I'm joining the design team at BSTRO Vancouver. BSTRO is a digital agency in Gastown doing design and marketing (among many other exciting things). As well as Vancouver they have…
DamianNovember 22, 2016
In the past year and a half there is one thing I can attest to pushing my design further than anything else: consuming content. Thanks to the explosion of content…
DamianOctober 27, 2016
Typography isn’t just for designers and font nerds like me. We make important decisions about the characters and symbols we use to communicate every day, especially in today’s digital age.…
DamianSeptember 12, 2016
If you're about to embark on working with a digital agency, you're going to deal with a lot of great minds and interesting personalities. Maybe you are a new graduate…
DamianSeptember 12, 2016
Sitting on my last flight I realised that common pain points of flying reflect web user experience design fails. Looking at this process through user experience glasses provides insights into…
DamianAugust 20, 2016
Good designers create exactly what the client wants. Great designers deliver what the client needs… There is a big difference. Great designers create successful outcomes under any circumstances – even…
DamianJune 27, 2016
I must be doing something right. Right?! I've heard about it, we learned about it in university: Plagiarism. I thought it was for the Stefan Sagmeister’s and Paula Scher's of the design…
DamianJune 6, 2016
I recently took an Allegiant Airlines flight. This is the story of our survival through terrible online experience and mismatched branding. (more…)
DamianMay 23, 2016
Social Media Marketing World was a conference where the best of the best from the social media industry gathered to speak, network and hear the latest from the social hemisphere.…
DamianMay 10, 2016
Technical skill level and project outcomes are important, but the difference between being remembered as a “great” designer over a “good” designer is more to do with people and communication…
DamianMarch 28, 2016
April 16-19 is Social Media Marketing World Conference! Forge and Smith Social Media Strategist Pam Berg and myself are heading to San Diego to attend. (more…)
DamianFebruary 7, 2016