Spacing Toronto

Ryerson to ‘turn around and face the city’

From the Globe and Mail today: Ryerson University sits smack in the middle of downtown Toronto, with its back turned to the city. That’s about to...

By Matthew Blackett

Events

The Toronto Game

As the weather warms up we are starting to see some of the great plans people have for this coming spring, summer, and fall. One of my favourite things is...

By Matthew Blackett

Features

Part of billboard falls on man in Dundas Square

A piece of a billboard hit a man today, seriously injuring him as he walked through the Dundas Square area today. Here’s what CP24 is reporting: One...

By Matthew Blackett

Community

Like Spacing’s buttons, but more practical

One the fun fallouts of producing our Toronto subway buttons is hearing how people use their buttons. One lady bought a pack of station buttons that were...

By Matthew Blackett

Culture

Trellis: Constructions for Growth

TRELLIS. CONSTRUCTIONS FOR GROWTH March 18 to April 8, 2006, Opening March 18, 2 – 5 DYAN MARIE PROJECTS, 1444 Dupont Unit 31 Gallery Hours...

By Matthew Blackett

Culture

[murmur] Launches at Hart House

Forget what that sooth sayer told you about the Ides of March because today [murmur] is launching our first interior project at historic Hart House on the...

By Shawn Micallef

Communication

Toronto People Project

Neil Gunner wants to talk to you. He started a photo web site called the Toronto People Project. He asks random people if he can take their photo. Most of...

By Matthew Blackett

Communication

Signs of Life

Signs of Life is a book by Dave Askwith and Alex Normanton that chronicles the subtle art of changing official signage into amusing social commentary. The...

By Matthew Blackett

Community

Photjunkie wins Bloggie

Regular Spacing contributor Rannie Turingan [ aka photojunkie.ca ] won Best Canadian Blog at the 2006 Bloggies held at SXSW. The Bloggies are one of the...

By Matthew Blackett

Architecture

Good articles from the Star & NOW

Some recent articles in the Star are worth posting about: 1. The City wants to crack down on vehicles idling. 2. Royson James writes about the need for...

By Matthew Blackett

Media

Beauty in density

I came across the photos of Michael Wolf a month or two ago and kinda forgot about him until I was cleaning out my Inbox. His images of Hong Kong, and the...

By Matthew Blackett

Communication

Warm days and beach criminals

This was the weekend that Toronto was set free — the first warm couple of days, when the thick heavy coats are left behind (not that it’s been...

By Shawn Micallef