The Mogo Blog

Artist Series: Q+A with Mike Joyce, Graphic Designer and Creator of Swissted

We’re big fans of excellent design here at Mogo and have been working closely with a group of talented designers to bring you over 30 Mogo Card designs. In this blog series, we’ll profile some of the designers we’ve been working with, his or her latest project and showcase the limited edition Mogo Card design(s) created exclusively for the Mogo community. The Mogo Card Artist Series This spring, we’re thrilled to release the Mogo Card Artist Series with the first cards by world renowned artist

The Origin of Oktoberfest

While I was sipping a delicious pumpkin beer last week (thanks to fellow Mogoer Sean Yu for the awesome recommendations [https://blog.mogo.ca/fall-beers-are-here/]), I ran smack dab into an Oktoberfest celebration at my local pub. Besides the awesome beer discount and delicious sausages that that implies, it also got me thinking about the reasons behind the Oktoberfest. Why do Germans and friends of Germans get their own week of beer drinking and oom pah pah-ing? I didn’t know! So I looked into

Toronto's best comic book stores (and maybe Canada's)

The evergreen comic book has managed to thrive thanks to the subculture of enthusiasts who carry from one generation to another the urban mythology of Gotham city or spawn fantastical new heroes and villains. Toronto has always been a haven for the comically minded, made even more popular by the exploits of Scott Pilgrim. Tucked in inconspicuous nooks and crannies, the comic book stores of Toronto are some of the best in the world. The Beguiling Books and Art [http://www.beguiling.com/index.php

Family fun for under $20

It’s the dog days of summer and if you want to get in the last couple of family fun days and nights, it doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg. Although the best things in life are free, you can have a really amazing time for under $20 too! Museums Every museum has discount days and nights. Just consult your local museum website to see which times are best for the frugal family. You can also save on snacks by packing a family picnic to be enjoyed in the museum grounds or a nearby park. Match yo

Why didn’t I think of that? Make Your Own Boardgame

Recently, I was roped into babysitting a friend of a friend’s kids while they were in the hospital having another baby, and I found myself terrified. Not of the kids themselves—though they were certainly little handfuls—but of dead air. Now I understand how radio deejays must feel when trying to fill the time, because it seems like there’s never enough to do. Kids have crazy energy and short attention spans, which you can intellectually know, but until you really experience it first hand you don