Archives by month: August 2010

[Position Filled] Job Posting: Project manager wanted

The title says it all. Toast Studio is looking for a project manager. If you are seasoned in project management (here, it would mean a mix of web, print and advertising projects), that you are comfortable with client relations and … Read more →

FACEBOOK LAUNCHES FACEBOOK PLACES. THEIR ANGLE: « STORYTELLING ».

On the evening of August 18th, Facebook launched its new geo tagging service, Facebook Places. This “check-in” service is a cheap facsimile of what Foursquare, Gowalla and others have already done. However, with its ocean of users (500 million to … Read more →

NuCaptcha: unintelligible words now on video

First off, what’s a Captcha? A Captcha is a type of test designed to tell man (aka user) from machine (i.e. computer). You no doubt had the opportunity to see such an image composed of scrambled letters on an Internet … Read more →

Sharpie rewrites itself with the « Liquid Pencil »

Just so to prove that you have to keep going back to the drawing board to stay ahead of the pack, even when you have your market share. Sharpie, everybody knows, right. Their felt tips are so convenient, available in … Read more →

Halifax airport is using Google Translate… or even worse.

One of Toast’s friends mailed us this today. The picture is on the Halifax airport website (click on it, below “Terminal Map” or right here). For starters, this isn’t a small regional airfield, so it’s not just a minuscule infrastructure. … Read more →

Greg Eason, you make drawings a beautiful thing.

The “blank” space is superbly cared for. His website : http://gregeason.blogspot.com