Our very own Matt SamyciaWood was featured in a recent issue of Business in Vancouver with his article A Home Business is Still a Business. Addressing some of the more common mistakes with branding a business, Matt shares insights into how [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
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We just received the Call For Entries for Graphex 2010—GDC’s biennial national design awards. The concept is “A Reflection Of The Best Designers In Canada”, so I photographed myself reflected in the shiny mirror postcar [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
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Being involved in the development of District was a great experience. Working closely with our clients Amacon and Mac Marketing I truly feel that we have all contributed to the South Main district by creating not just a great building but [...]
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, December 17th, 2009
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If you are serious about your career as a designer, and want to learn from the world’s top experts while participating in an important dialogue about the nature and value of our industry, leaving you better equipped to tackle social, [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
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I recently spoke with a client who expressed his frustration with design firms who include associates on websites or in proposal responses without clearly expressing that they are external contractors and not employees. Does it really matte [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
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GDC/BC’s President, Marga Lopez, recently asked me to submit an overview of 2009 from my perspective as a GDC Executive. After a little thought, I jotted down the following, which I thought I’d share here.
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, December 10th, 2009
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IMPORTANT UPDATE – See amendment below for some good news. I love living in Vancouver for a myriad of reasons. The more I travel, the more I realize how good we have it here. But I have to say, as a creative professional who makes hi [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, November 30th, 2009
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More competition than ever. Arts funding cuts. An industry in collapse. These are the challenges Canadian musicians have faced for years. I don’t envy any young artist who decides to make a career out of music these days.
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, November 29th, 2009
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When I was a much younger man studying fine art in university, we spent a lot of time practicing how to interpret and describe artwork, its meaning and how it made us feel. Later, during my business administrations studies, writing essays, [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
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My friend and colleague Leo Obstbaum, the creative mastermind behind the designs of the Vancouver Olympic Games, died suddenly in his home of natural causes in the early hours of Friday, August 21st. He left behind his beautiful wife Monice [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
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Really lovely short film. Nuit Blanche (Link) (via @bengarf)
We're serious people. Sending us crap emails with mediocre resumes that prove you've not really read the job posting WILL NOT work.
RT @MarkBusse: What is AIGA’s response to the NEA’s call for logos? (Link) #speculative #spec #design
We're looking for the next member of our design team. If you think that’s you, visit this job posting: (Link)
RT @psst3: Please RT: How to say no to spec work, nicely. (Link) (via @toddsmithdesign )
Matt SamyciaWood's article in BIV "A Home Business is Still a Business: (Link)
Ogilvy UK "The Big Ideal, where all brand communications are part of an overarching aspirational thought". (Link)
Canadian artist Kyla Harris' first blog post on her freshly launched website: (Link)
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McDonald's 2010 Olympics advertising in Vancouver Skytrain stations: (Link)
A client just dropped by and was disappointed that @blindcharlie wasn't here. The office is quieter, that's for sure.
All those awesome Vancouver moments compressed into a sweet time lapse (Link) (via @bengarf)
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Small furry rodent meet clever packing design, then your maker. (Link) (via @bengarf)
Where design and food geeks meet - Helvetica cookie cutters. (Link) (via @foodists)
