Blogs
5 Reasons Why Corporate Gifting Is a Good Idea
Corporate gifting can do your company, what an unlimited marketing budget never could. Here are 5 reasons why it is a good idea.
David Crighton’s First Illustration
The assignment of the day was to get the heck out of the school and go draw something! Who knew this would be the birth of a 40 plus year career of illustrating Toronto architecture?
The School Assignment That Launched A Toronto Artist (2)
This story is about my path as a Toronto artist, but also the running thread in the blog is about my life as an illustrator. An underlying theme here is the idea that anyone has the ability to carve out a wonderful career by staying the course and becoming really good at one thing.
Yorkville, Toronto: The Neighborhood That First Inspired David Crighton (1)
Yorkville, Toronto: The Neighborhood That First Inspired David Crighton
The drawing that I consider to be the one that "started it all" is of a building in Yorkville. What I didn't know then, was that Yorkville had a rich and controversial history...
Show Off Your Love of Toronto
Whether you’re a seasoned Torontonian or a tourist passing through, there are millions of reasons to love Toronto. So what better way to show off that love than with David Crighton’s illustrated artwork? For over 40 years, David has been charming the visual hearts of Torontonians and tourists alike.
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother
High Park Centennial Celebration
Of all the flowery poets you might have expected to suggest the above, the source, much more pragmatic in life, might surprise you. These are the words of Abraham Lincoln. With Mother’s Day close by, surely few would want to take any argument with such feelings. Of course, the bond runs both ways, as Sophocles noted, more than two and a half thousand years earlier, when he said that: “Children are the anchors that hold a mother to life”.
Toronto Artist David Crighton:Notes in the Night:Toronto Jazz Clubs 1946-2010
Come see memorabilia and art curated around Jazz Clubs in Toronto from 1946 - 2010. This show promises to have a lot of interesting historical items from our city.
Well known Toronto Landmark andNeighbourhood Artist David Crighton is exhibiting 6 of his beautifully detailed and colourful art illustrations made over his 45 year career.
Special Gifts for People Who Love Toronto
If you lived in or visited Toronto and want something special to commemorate your time there, a special gift with original artwork depicting a favourite place on an art print, pillow, card, or other item can be treasured for years to come.
Why Personalized Gifts Are More Meaningful
Are you a Toronto company looking for a unique corporate gift for your client appreciation? Consider giving branded Toronto Streetcar 2019 Calendars Giving a personalised gift catapults you into an entirely different league of gift-giving.
Toronto Art Gifts - The Building Of A Brand
When David and I discussed the idea of making sure that his website was able to also sell his art in Toronto, neither of us had any idea where the combination of his art and my business mind would take us. Five years later we have a solid footing in the Toronto Gift business with a product line that includes Wall Art Toronto, Toronto Posters, Souvenirs and Stationery plus a line of Toronto Promotional Products
Memorable gifts to mark the graduation achievement
It was William S Burroughs who suggested that: “The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values”. If you have a child who is about to graduate, or the sibling of a relative or dear friend who is about to move on from their schools, colleges or universities, you will surely want to mark this transition point in their life in a way that is both personal and memorable.
How to deliver a truly meaningful well done, thank you, congratulations, or farewell!
As zoologist Wynetka Ann Reynolds once said: “Anyone who says you can't see a thought simply doesn't know art”. This is equally true when you are seeking out that special gift for an upcoming anniversary, birthday, wedding, housewarming party, or Christmas.
Too many folk also seem to rely on transient gifts, such as a dinner event that makes an immediate impact, which then fades as quickly as the taste of the meal. However, if you want to say something special when providing a gift, a p...
