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We love company. Grab an Espresso and have a look around; we’re always adding new things. Past projects, current undertakings and random industry musings – it’s all here for your perusing pleasure. Some of you may even want designstor to contact you directly via our semi-regular newsletter: if that’s the case, make sure you sign up for our mailing list. Thanks for visiting, enjoy your stay!

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This is where we try out new stuff, new technology, ideas, ways of thinking. It’s a hotbed of creativity...and a barrel of laughs. Some of it will grow up and be used by our clients and some of it will flex our creative muscles. Either way, enjoy, share...tell us what you like.

3D vs 2D People: the Showdown!

February 14, 2012

Of all the objects in a rendering, people are the hardest to make convincing. That's the result of thousands of years of evolution that has selecte... [read more]


(Pixel) Resolutions for a New Year

January 25, 2012

What Exactly is "Resolution" Anway? It's best to think of a digital image's resolution as "resolution at a certain size." This makes it much eas... [read more]


designstor coffee run

January 17, 2012

Over a period of three days Kristine shot the office's coffee breaks with a Canon 5D Mark II. Footage was then edited with Adobe Premiere Pro and some... [read more]


Spotted: Abacus lofts in Now Magazine and The Grid!

January 16, 2012

Spotted: Designstor's Abacus Lofts renderings in Toronto's Now Magazine and The Grid ... [read more]


Collect them all!

Find out what our Justice League superpowers are, along with our kryptonite-like weaknesses. For instance, did you know that eating Polish "Krówki" candies renders Kasia's teleportation superpower useless? Or that Nick refuses to eat candy that isn’t compartmentalized? Or that Jorge names his power tools?

Our Latest Exploits

Calling this section "exploits" makes it sound a bit grand, really. It's not like we're bowling perfect games here, after all (though we'd surely post pictures of that if it ever happened). Mostly, this section is used to post public-shaming pictures of co-workers stealing your tea.

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