Recently, I finally got around to listening to the audiobook of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. One quote from Jobs that really hit home for me was: "The journey is the reward." This quote is a peek into how Jobs viewed life and work. It wasn't...
My husband Damian found this article about a house we saw a few years ago when we were out on a walk at Deer Lake. I looked into it, trying to find out how I could get access. Turns out only if you’re an architectural student...
I just finished listening to a very inspiring interview with Phyllis Lambert. So wonderful to hear her thoughts on 'The Seagram Building', (for which she acted as director of planning). Lambert has just come out with a new book of photography - 'observation is a...
Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated. — Paul Rand ...
After two years of starting and re-starting studiochartreuse.ca 2.0 it’s finally here! Sending a big thank you to all my amazing clients. Without you, I wouldn’t have the amazing projects and inspiring design challenges that make my job 'not feel like a job’. Also a big...
Branding studiochartreuse has been a project in the making for many years now. After 16 years in the design industry, it was definitely past due to put an identity and web presence together. I choose ‘chartreuse’ because this colour has followed me for quite some time....
My latest Pinterest addiction has been all things Barbara Kruger. I rediscovered her work last week and immediately became nostalgic for an artist that has inspired so much for me in the past. It started back many years ago during one of my Foundation classes at Emily...
Since grade 9 art class I’ve known that I wanted to become a graphic designer. My teacher Mr. Petrasko gave me a 'Graphis' magazine to go through as inspiration for our latest project. I asked him, ‘What type of art is this?' He then went...
On Friday I checked out the 8th annual Interior Design Show West with my friend, Tanya Tweten (Promoter at Heart). With over 350 exhibitors it was a lot to take in, but there were certainly quite a few booths that caught my eye. My fix for...