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TypoElements 2010

by Dan on July 25, 2010

A motion graphics tribute to Robert Bringhurst’s book The Elements of Typographic Style by Toronto-based Chris Kim, who is currently studying Radio & Television Arts at Ryerson University:

TypoElements 2010 won an Applied Arts 2010 Student Award.

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Proust

by Dan on May 21, 2010

Open Book Toronto recently asked me to complete their version of the Proust Questionnaire. They have posted my answers — which include recommendations for Memories of the Future by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky and Colony by Hugo Wilcken (more of which at a later date I think) — today.  Thank you OBTO!

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Interview at Books@Torontoist

March 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed by James Grainger, book columnist and author of The Long Slide, as part of the Books@Torontoist Litblog Spotlight series. Assuming that you don’t have anything better to do, you can read it here.

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Under the Covers: Reviewing the Covers of 2009

January 27, 2010

Tonight is the BPPA‘s annual review of the best and worst book covers of the year. Sadly Alan Jones, Senior Designer at HarperCollins Canada, had to drop out at the last minute and is being replaced by Boy Wonder David A. Gee (interviewed here) and umm… me. No, I’m not quite sure what they were [...]

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BEC DOA

January 30, 2009

Book Expo Canada is in trouble. The Canadian publishing trade show has been dogged by industry apathy and persistent complaints about high costs, low attendance, and a lack of paying customers for years. But the immediate need to cut costs in the face of the economic downturn — or, at least, see some kind of [...]

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Something for the Weekend, Jan 23rd, 2009

January 23, 2009

Big Mouth Strikes Again — The Friday Project’s charming Scott Pack interviewed at North Meadow Media: people who have dealt with me directly are pleasantly surprised that I am not the complete cunt I am sometimes made out to be. I am a bit of an arse but not quite as bad as my press [...]

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