Writing

On his podcast “Deep Questions”, in his book “Deep Work”, and in a recent New York Times opinion piece, Cal Newport talks about “cognitive fitness,” which he defines as the mental equivalent of physical exercise, requiring deliberate, active contemplation and mental focus to push against the shallow thinking caused by modern digital tools and AI. As a design educator, I’d like to apply that concept to creative fitness. Educators have understood for a long time that creative e

Semiotics can help examine and define Canadian identity.

Originality is less about invention than recombination within an existing aesthetic.

From literary theory to visual practice in Canadian self-definition

Form and the power of contradiction.

Malicious compliance as a protest tactic.

Teaching well means never stopping learning.

How Mike Myers turned a silent message into a national rallying cry.

Moral licensing shows up the moment the product feels “good enough".