Another wonderful personal publisher we met at SOBCon07 was Franke James, from Toronto.



She runs a very successful blog called OFFICE POLITICS but she is also a very passionate artist and writer committed to bringing awareness to global warming.



She told us a great story at the conference of how she and her husband decided to get rid of their car.

"We didn't really need a car. We love to walk, and figured it would be good for the environment, to have one less car out there." - Little did she know she would have to battle the city to plant some grass where the driveway once was! - Check out her visual essay!

Franke says, “I see myself as an artist and storyteller. Over the years, I’ve done many fun projects, including inventing online pseudo-psychology games like The Room, whacking the heads of Canadian politicians for saying too many dumb and stupid things, doing photography in snazzy places like Madrid, London and San Francisco, speaking to artists at software conferences about surviving and thriving, and telling visual stories about events like this Peace camp for kids. Now I can put all of these communication and artistic skills to work to get the message out about climate change. We must act now to preserve our children and grandchildren’s futures.”

She is an amazing woman full of talent! As Co-founder of The James Gang, her strategic insights and creative flair have helped clients such as Air Quality Ontario deliver environmental and health messages in an entertaining and persuasive way. Her interactive artwork has won numerous awards and been featured on CBC, CTV, Global News, iVillage, USA Today, AOL, Yahoo and others.

Stop by her blog and be inspired! Being an artist, she does really cool visual essays, like GREEN WINTER.