If you want to time travel back to your parents’ rec room and hang out with your 10-year-old self, play these YouTube compilations of old TV commercials as you go about your day. “Nobody can do it like McDonald’s can” “Coffee Mate tastes great (repeat) “Brush your breath, brush your breath, brush your breath with […]
My First Student With a Job in AI
Originally published in August 2023 in Blog, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies
Don’t Google Yourself, Try Binging
Originally published in August 2023 in Blog
No pretty pictures today • All business To my writer friends trying to improve their online presence (all of us): Don’t Google yourself, starting “Binging” your name. Find out what sources Chat GPT-4 in collaboration with Bing search are using to tell your story. This story is what prospects will see and believe. My results […]
Long for yourself
Originally published in July 2023 in Blog, Illustration, Toronto Illustrators
Heading North
Originally published in July 2023 in Blog
The Ink Spot
Originally published in June 2023 in Blog, The Ink Spot, Toronto Illustrators
Are you curious to try the new AI features inside PhotoShop? Here’s a one-minute tutorial on where to find it and how to start using it. In this example, I wanted to add an AI-generated background to my drawing of a beagle. After uploading a transparent png file of my dog drawing, I prompted the […]
The Industrial Mindset
Originally published in June 2023 in Blog
Kathryn Barlow is My Web Genius
Originally published in June 2023 in Blog, Illustration, Toronto Illustrators
Kathryn Barlow is an award-winning Canadian web designer. When I decided I wanted to add splashes of colour to the landing page of my personal website, she made it happen. When I have questions about how to evolve my Shopify store, she is my sounding board and website carpenter. Kathryn has been a steady presence […]