Toronto-based photographer, musician, writer, and designer, Carl Heindl captures crisp landscapes, and the energy of various subjects with his portrait work. Heindl has provided many clients including Calvin Klein, VICE Magazine, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and blogTO with his impressive work. Continue Reading…
Architecht-turned-designer, Omer Arbel, is the director behind Canadian firm, Bocci — the company responsible for the fascinating design of the 28 Series chandelier. The series finds its inspiration in the European game of Bocce. Arbel’s chandelier looks simple, but it hides a complex glass blowing technique ‘whereby air is intermittently blown in and then sucked out of an intermittently heated and then cooled glass matrix’. Continue Reading…
In 2008, Dubbeldam Design Architechts was awarded Best Emerging Practice by the Ontario Association of Architechts and is recognized as one of the leading young practices in Toronto. The Cabbagetown Residence may have been instrumental in the receiving of this award. Located in Toronto, the 2300 sq. ft. home was the subject of a rennovation project by Heather Dubbeldam and her team. Continue Reading…
While the world awaits the upcoming Ransom x Adidas collection, the Toronto-based company presents an impressive, spring/summer 2009 collection feauturing the Chambray shirt. With a classic look, these short-sleeve button ups exude a clean and confident look. The Chambray button up is available now at Ransom. Continue Reading…
Iron Road, a Canada-China co-production film tells the story of the Chinese workers who traveled West in the 1880s to build the transcontinental railway throughout Canada. Starring Sam Neill, Peter O’Toole, Sun Li and Canadian actor, Luke MacFarlane, the film offers up a love story, but also presents a little-known slice of Canadian history. Continue Reading…
At 550 Queen St. E in Toronto, hundreds of antique television sets dating all the way back to the 1920s up until the 70s line the walls of the MZTV Museum of Television. Moses Znaimer, the man behind MuchMusic, Citytv, and Zoomer magazine, has developed something of an obsession with preserving the physical history of television. Continue Reading…
Today, Metric announced the dates for their upcoming Fall tour which will see the band making stops in venues nation-wide. The band — which was formed in Toronto but, at various times, was based in Montreal, New York, and LA — will most notably make a stop at Toronto’s legendary Massey Hall. While the west coast dates are still be worked on, there are currently 5 shows planned across Ontario with one stop in Quebec. Continue Reading…
Paul Sych is a talented Canadian typography designer situated in Port Credit, just outside of Toronto. Implementing photographs as his background, Paul offers new methods of expression, using custom typography as a catalyst withtin his work. In addition to being commissioned by legendary local designers, art directors, educators and forums, his work has been widely exhibited and published globally.
Based in Toronto, Paul Raff Studio is an award-winning architecht firm responsible for the brilliant design of the Cascade House. Equipped with solar-design systmes, the Cascade House, situated in Toronto’s Forest Hill, presents itself as a sculpture of stacked boxes composed from shards of glass and muted black slate. The house was designed in response to the clients’ love of modern art and their desire for natural light. Continue Reading…
Introducing Jared Nickerson, “J3 Concepts”:
Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jared Nickerson is a freelance illustrator responsible for some unqiue and awesome designs. Discovering an artist in himself at an early age, Jared (also known as J3 Concepts) stuck with his artistic abilities and honed his skills in artistic design. In addition, Jared took the time to educate himself on the use of illustration programs such as Adobe Illustrator, his medium of choice to this day. While Jared’s regular freelance work consists of designing for videogames, art direction, and textile design, he also makes creative contributions with Nike, and as Community Director for laFraise, a clothing co. which offers limited edition t-shirts featuring a continuity of fresh design.
Vectors:
Working with vectors, Jared translates his inspirations into phenomenal and wide-ranging art forms. Vector graphics files store the lines, shapes and colours that make up an image as mathematical formulae. A vector graphics program such as Jared’s preferred Illustrator, uses these mathematical formulae to construct the screen image, building the best quality image possible, given the screen resolution. The mathematical formulae determine where the dots that make up the image should be placed for the best results when displaying the image. According to Jared, vectors provide versatility and are appropriate for any sort of product. Vectors allow Jared to change color schemes in seconds, and increase size without losing quality. For J3 Concepts, the advantages are huge.
Characters:
Using vectors, Jared is a master at giving life to characters through visualization and expression. With inspiration from music, and from everyday life, Jared is able to construct unique and thought-provoking characters. It is in these characters that J3 Concepts finds fun in his work as he continues to evolve as a successful freelance artist. Keep an eye out for this successful and very talented Canadian creative.
Showcasing the EH? Game of J3 Concepts:
For more from J3 Concepts, check out www.jthreeconcepts.com.