When I first arrived in Peru it was summer. In the pueblo of Villa Santa Rosa children were off school until March. Put Them First (PTF) started a community library to promote literacy and to give children a place where they could hang out, read, learn and create. I was there the day the new [...]
When I decided to take a sabbatical in South America my plan was to have no plan. I spent most of my life planning – television shows, parties and life. Six months away from the office and from my daily routine. I knew I wanted to work one-on-one with children, I wanted to be immersed [...]
I’ve been invited to speak to about creating apps for kids at Nook – a work and event space for artists and illustrators here in Toronto. I’m expecting it to be a pretty free-wheeling discussion about all the practicalities of the process. I’ve hand picked a number of articles and links to get people started [...]