How to tell if a web page sucks
For you interweb amateurs out there, here’s a handy system to determine if a web page sucks.
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Friday, November 2nd, 2007
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Google & Translink hook up
Oh FINALLY. If you’re like me, and you absolutely abhor using Translink’s website (for countless reasons, one of them being it’s slower than the second coming of Christ), then you’ll be all over this. Translink final [...]
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Friday, November 2nd, 2007
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Awwww shit
Here’s an interesting fucking article. Turns out swearing at work isn’t a bad thing! Phew.
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
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LeighAnywhere
I don’t want to harp on my pathetic luck, but last week I rebroke my foot doing too much too soon. It’s highly disappointing discovering that you are not, in fact, invincible, and that stubbornness is your own worst enemy. I [...]
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Friday, September 14th, 2007
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Sexy New Hardware
Apple announced the new iMacs today. Pretty sleek, although I’ll miss the white. My only gripe is that black frame around the screen. Why not make the entire face of it black, in all its fingerprint-prone glory? I think the brushed a [...]
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
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That’s a compact?
I’m generally disgusted by the way people conduct themselves in cars, so this concept seems right up my alley: “Sick of a car taking up two spaces on the street? How about a car too close to yours? What about the car at the mal [...]
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
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, you probably already know about the 7-11 stores across the US that have been temporarily converted to Kwik-E-Marts to promote the upcoming Simpsons movie. What you may not know is that we have one in the GVR, specifically in Coquitlam. This is particularly special when you consider that it is the only Kwik-E-Mart in Canada, and one of only 12 in North America.
The store is full of Simpsons products like Buzz Cola and Squishies (Slurpee machines re-skinned), and apparently in the US stores you can even buy Duff Beer. To see some pictures of our local store, check out this <a href=)
Homer no function beer well without.
Unless you’ve been living in a cave or without your daily internets (heaven forbid!), you probably already know about the 7-11 stores across the US that have been temporarily converted to Kwik-E-Marts to promote the upcoming Simpsons [...]
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
Categories: Advertising, Film, Marketing, Vancouver | No Comments »
Warped Wallpaper
Surrealalien.de has come up with an interesting idea: wallpaper that warps around your doors and wall hangings. The concept: “Our product dissolves limits between architecture, wallpaper and hangings, with the wallpaper functioning a [...]
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Friday, June 15th, 2007
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 waste of money. What in the world is it? Read on:
<blockquote>Bruster's® Real Ice Cream™, the country's premium ice cream retail franchise with more than 260 stores in 18 states, unveiled the world's first $1 million ice cream cone at the JCK Las Vegas Show. This work of art is created in the likeness of its signature waffle cone.</blockquote>
It is, however, highly topical as I stumbled upon it my RSS feeds not 45 minutes after Ben)
Work of art?
I present to you another example of the dire state of the human race. Considering all of the things going on in the world, this seems like a frivolous, almost immoral (as Mark put it) waste of money. What in the world is it? Read on: Bru [...]
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Thursday, June 14th, 2007
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Office Sound Bites
Some of you wouldn’t believe the things that come out of our mouths here at IBC, and I think it would be a good idea to start posting some of these random sound bites without the benefit of any sort of context. After all, if we don&# [...]
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Thursday, May 31st, 2007
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RT @gdcbc: To honour fallen designer Leo Obstbaum, please contribute to Emily Carr's Memorial Award in his name: (Link)
RT @gdcbc: CBC's tribute to Leo Obstbaum, deceased designer responsible for the 'look' of the #Vancouver2010 #Olympics: (Link)
RT @MarkBusse: People often say I have a big head, but that's hogwash. This photo proves my head is just right: (Link)
Love this diagram of the creative process as a continuum from research (uncertainty) to design (clarity). (Link)
Our newest designer Dana is awesome. You should hear her talk to marketing people when they call. Don't mess with the Dana.
This is the best Olympic training video I have seen to date ;-) (Link)
Missed what it was like to be in Vancouver when Crosby scored the winning goal this weekend? Watch (and listen) to THIS! (Link)
Google acquires Picnik, thus expanding it's dominance in the cloud computing domain. Who needs PhotoShop anymore! (Link)
RT @MarkBusse: @TimeFox is now on Twitter and has released an iPhone app! I just updated some projects hours I forgot to log. #productivity
RT @MarkBusse: How do you define professional success? For me, it has to be working with people that feel more like family than employee ...
Our client Eclipse's brand design is highlighted in an article on page 12 of BIV's 2010 How-To Book: (Link) (PDF available)
BLOG POST: "Using Twitter For Business" can powerful, but can also be a risky proposition if not done well. (Link)
RT @MarkBusse: Yikes! Just found out that the firm who recently beat us on a web project was C&G Partners in NYC! Punching above our weight!
Want one of these spiral clocks. Maybe I will wait until the more economical version is released. (Link)
A fantastic stop motion animation: (Link)
