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Janna
(January 18, 2012)
Have you heard about this Twitter account, Hfx’s Worst Drivers (@Hfx_drivers), that specializes in Tweeting shots of unsuspecting motorists as they bomb around town disrespecting the rules of the road? The university student who, last fall, lost control of her bodily functions outside of a Halifax club only to discover the moment had been captured and shared with the masses thanks to those handy cell phone cams? How about the U.S. elementary school teacher now appealing her dismissal after posting what she thought was a private Facebook status comparing her job to that of a prison warden overseeing future criminals? … Read More
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Mary Beth
(November 29, 2011)
I’d like to introduce a new segment called “Bruce is Blasting.” Quite often, Bruce chooses a pump up song for the team. This could happen at any point of the day so you never really know when the low thumping of the bass will rumble through the walls. Bruce is very musically inclined, a drummer, so usually he chooses something with a good beat that he can tap his fingers along to. Today, however, he chose something a little.. heavier. Megadeath – Symphony of Destruction This oddly reminds me of my childhood. Not a whole lot to say about that … Read More
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Janna
(October 18, 2011)
Years ago, one my first challenges as a new reporter was to avoid gagging when my editor said things like: “Long weekend! Let’s get ready for some carnage!” (As I remember it, he would also be rubbing his hands together like a fly, but I may have imagined that part..) The first time I arrived at a fatal car crash, before the first responders had time to throw tarps over the blood on the pavement, I was pretty much convinced that the news business was not for me. I felt sick. But before long, I too was rushing around with … Read More
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Matt
(October 6, 2011)
There are so many logos you see on a daily basis but what did those logos look like 10 years ago? How about 50 years ago? Just the other day I was going through a collection on Flickr of old product packaging and after seeing a ton of these classic items, it got me thinking… “I wonder how past and present company logos would look side by side?” So I present to you a collection of well known company identities in their past and present state. Feel free to share your opinion with me about these historic versus modern logos. … Read More
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Jillian
(September 26, 2011)
For anyone who may be unfamiliar with the term, a “mood board” is simply a collection of, well, anything to aid in visually conveying the overall feel of an idea. It could include photos, writing samples, colour or fabric swatches, and even objects like buttons or leaves. Mood boards are typically created by designers to share the tone or vision of a project with fellow creatives or clients, but they are also popular for more personal purposes, like depicting goals or creating inspiration. As a long-time frequenter of interior design blogs (and more recently, wedding blogs!) I have seen many … Read More
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Shelley
(September 20, 2011)
Oh how I love my morning coffees! Yes, there is always more than one cup to be had. I’m not one that can’t function without my morning coffee, but I sure like having them. I don’t think there have been many days since I was three-years-old that I don’t think of my grandfather as I’m drinking my morning coffee. You see, it’s because of my grandfather that I like my morning coffee so much. We lived with my grandparents for awhile when I was very young and like Grampa I was an early morning riser. We would quietly get dressed … Read More
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Brian
(September 14, 2011)
After a decade of working in the design/advertising world, I’ve seen so many work practices change. Instead of printing work out and getting a cycle courier to take it to the client – I send it by email. Instead of sending artwork to a repro house, who made the colour films that allowed a printer to print, I now send the artwork straight to the printer via an ftp site. So many changes to my working life but one very important activity remains unchanged – my scrapbooks. It’s a terrible addiction that started back in art college. I … Read More
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Janna
(September 13, 2011)
About one in every 13 people on the planet have a Facebook account; up until last spring, I was not among them. No, I was one of those smug non-conformists going on about pseudo-communication and the death of the English language. I felt so strongly about it that I ‘defriended’ social media altogether: Facebook, Myspace, Hi5, my blog, even MSN for a while. It wasn’t one of those impulsive ‘brb’ kind of deactiviations. I got off and stayed off for four years. To me, dodging virtual sheep and untagging 3 a.m. bar shots just didn’t jibe with PR’s assertion that … Read More
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Matt
(September 8, 2011)
With hockey season soon approaching, I thought there was no better topic to write about than my all-time favourite NHL logos. I’ve always wanted to write something like this, so here’s my chance. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it. 10. Minnesota Wild Primary Logo (2000/01 – Present) Who would ever think to put a landscape within a hockey logo? Well… whoever did, executed the idea extremely well in my opinion. Great use of colour and this logo looks great on the team’s jerseys. 9. Anaheim Ducks Alternate Logo (2006/07 – Present) This … Read More
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Mary Beth
(September 6, 2011)
What I wish someone had said to me on my first day of University: Let me start off by saying hello. This is my first blog post for ‘The Fresh Press’ and I must say, I’m very happy to be here. Here as in writing for this blog, here as in working at such an exciting place and well, here in general. The notion of ‘live life to the fullest,’ ‘seize the day’ and ‘live every moment as if it were your last’ has always resonated with me, because living any other way seems counter-productive to the grand scheme of … Read More
