I recently completed a very fun project, the CD and package design for The Bent Nails, a band I have been involved with off and on for more years than I care to admit. I have always rather detested the classic ‘jewel case’, so I was eager to find a solution that was more compact […]

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This past weekend I went with my family to the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. It was a gorgeous day on English Bay as we showed up with about 50 or 60 other people to scour the beach and shoreline for litter. As I kneeled in the sand, picking up lipstick-stained cigarette butts, bottle tops […]

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The latest green initiative from London Drugs seems to be striking a chord with eco bloggers. A few weeks ago, as part of my work creating their ‘What’s the Green Deal’ program, I scripted and narrated a YouTube video to show their recycling process in action. Hardly the kind of filmmaking that would get me […]

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Social media did its thing last week when London Drugs Tweeted its followers on my Green Deal blog article about their innovative Styrofoam take-back and recycling initiative. (I write the blog for London Drugs’ What’s the Green Deal Program as part of my role as LD Green Marketing Consultant) The message was re-tweeted more than […]

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It’s male logic taken to the next level. Why waste more water flushing the toilet when the shower is already doing a perfectly good job? Yes, this 45-second spot from Brazil is seriously recommending that people save water by peeing in the shower. Created by Saatchi & Saatchi, the spot features  animated shower silhouettes  – […]

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When I presented at an OpenDialogue conference in Toronto last year, I did a fair bit of research into green consumers. Turns out they are just like everybody else: completely different. From the deep green RAW NUTZ (Righteous And Willing Nature Unspoiling Total Zealots) to the fuzzy MOSS (Masses Of Sustainable Starters) and even the […]

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