Communication
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Gaming the City
“Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things.” Waldo R. Tobler Mayor Iveson recently...
By Matthew Dance -
Moving beyond #OpenArtYEG
David Rauch is a machine. He has been in Edmonton for less than a year and he has already deployed a number of pianos throughout the downtown core and...
By Matthew Dance -
Accessible Signage for Edmonton Transit
Legible communication is something that Edmonton Transit (ETS) should strive for. To save the trouble for those having difficulty reading the blurry photo...
By Paul Giang -
Place Identity and Public Consultation
Edmonton is currently undergoing a massive transformation that includes a redesigned downtown core, the annexation of land to the south of the city, and a...
By Matthew Dance -
Design and the City: The LRT and the ‘Flying E’
What contributes to the image of a city? Is it the rich manufacturing heritage on 104th Street? The vibrancy of Old Strathcona? I can tell you what...
By Jeff Robson -
What’s in a City Flag?
A group of local creatives (progress unlimited, Foolscap Studio, Drawing Room, MADE, Spacing Edmonton, and 1650 collective) have collaborated with Aurora...
By Paul Giang -
Show Your Love For Edmonton! World Wildlife Fund’s “We Love Cities” Campaign
Modified excerpt from the City of Edmonton website The City of Edmonton is one of 34 finalists participating in the 2014 Earth Hour City Challenge. The...
By Paul Giang -
Cognitive Surplus and Appreciation in Civic Life
I have no idea how I ended up watching a Ted Talk entitled “How Cognitive Surplus Will Change the World”. I did not know what cognitive surplus was, and...
By Jane Purvis -
The House That Built a Global Village: Marshall McLuhan House
Over 100 years ago, one of the most important figures in media and communications theory was born in Edmonton. Herbert Marshall McLuhan was a young boy...
By Kyle Witiw -
Storytelling and Storylistening
I was lucky enough to attend a workshop, hosted by the Centre of Public Involvement, with Pattie LaCroix of Catapult Media. The focus was how to use...
By Jane Purvis -
My Top Five Reasons to be Optimistic About Public Engagement in Edmonton
In the midst of some controversial issues in our fair city over the last months (bike lanes, the new arena, LRT expansion, the Walterdale Bridge, and...
By Jane Purvis -
Editor’s Note: Framing Spacing Edmonton
The idea of urbanism in the Prairies is not well known to many Canadians or even Prairie folk. When examining Canadian urbanism, it is easy to dismiss...
By Paul Giang