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Re: New Look of the Games for Rio 2016 done In-house

jaypiddy — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:56:17 -0000

This is pretty much the exact same approach as Torino did for their winter games. https://www.theolympicdesig...

Re: New Logo and Identity for Peugeot by Peugeot Design Lab and W

jaypiddy — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:41:39 -0000

The type looks like a combination, or heavily inspired by Exo 2.0 and Neo Sans.

Re: Grand opening: How tree houses and popsicle sticks inspired Telus’ $750m HQ

jaypiddy — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:58:42 -0000

This tower far exceeds LEED-Platinum and there is no measurement currently for the bar that's been set by this building.

Re: Goats to graze on Vancouver Convention Centre green roof

jaypiddy — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:33:58 -0000

Just like on Vancouver Island. http://www.oldcountrymarket...

Re: SEEN IN VANCOUVER #548 | The Mystery Of The Missing “Only Seafood” Neon Seahorse

jaypiddy — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:03:52 -0000

I use to eat there as a kid and it was pretty cool In the 70's the DTES was still a place to frequent for eats and shopping, pre-Woodwards shutdown.

Re: Brand Publishers Flee Facebook For Microsites

jaypiddy — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:35:41 -0000

It's not only the organic reach, but the limited functionally that you can add to your FB pages now. Your brand use to be able to produce content beyond simple photos and posts. Their app ecosystem, although far from perfect, allowed a more customized brand experience in general.

Re: Responsive Web Design isn’t the Silver Bullet

jaypiddy — Mon, 05 May 2014 15:11:16 -0000

I'd say we agree and that our point is that there are many that arrive at the door wanting us to "RWD'ize" their site without a full strategy. It's not a bolt on in our eyes at all. Thanks for posting.

Re: Microsoft responds to record 11% PC sales slump in the
official welcoming of the Post PC era.

jaypiddy — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:54:36 -0000

The bold move is necessary for them to be in the top three long term. They are not going anywhere today, but three or four years from now is not looking great for them in their current state. How many people bought a PC just for email and web over the last 15 years? Most of the PC's hardware was never really utilized and is not missed when these types of users - Most consumers - switch to tablets and smartphones. The latency within the organization means that they have at least a year or two working to implement this re-org. We know they can make sea change and own categories they were last in, interesting to see how this plays out.

Re: Adobe: 5 Reasons We Killed The Creative Suite

jaypiddy — Wed, 08 May 2013 09:32:23 -0000

They have also stated publicly that subscriptions even out the balance sheet by having consistent revenue month over month come in the door. We grumbled here at our agency too at first. Now my team loves the fact they have access to the entire suite, and managing installs has become super easy for us to manage.

Re: Rise of the Maple Syrup Mafia

jaypiddy — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:20:17 -0000

I met with a recruiter for one of the local Universities here in Vancouver and they said that it still hard to get new students interested in the computer sciences and that there is a greater interest in the design of web, not the engineering of it. They place 100% of the computer science grads but can't keep enough in the pipeline.

Re: HootSuite ends practice of unpaid internships

jaypiddy — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:46:56 -0000

That's awesome, I hope that other agencies in digital and advertising follow suit. The two industries are rife with unpaid interns. I have met interns on their third unpaid position at one or more of the various Vancouver advertising and digital firms. It does not help the matter that the various post secondary placement departments are informing their grads to expect unpaid work as well. We have always paid interns, and practicum students for that matter, and know it is part of company overhead to pay people. I am glad that Hootsuite is now taking a leadership role in the matter.

Re: Is Google Glass A Smartphone Killer? | Adweek

jaypiddy — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:26:43 -0000

Food photography will take on a whole new perspective.

Re: Is Google Glass A Smartphone Killer? | Adweek

jaypiddy — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:25:45 -0000

Or it will become as over hyped as the Segway.

Re: Golfer, Mickelson, embroiled in controversy

jaypiddy — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:55:51 -0000

I dislike it when people make that kind of money and complain about paying taxes. Wealthy businessman Nick Hanauer explains how the rich should pay their share of taxes in this TED Talk that they refused to release officially. http://www.youtube.com/watc...

Re: iPhone 5 ‘HD Voice’ to Work Exclusively on Bell and Telus LTE Network [Update]

jaypiddy — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 13:51:37 -0000

TELUS just released the service the other day. The voice quality is like talking on a high end VoIP system. The quality is fantastic and sounds like the person is in the same room with you.

Re: OpenTable is giving restaurants free mobile sites

jaypiddy — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:49:30 -0000

The example sites are pretty generic, but I guess you get what you pay for.

Re: The Techvibes Smartphone Smackdown Spectacular: Win Your Favourite Device!

jaypiddy — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:52:10 -0000

After experimenting with one of the agency Androids, I'll take the iPhone hands down.

Re: A Hyper Cool (And Controversial) Rebranding For American Airlines

jaypiddy — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:38:01 -0000

Not sure how the wood grain fits in at all. Reminds me of the smoky wood panelled basement bars of the mid 70's. I guess it's a reminder of when the airline was last profitable. Alas, rebranding efforts are great for link bait regardless as there is always a flurry of opinions both positive and negative. Co.design seem to be chasing that tactic a lot lately.

Re: High-end Olympic Village home sales outpace expectations

jaypiddy — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:40:52 -0000

I shop down there a lot and am shocked and the state of disrepair of all of the buildings and grounds. Cracks, unkept grass, garbage, and worse. They buildings do not look to be upscale at all.

Re: For Facebook, Frank Gehry Designs A Paradise For 2,800 Engineers

jaypiddy — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:01:06 -0000

I wonder if the new, and disgruntled, shareholders are going to dig this big spend?

Re: Redesigning Highway Signs, To Talk To Your Smartphone

jaypiddy — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:25:32 -0000

I am not sure how many people are getting lost with the current system to be honest. I find the new sign tough to see personally and would think that a lot of user testing would be required to prove this is a better design. I suspect with the amount of federal and state debt that the thought and expense of changing out signage at this scale won't see the light of day. Nice case study though.

Re: It's Finally Out: A Little Printer That Delivers A Tiny, Custom Newspaper

jaypiddy — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:51:29 -0000

Two hundred pounds? Good luck with that. #uselessdesignhype

Re: Why the City of Vancouver website Cost $3 million

jaypiddy — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:01:45 -0000

Thanks for the comments and as I mentioned on Twitter, our agency had nothing to do with either the RFP or the project in any way shape or form. We have lots of experience in large tech and web projects of this scope and nature and I wanted to add a voice from a provider's perspective. Like I mentioned there were most likely less expensive ways to do it from a tech choice but I suspect not by much. If you were completely gutting all of the systems and processes attached to a civic site like this then the planing and strategy one of the most expensive components regardless of tech. Let's face a new major website that costs any amount of money is going get the conversation going. I also think the city could have done a much better job explaining the scope and roi projections of the site.

Re: $3 million for City of Vancouver website

jaypiddy — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:35:03 -0000

I think there was an error in my posting and do not suspect censorship at all. :)

Re: NASA's Logo Redesigned To Be Truly Out Of This World

jaypiddy — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:21:44 -0000

Agreed, and the cost of the rebranding alone probably was a no go from the start.

Disqus - Latest Comments for jaypiddy

Re: New Look of the Games for Rio 2016 done In-house

Re: New Logo and Identity for Peugeot by Peugeot Design Lab and W

Re: Grand opening: How tree houses and popsicle sticks inspired Telus’ $750m HQ

Re: Goats to graze on Vancouver Convention Centre green roof

Re: SEEN IN VANCOUVER #548 | The Mystery Of The Missing “Only Seafood” Neon Seahorse

Re: Brand Publishers Flee Facebook For Microsites

Re: Responsive Web Design isn’t the Silver Bullet

Re: Microsoft responds to record 11% PC sales slump in the official welcoming of the Post PC era.

Re: Adobe: 5 Reasons We Killed The Creative Suite

Re: Rise of the Maple Syrup Mafia

Re: HootSuite ends practice of unpaid internships

Re: Is Google Glass A Smartphone Killer? | Adweek

Re: Is Google Glass A Smartphone Killer? | Adweek

Re: Golfer, Mickelson, embroiled in controversy

Re: iPhone 5 ‘HD Voice’ to Work Exclusively on Bell and Telus LTE Network [Update]

Re: OpenTable is giving restaurants free mobile sites

Re: The Techvibes Smartphone Smackdown Spectacular: Win Your Favourite Device!

Re: A Hyper Cool (And Controversial) Rebranding For American Airlines

Re: High-end Olympic Village home sales outpace expectations

Re: For Facebook, Frank Gehry Designs A Paradise For 2,800 Engineers

Re: Redesigning Highway Signs, To Talk To Your Smartphone

Re: It's Finally Out: A Little Printer That Delivers A Tiny, Custom Newspaper

Re: Why the City of Vancouver website Cost $3 million

Re: $3 million for City of Vancouver website

Re: NASA's Logo Redesigned To Be Truly Out Of This World

Re: Microsoft responds to record 11% PC sales slump in the
official welcoming of the Post PC era.