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Innovation is More than Creative

As the Head of Design at Delvinia I’m always challenged by my clients, my team and my personal desire to push the boundaries for whatever we’re assigned to create. Fortunately we can produce great projects here. However, to earn the distinction between creating something great from something truly innovative takes a great deal more effort More »

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Gut feel vs. hard data: Ding, round one!

Has this ever happened to you? Those crazy creative people you’ve hired have come up with a killer idea for your business that wasn’t based on customer insight, but on good old fashioned creative thinking. Like the good business person you are, you hire a firm to conduct some consumer testing. The results come in, and More »

Posted in Creative, Data Collection, delvinia.



Ways to boost your creativity

Whether your role at work is considered typically creative or not, creative problem-solving is always an asset. So, when you’re stumped and need to get unstumped (when you’re being creative you’re allowed to make up words), here are some tricks to help you get your brainpower and creative juices going at 100%. Do things with More »

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Voluntourism: See the World. Meet inspiring people. Do good.

As a creative person working in this industry, I’m always looking for ways to stay inspired. Voluntouring is a unique way to get juiced and to hit the reset button. It’s also a great way to see the world and get immersed in a culture (while earning a few karma points). It involves volunteering abroad More »

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Arcade Fire, The Wilderness Downtown & Transmedia Storytelling

One of the most inspired and compelling web experiences we have seen recently launched on Monday, a collaboration between Google, filmmaker Chris Milk and Montreal mega-indie band Arcade Fire. This is not the first time we’ve seen Arcade Fire push the envelope of what a music video should be. In 2007, the band released a More »

Posted in Creative, Digital Culture, Entertainment, Experience Design, Technology.

New Year, New Office, New eCeption

Moving to a new office space presents its own set of challenges - among them how to make the reception area unique, functional and a testiment to the culture and creativity of the people working within.  Following the old adage of first impressions, we found a way to make a lasting impression from the moment visitors walk More »

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Bhang that drum desi-style

If you’re social, into music or are just looking to try something different on a Saturday night, give a Bhangra jam (a.k.a. “brown jams”) a try. What’s a bhangra jam? Basically, it’s a dance party with blaring, pulsing, Punjabi music. My first introduction to bhangra music was at an Indian friend’s wedding years ago – which was More »

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