
What if Canada joined the EU?
What if the EU joined Canada?
Good idea? Bad idea?
(Another great cocktail party discussion
courtesy of Sali Tabacchi.)

Noo Yawk, Pa-ree, Amsterrrrdam — and Torono.
A winner of NOW Magazine’s 2008 Designer Challenge.

Surviving a life threatening episode is cause for celebration. But for some, behind brave faces and rosy exteriors, lies a hidden fear that the menace hasn’t completely gone.
This painting was Donated to Art for Awareness, a group that is raising money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada.

A painting of the alphabet without the letter C symbolizes a life without Cancer (The Big C).
This painting was donated to Art for Awareness, a group that is raising money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada.

Our warming climate means future changes in how we all will live our lives. While most of these changes will be quite negative (extreme weather, Arctic shrinkage, rising sea levels, droughts, floods, etc.), here is something positive: tropical fruits and vegetables may soon be grown on Canadian soil. Sali Tabacchi forecasts a series of fictional food logos meant to open our eyes to these new possibilities. Both scary and delicious at the same time.

Sali Tabacchi was profiled by Creatie, the largest, Dutch-language magazine published for the advertising and design industry in The Netherlands. In it, we share our variety of influences, our variety of projects and even our love of variety stores.
Original Dutch article (PDF).
A clumsy English translation.

Motor Neurone Disease (MND, aka ALS) is a debilitating neurological condition that affects the nerves in the brain and spinal stem that control voluntary muscles. MND is fatal and has a prognosis of two to five years. There is no treatment or cure. A friend of Sali Tabacchi has MND. A bicycle ride from Amsterdam to London has been organized to raise funds for MND research. We cannot be there physically to be a part of the ride, but we will be in spirit: through a series of logos to inspire the team on the road.

Shelter is a basic human right. This idea is so simple that even a child can understand it. This painting was donated to Design Hope Toronto, a group dedicated to bringing money to local organizations who help the homeless.

Sali Tabacchi’s on-going project searches the world for MEGA (great ideas) and SUPER (well executed). We applaud this beautiful combination of thought and action. The above video documents a 9-hour walk from Kennedy Station to Kipling Station, in Toronto.

(cough) Prominent English graphic designer Daniel Eatock recently sent out an open invitation to re-design the classic ‘No Smoking’ sign. (cough) In out-of-breath fashion, Sali Tabacchi quickly responded with three options. (cough)