HK: art installation or public service announcement?
Snapped at Hong Kong International Airport: A water fountain so smartly wrapped, it looks like an installation. In fact, the tailored sleeve is there to prevent the unwitting spread of swine flu. Serve...
View ArticleGermany: it’s all about the sausage
Spiekeroog. East Frisian island off the North coast of Germany. Population 825. Ferry access twice daily. One hair salon. Two ATMs. One grocery store. FORTY-FOUR kinds of sausage on shelf. There was...
View ArticleBerlin: Shepard Fairey @ Merry Karnowsky Gallery
Caught the opening reception for graphic designer / DJ / street artist / Obey Giant guy Shepard Fairey‘s Print Retrospective 1997-2009 at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery on our last night in Berlin....
View ArticleSafe hands by the WHO
A nice 12-step instruction chart has been issued by the World Health Organization on how to make your hands ‘safe’ from the swine flu. It looks straightforward enough. Until you read it… I especially...
View ArticleThe Big Book of Bags, Tags and Labels
Published by CollinsDesign, this hefty, 384-page tome is chockful of branding solutions. Here’s a preview of 3 of the 8 spreads of our work from each section…
View ArticleO Canada!
Took a road trip through British Columbia recently. If you’ve never been, I would highly recommend it. Best souvenirs of this trip… • “True North Strong and Free” t-shirt: official Olympic swag from...
View ArticleElected, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts has elected me to its membership. Now in its 130th year, the RCA is the oldest visual arts organization in Canada, and “recognizes excellence and lasting contribution...
View ArticleUK > HK: Farrells / Placemaking from London to Hong Kong and beyond
Always more than happy to dive into an art- / architecture- / design-related challenge, designing this nearly 300-page 17-year retrospective was my first appointment in HK. UK>HK: Farrells...
View ArticleSite renovation
This site is being overhauled. Find out what’s happening at the new ChowPourianLab, where Sonia Chow Studio meets pourian.com
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