B2B Expo 2009

Today at lunch I took a stroll down to the Halifax Chamber of Commerce's B2B Expo 2009 with Beau from Napkin Lifestyle. I'm trying to get out to more things like this and stop using the "I'm too busy" excuse. At the end of the day there's nothing like building relationships in the real world so do yourself a favor and hop off of Twitter and Facebook for 5 seconds and interact with your peers. It's worth it.

U-N-I feat Fashawn "Pulp Fiction Part 1"

This was one of my favorite songs off of U-N-I's "A Love Supreme" album. The best thing about it is the album is a free download! Look out for these guys. They've got some serious heat. Video was directed by Fredo Tovar.

Chatting with Legends

I'm about halfway through reading Debbie Millman's, How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer for the second time. This book won't actually teach you how to think like a great graphic designer. It's a collection of candid interviews with arguably of some of the most accomplished in the business including, Michael Beirut, Peter Saville, Jessica Helfand, Milton Glaser, Paula Scher, Stefan Sagmeister and more. The interviews cover everything from their first creative experiences to their present and future challenges. Millman also gets some of them to share their philosophies on design and where they think the profession is headed in the future. The best part of the book for me is reading about their struggles with a lot of the same insecurities and challenges that everyday designers face. It’s really inspirational. If you're a designer, you need this book.