivoted to meet the current situation.
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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,…
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Ologies podcast can teach us heaps about interviews and story telling
Ooh, nerds. The best. Also, amazing interviewer. I wonder if she was ever a theatre or improve nerd.
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Desmond Cole and Robyn Maynard, Beyond the Police State
Robyn Maynard and Desmond Cole share their thoughts in this compelling talk on issues surrounding abolitionism.
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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.
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An argument for anger
Aubrey Hirsch’s comic blends simple, clear visuals with research data on women and expressions of anger.
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That story worked like a lead balloon
Insights into story telling, building thrilling narratives, editing, and bringing your full self to science communication.
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What are cookies?
A Tom Scott video asks (and answers): What are cookies and we are we asked to accept them?”
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Pronunciation guides for place names
Here are some helpful guides to pronunciation of lands: W̱SÁNEĆ and lək̓ʷəŋən.
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The Red Nation Podcast: Canada is Illegal with Karla Tait and Anne Spice
Every episode of The Red Nation podcast looks epic. I’ve only listened to this one with Anne Spice and Dr. Karla Tait so far. I look forward to listening more.
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Brand, marketing, and press guidelines in one spot
Mount Allison University is going through a website redesign at the moment so lots of these guidelines are going to get shuffled and rewritten, no doubt. But I love these old pages.
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Our experience switching podcast hosting platforms from Captivate to Transistor
When you’re starting a podcast, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make is what podcast hosting platform to use. But this decision can be tricky.
