Friday, April 8, 2011
 (7:00 – 10:00 pm)
St. John’s Parish Hall
186 Cowan Avenue, Toronto

The contributing artists for this year's Design Hope are:Jason Adams, Asli Alin, Kerri Andreas, Brian Barrer, Michael Brown, Katherine Johana Cordero, Roger Cullman, Aurora Darwin, Cindy Dron, Laura Fyles, Phyllis Gordon, Anna Koot, Sooyeong Lee, Joanne MacPhail, Heidi McKenzie, Janet Murie, Francis Muscat, Lhakpa Negi, Tina Louise Ouellette, Anne Smart, Tyde, Kate Taylor, Caroline Versteeg, Steven Wilson.

"Rising Sun" by Jesse LeDoux

"Rising Sun" is an 18" by 24" two-color screen print on archival 270gsm environmentally-certified print making paper. The artwork features a high-gloss white ink and red ink on a bright white environmentally-certified paper. This unsigned edition will be available between March 15th and March 29th, 2010. $25 dollars from each print sold will be donated to the International Red Cross' relief efforts in Japan.

Click here to support their effort.

Here is a pretty nifty gift for your inner comic book geek or you're just a crime fighting Superhero looking to concel your secret identity, the SECRET IDENTITY EYEGLASS KIT ($40 US) is perfect for you.

Are you a Superhero seeking inconspicuous movement in the civilian world? The Secret Identity Eyeglass Kit is an ideal aid, lends 'poor vision' authenticity while providing legitimate fashion cred to any outfit.

Each kit contains a pair of custom eyeglasses and a hard shell case with SECRET IDENTITY debossed onto the exterior and STRIVE TO BE BORING printed on the interior. Nothing says alter ego like a good pair of eyeglasses. (why hello Clark, I didn’t see you standing there)

All proceeds benefit the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Company.

Lumix (Panasonic) recently announced the new Lumix LX5. I owned a LX3 for a couple of years now and I'm a big fan of that camera. It shoots amazing at low light and it's one camera I won't be replacing anytime soon. But, if you're in a market for a new semi-pro pocket shooter, its worth your while to take the new cam for a spin. It's a prefect camera for photo enthusisasts that captures pro quality images and the new model captures 720p high-definition vids.

The 10-megapixel Lumix LX5 nearly doubles the optical zoom range (3.8x, from 24mm to 91mm) of the LX3, and Panasonic's lightning-fast autofocus system has been added to the mix. It's the first camera in the LX series to offer the Sonic Speed AF focus system.

It should be dropping later this Fall.

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City had an exhibit of early artwork and the the exhibition charts the filmmaker's growth from his childhood in Burbank, Calif., to his current position as one of America's great artistic voices through artwork, personal papers and ephemera. Then it will travel to Melbourne and finally to the newly minted Bell Lightbox in Toronto, from Nov. 22, 2010, to April 27, 2011.

You can check out the MoMA online interactive show.