‘Secret agent’ wrist watch says the time is now for crowdfunding

Division Furtive is an independent Montréal-based watchmaker that has designed a wrist watch where the traditional rotating hour and minute hands are replaced by horizontal linear cursors. Their Kickstarter campaign is currently still in

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 22nd, 2012 Brian Jackson

Stact’s elegant wine rack a crowdfunding success

Stact is a modular wine rack that you hang on your wall. It's available in a number of different colours and textures, and the panels can be adapted to any space. What's important

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 21st, 2012 Brian Jackson

SalesChoice readies all-Canadian alternative to Salesforce.com

As the President and CEO of a small company, Camille Peters feels like her time is stretched pretty thin, and she especially felt like she didn’t have time to endlessly fill out all

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 19th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Four Canadians finalists for 2012 Adobe design awards

Nov. 12 update: Adobe has announced the 2012 winners and they can be viewed in an online gallery. Canadian prize winners include Hector Herrera from OCAD University and Richelle Rogers from a joint-program

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 9th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Apple imitator ‘Goophone’ highlights IP challenges in China

In China, you can buy iPhone 5 knockoffs before the Apple release this month.  The “Goophone” looks remarkably like the iPhone 5 with the big caveat that it runs the Android OS. Apple,

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 17th, 2012 Monica Goyal

Microsoft’s new logo: community gives mixed reaction

Microsoft Corp. has updated its company logo for the first time since 1987.Computer users who've grown familiar with the bold-face, italicized black font will see a marked difference in the new logo featuring

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 23rd, 2012 Brian Jackson

Why crowd design contests aren’t all bad

Two design contest Web sites have recently set up a local shop in Canada. Both DesignCrowd and 99designs have registered a dot-ca address to cater to the Canadian market within the past year.

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 24th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Apple patents utlrabook-style teardrop design

A Taiwanese government office is warning local PC vendors of a new Apple patent for its MacBook Air that could be used in legal action to try and stop the sale of ultrabook

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 4th, 2012 Michael Kan

ShopLocket lets ‘micro-retailers’ sell products online

New Toronto-based Web startup ShopLocket is launching an open beta of its product today that is designed to allow anyone to sell an item online with just a few minutes of setup and

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 25th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Wozniak dishes: I designed the products, Steve Jobs sold them

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak spoke to students at the University of Southern California about the company he started with Steve Jobs in the 1970s.Atthe presentation on 19 April, Wozniak revealed that he wasdesigning

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 24th, 2012 Ashleigh Allsopp

Adobe Flash CS 5.5 is ‘PowerPoint on steroids,’ student says

As a student in a Multimedia Design course, learning new software can be as intimidating as it is exciting. Such is the case with Flash CS5.5 made by Adobe Systems, which is one

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 28th, 2011 Brent Jackson

Manulife Web redesign nabs Toronto firm international award

Toronto-based digital design and consulting firm Delvinia Interactive Corp. scored a double win at an international business competition with its Web site redesigns for Manulife Financial and the Canadian Opera Company (COC). Delvinia's

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 9th, 2011 Christine Wong

Don’t neglect print materials in electronic world

Social media and online networking may be all the rage, but that doesn't mean you should neglect your small business's print presence. Professional-looking print materials are essential for making a good real-world first

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 6th, 2011 Sarah Jacobsson Purewal

OCAD launches grad program to meld design with Canada’s tech future

With Canada consistently receiving poor grades in world innovation reports, the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) is the latest of several organizations looking to tap design talent and ensure the country's

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 27th, 2011 Harmeet Singh