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 »
This year, digital advertising turns 18 years old and still most of the creative we come across on the web (and now on mobile) is dominated by banner ads. To demonstrate the potential of today’s interactive ad technology, Google has created Project Re:Brief, bringing together the creative minds behind four iconic ads of the past. More »
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 »
Microsoft Canada’s No Friend Left Behind Campaign, designed by Delvinia to promote the launch of Window’s Live Messenger for the iPhone and iPod touch, is a creative concept that highlights the critical moments when you need the expertise of the friends on your IM list the most—all while poking fun at the fact that different More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »