The legendary graphic designer Milton Glaser dives deep into a new painting inspired by Piero della Francesca. From here, he muses on what makes a convincing poster, by breaking down an idea and making it new. ____________________ Solar Decatholon
WATERLOO - Team North, a pan-Canadian team of faculty and students from the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Engineering and School of Architecture, Ryerson University's Faculty of Engineering Architecture and Science and Simon Fraser University's School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) has been selected to participate in the prestigious the 2009 Solar Decathlon competition.
GUELPH - Five staff members from The Co-operators group of companies will soon be participating in short-term volunteer opportunities overseas. The volunteers were selected from across Canada, and will be sharing their professional skills with community organizations in developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America in March 2009.
Waterloo - Security software maker Certicom Corp has accepted Research In Motion's offer to buy the company for around C$131 million ($106.5 million), or C$3 a share, after internet security firm VeriSign told the company it would not match RIM's new offer, reports Reuters.
MISSISSAUGA - Porsche Canada Ltd. (PCL) officially announced the selection of Yield, based in Toronto, as its advertising agency effective immediately.
TORONTO - Ontario is helping the Brick Brewing Company expand and grow its business, while ensuring the company continues to contribute to the local economy.
A New York computer forensics firm has found that 40 per cent of the hard disk drives it recently purchased in bulk orders on eBay contained personal, private and sensitive information – everything from corporate financial data to the Web-surfing history and downloads of a man with a foot fetish.
TORONTO/NEW YORK - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion forecast profit at the low end of expectations because businesses are not buying its latest smartphone upgrades in the economic downturn.
But Four in Ten Consumers Say Country Is Now on the Right Track
NEW YORK - Continuing a year-long decline, U.S. consumer sentiment hit new all-time lows in February on news of accelerating joblessness, according to the most recent results of the RBC CASH (Consumer Attitudes and Spending by Household) Index.
TORONTO - Environmental group ForestEthics has placed "In Search Of" personal ads in dozens of North America's largest newspapers in an effort to highlight growing concern surrounding Canada's tar sands ahead of President Obama's first trip to the country next Thursday.
TORONTO - More than ever before, Canadian drivers are looking for new, innovative vehicles that deliver real and lasting benefits to themselves, their families, their neighbours and their communities.
TORONTO — Ontario is working to find a way to protect its increasingly endangered auto jobs even though GM Canada is no longer seeking an emergency loan from the province, Economic Development Minister Michael Bryant said.
TORONTO - Greg Sorbara, MPP for Vaughan, released a report that lays out a 10-year plan for boosting the tourism industry by marketing Ontario as one of the world's best places to visit.
TORONTO - The new smart fortwo BRABUS edition made its regional premiere during the 2009 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, held from February 13-22.
TORONTO - Sun Life Financial Inc.(1) reported net income of $129 million for the fourth quarter of 2008, compared with net income of $555 million in the same period last year.
TORONTO - Researchers in Montreal have discovered a gene mutation responsible for a common form of mental deficiency in children - a finding that could provide some comfort for parents struggling to understand a previously unexplained phenomenon.
STATSCAN - Exports and imports dropped in December amid a global economic downturn with exports falling at a faster pace than imports. This resulted in a trade deficit of $458 million compared with a trade surplus of $1.2 billion in November. This was the first trade deficit since March 1976.
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