William Shatner sings O Canada
July 1st is Canada Day. To get into the spirit of things, check out this NFB short by Jacob Medjuck of William Shatner with a modern take of O Canada. Happy 143rd, Canada! oehttp://www.nfb.ca/film/william_shatner_sings_o_canada
Site renovation
I’m giving this site an overhaul. In the meantime, find out what’s happening at the new ChowPourianLab, where Sonia Chow Studio meets pourian.com
Design Mart
ChowPourianLab is participating in Design Mart, at Innocentre from August 13-15. We will be at Booth 45, Foyer A, ground floor atrium. Hope to see you there!
Please excuse the mess…
Posts prior to August 2010 have been imported from pigeonexpress.blogspot.com (the old blog). This means images and text were set up for a different format… Please excuse the inconsistencies!
UK > HK: Farrells / Placemaking from London to Hong Kong and beyond
Always more than happy to dive into an art- / architecture- / design-related challenge, designing this nearly 300-page 17-year retrospective was my first appointment in HK. UK>HK: Farrells Placemaking documents the trajectory of architects / masterplanners Terry Farrell & Partners (a.k.a. Farrells in the UK, and TFP in HK) ‘from London to Hong Kong and ...
Elected, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts has elected me to its membership. Now in its 130th year, the RCA is the oldest visual arts organization in Canada, and “recognizes excellence and lasting contribution to Canadian culture in twenty disciplines.” I’m honoured and happy to be a part of this, and look forward to meeting fellow ...
O Canada!
Took a road trip through British Columbia recently. If you’ve never been, I would highly recommend it. Best souvenirs of this trip… • “True North Strong and Free” t-shirt: official Olympic swag from Hudson’s Bay Company • Canada wind-up mini rider: kitsch at its best • VisiColor prairie dog target with colour-coded hits (purchased in ...
The Big Book of Bags, Tags and Labels
Published by CollinsDesign, this hefty, 384-page tome is chockful of branding solutions. Here’s a preview of 3 of the 8 spreads of our work from each section…
Safe hands by the WHO
A nice 12-step instruction chart has been issued by the World Health Organization on how to make your hands ‘safe’ from the swine flu. It looks straightforward enough. Until you read it… I especially like step 3. Full details below.