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Banksy rides the Rocky Mountain Railroad

Banksy set up a life-size sculpture of a Guantanamo Bay inmate at Disneyland which remained in place for an hour and a half before it was spotted.

Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

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Paris’s Album Improved

Banksy has doctored copies of Paris Hilton’s album in stores all through the UK. Personally, I think it is an improvement. Read about it at frederiksamuel.com

Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, September 5th, 2006

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Weeds Billboard

$420 reward for the stoner who ruined the Weeds billboard in Auckland.

Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

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Kindness and Humility

kindnessandhumility.com has possibly the smoothest and simplest navigation around, and not to mention, some great work!

Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, August 17th, 2006

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Web 2.0 versions of famous logos

There is a great thread going on right now over at Yay Hooray: Redesign famous logos in web 2.0 format. UPDATE: Create your own 2.0 logo here.

Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

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Graphic design as a strategic business tool

“Recognizing the importance of design is a corporation’s first step to creating great design. The second step is talking to good designers immediately.”

Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

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No One Wants to Play Sega with Harrison Ford

What is it about paintings of celebrities that are so funny? Maybe Christopher Walken really likes to build robots…

Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, August 4th, 2006

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Iconfactory 2.0

Check out the animations over at Iconfactory while they are preparing to launch their new website tomorrow. Also, definitely check back tomorrow for some new icons and a matching theme from David Lanham.

Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, July 31st, 2006

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Perry Farrell Interviews Shepard Fairey

Perry Farrell Interviews Shepard Fairey on Banksy, street art, and how Andre the Giant came about. Part One + Part Two

Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

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43 seconds

John Stossell gives you 43 seconds on graphic design.

Posted by: Steph Tekano on Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

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Appreciate architecture? Visit the Vancouverism show in the foyer of the new Woodwards bldg. Beautiful & inspiring work. (Link)

SuperPower: Visualising the internet. (Link)

Boys and their toys. (Link)

Beautiful packaging, it's simple and does a great job showcasing the product. (Link)

Have we mentioned that @LikemindVan has a group page on LinkedIn too? (Link)

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 ...