If you didn’t catch the grammatical error in the title of this post (or the many in the photo for that matter), read on… Unlock the latch and propping open the lid of my secret chest of pet peeves and you’ll see that noth [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, July 27th, 2009
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DOXA Documentary Film Festival is launching something new at this year’s festival-their first-ever celebrity camera auction. Equipped with single-use cameras, some of our favorite famous people have unleashed their point & shoot [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Categories: Art, Events, Pop Culture, Vancouver | 1 Comment »
Not sure if Bansky has hit Berlin or not really, but now you have a better chance of finding out. Adidas has created an iPhone app that acts as map and guide for locating street art in Berlin. So, if you’re tired of yet another museu [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Categories: Art, Pop Culture, Travel, We love | No Comments »
The latest issue of Design Edge just hit the streets and features our own Mark Busse on page 14 in the Newsmakers section! For those of you who don’t know (and that’s not many), Mark has been instrumental in reviving and enlive [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, April 30th, 2009
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Seems it’s become a bit of an annual tradition for me to post the annual winner gallery from the World Press Photo Competition. So, without further adieu, this year’s winning photos.
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, February 27th, 2009
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In addition to ADCC and W3 awards we took home earlier in the year, we were recently very pleased to learn that our website for UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture was honoured with a Lotus Merit in the interactive catego [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, December 22nd, 2008
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Those of you who know a thing or two about us know that we’re very much into our food. You might have perused this blog and noticed a distinct absence of food-related posts. The reason is that some time ago we decided the topic was s [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, November 28th, 2008
Categories: Food, Industrial Brand, Websites | 1 Comment »
After months of work and anticipation, today is the day. The day we launch our new identity with a new website, blog and an unimaginable list of collateral and promotional item including a new logo, new tagline, new stationery, new promo i [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, November 14th, 2008
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I don’t usually re-post from Gizmodo since so many of you are already following that blog, but since today is Halloween and this kid’s mech costume is so freakin’ cool, I couldn’t resist. This costume would probably [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, October 31st, 2008
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Smashing Magazine has posted their latest picks for 50 Beautiful Blog Designs. In their words: In the showcase below we present 50 beautiful blog designs that literally stand out — either through their layout or through their design or t [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, October 24th, 2008
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RT @bengarf: Bit old now so maybe you've seen, but Banksy is brilliant (Link)
RT @COURAGEOUSb: 'Branding is giving an idea not just to the customer but to the company itself, of who they are, a sense of themselves' ...
RT @MarkBusse: Doing design research for nutrition/fitness client looking for examples of brands with gritty/intensity + human/simplicit ...
Congrats to Porte Development for selling over 30% of the @OriginSFU units on Burnaby Mountain in the opening weekend. http://liveorigin.com
Slow motion will always be cool (love the ones using humans) (Link)
We recently launched a new brand identity and website for our client Gramercy Developments. Great job team! (Link)
Beautiful chocolate packaging (Link)
Nice to be recognized by @Icograda for the District South Main identity & campaign we designed for Amacon. (Link)
Industrial Brand is looking for the next senior member of their communication design team. (Link)
RT @interestingvan: Interesting Vancouver website is now live & tickets are now on sale. Buy yours today! http://interestingvancouver.com
Congrats to our client Porte Development for the official launch of Origin, their new project on Burnaby Mountain: http://liveorigin.com
RT @MarkBusse: @GuyKawasaki read article "Welcome to the Era of Creative Meritocracy" by Behance's Scott Belsky called (Link)
@markbusse & @bengarf talk about www.Foodists.ca w/ Randall Mark on CKNW's The World Today Weekend Sunday at 5:30 (Link)
Likemind Vancouver August event to be hosted by Kafka’s Coffee & Tea House at 2525 Main Street (at Broadway) (Link)
Great to see @ElysianCoffee (Broadway) listed on Living Social's website as the best neighbourhood coffeehouse. (Link)
