Content covering the intersection between technology and culture.

Review: Olympus E-PL3

My first digital camera was an Olympus – a 1.3 megapixel brick! I have spent the last couple of weeks playing with the Olympus E-PL3, giving my DSLR camera gear a break for a little while. Its my first time trying out this new category of micro mirrorless digital camera so I really had no idea what to expect. The first thing you notice is the form factor. Its small. Smaller than it looked in photos for sure....

Review: Cisco Linksys E3000

Cisco recently launched a new series of Linksys routers in Canada. Linksys has long been synonymous with solid networking gear but now that Cisco has taken the reigns things are being shaken up.  They’re replacing their line of routers with a whole new series. It’s simplified to just three models, representing low, mid and high range. Let’s look a little closer to see what this is all about. For starters the...

Fold-out Posters Tackling Public Issues

Shifting gears from the previous ‘art’ posts and following the upward momentum of the work T.O.gether show, I just wanted to point out how graphics can be utilized ‘for the greater good’ – like the informational graphic design work of NYC social activist Glen Cummings (the process documentation is great!). Support street meat and be sure to check out Vendor Power...

Event: Work T.O.Gether

52 McCaul is a great gallery that supports a variety of local and international contemporary art + culture. Founded by grassroots arts organization Well and Good, 52 is an experimental space dedicated to exploring  visual art and design, popular culture, and local + global issues. For those interested in viewing and even purchasing amazing new + original street art, the gallery features contemporary works...

The Most Badass Alphabet Ever

Paul Tassi has put some illustrations up on his site for an alphabet book. As expected there is one page for each letter of the alphabet beginning with “A is for…” Does he follow up with ‘apple’? No. He gets a bit more into it. He follows through each letter of the alphabet with the most bad-ass alliterative combinations he can come up with, complete with illustrations to boot....
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