Category: Toronto (a.k.a. Accordion City)

Tonight at the Drake Hotel (1150 Queen Street West, two blocks east of Dufferin) my friend Diana Galligan will be performing a one-woman comedic play she wrote called Viva Vivi! Here’s her synopsis:

The show starts at 9:30. I’ll be there a little beforehand to mingle
with the crowd, enjoy a pint of the darkest beer they have on tap, say
hello to my fellow members of the Thirsty People of Toronto and make sure I get a good seat.

If you’ve been on the Secret Swing in Accordion City, you can put this button on your blog:

It was created by David “This Boy is Toast” Petite of the GTABloggers.

Start swingin’!

Jim Munroe, author of many great reads including Flyboy Action Hero Comes With Gasmask, Angry Young Spaceman, Everyone in Silico and now An Opening Act of Unspeakable Evil, poses for Rannie on the Secret Swing, Accordion City’s hippest photo shoot location.

(By the bye, Rannie hits the big three-oh this Wednesday at C’est What.)

You may have read in BoingBoing that Accordion City’s very own Jim Munroe, author of the cool off-beat sci-fi novels Flyboy Action Hero Comes With Gasmask, Angry Young Spaceman and Everyone in Silico (I have yet to read that one), has a new book titled An Opening Act of Unspeakable Evil and is serializing it on his blog.

Pages Bookstore, an excellent
indie bookstore located stumbling distance from my house, has a
storefront display that they dress up for current books or literary
events. They’ve just dressed it up using Munroe’s latest book as the
theme, and here’s what it looks like:

I took these photos while out for a walk late Sunday evening.

That’s a little goblet beside the pentagram. An eeeeevil goblet!

“Thanks,
ladies and gentlemen, you’ve been a diabolical audience. I’m here all
week, try the roasted baby, and remember not to tip your server.”

Radiant Core Career Opportunity DSN04

Title: Senior Designer

Location: Toronto, ON, Canada. Candidate must be local.

Description:
Our Senior Designer is an integral part of our growing team. You will
be responsible for overseeing all creative produced by Radiant Core for
web, print, and corporate identities. You feel at home in a
self-directed team environment and love producing work that pleases
both you and your clients. You are comfortable with Adobe Photoshop and
Illustrator, XHTML and CSS, and are not adverse to building the
occasional Macromedia Flash movie. You understand the importance of web
standards and are often heard muttering about validation and
cross-browser compliance testing. You love to love your job and are
dedicated to making it that way.

Responsibilities:
You will work very closely with our Developers and Human Factors
Specialist as a member of our Professional Services Team. You will, at
first, provide all creative components of our engagements but are
comfortable growing into a Creative Director role as we hire more
designers.

Required Skills/Education:
    • Three or more years experience designing and building
       standards-compliant websites (XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS2.0)
    • Portfolio of corporate identity design
    • Experience in a client-service environment and an understanding
       of the politics of client work
    • Expertise in design software and web tools on Mac OS: Photoshop,
       Illustrator
    • Knowledge of cross-browser and cross-platform issues and workarounds
    • Ability to work quickly and efficiently in a self-directed environment and a
       willingness to learn new things
    • Bachelor degree or equivalent from a related program (Fine Arts,
       New Media, etc.)

Would Be Really Nice To Have Skills:
    • Print design experience
    • Working knowledge of Macromedia Flash and ActionScript
    • Familiarity with JavaScript and JSP-related technologies
    • Familiarity with team development environments including CVS, etc.

Compensation:
This is a full-time position. Our competitive compensation package will
be based on your experience level and will include a fixed salary and
an equity-position in the company. Additional benefits include flexible
hours, relaxed working environment, prime downtown location, and the
use of a PowerBook G4.

How To Apply:
Please send your resume, in an electronic format (e.g.: Microsoft Word,
PDF), along with a link to your portfolio site, to
careers@radiantcore.com. Please reference job code DSN04 in your
subject line. Applications will be accepted until 5pm on Friday, August
20th, 2004.

About Radiant Core:
Radiant Core, Inc. is a leading Toronto-based provider of web design
and development services. Their industry-proven Website Platform,
Foundation, provides a full range of web-based publishing and
productivity tools including content and asset management,
demographically-targeted emails, and photo galleries. Radiant Core was
founded in 2003 by Jason Boyer, Jay Goldman, Michael Glenn, and Sean
Martell. Please visit our website for more information:
www.radiantcore.com.