When I launched envy creative back in 2007, I was really excited by the name and knew that it would take me far in the creative space. It would infuse my clients with the excitement that they would be the envy of their industries if they came to me for the design of their branding, [...]

An FYI regarding my previous post: I am still taking freelance projects! In fact, that’s my main source of income right now, so if you’re a past client and have got anything in the pipes that you’ve been holding onto and want to get done, I do have time for you! I will also continue to take on select new clients, so go ahead and get requesting a quote either for your interactive projects, or your print projects. Now, on to the meat of this post…

I had planned to post about the @media Web Directions 2011 conference I attended in London this summer, but we were so busy traveling all over Europe, I had barely a moment to digest the information I was exposed to there before going on our next trip. In any case, it was all stuff I’ve [...]

We all need more laughs in our lives… and it’s time to show our female comedians some love. Follow these ten women (most of the accounts are Verified, though the ones that aren’t still seem legit) and brighten up your day a touch: Sarah Silverman: Vulgar, but pretty. That about sums her up… Wanda Sykes: [...]

Before I begin, I want to make it known that I’m completely aware that logo contests are controversial and considered to be a poor method of getting design work done, not to mention are exploitative. I’m fully aware of and typically support the website No Spec (article on design contests). In this case, however, I [...]

I recently realised that the font I use for all my branding, Avant Garde, is actually my favourite font from my old Jasc Paint Shop days, back when I first started printing up calendars, cards and other miscellaneous crap on my old greyscale dot matrix printer (I would later colour them in crappily with crayons). [...]

For the past month or so, I’ve been working on a website for World Playground Project. I developed the logo for them and then proceeded with the website. The logo is an expression of the playful side of the charity organisation’s goals: to use drama as a method to act out tough situations the target [...]

Happy Canada Day! I had loads of fun making the graphic above (click to view the full-size version). I first did a few Google image searches to find photos of land and landmarks from all across Canada. My search took me from Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto, and onward to the Prairies, a bit north [...]

I redesigned the website for Cha Liu Dim Sum Restaurant, and it’s now up. Screenshot below.