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Icograda’s Design Week Vancouver 2010

I believe there is always room for every person to grow, personally and professionally. But as an Art Director (and father of a two year old) my ‘spare’ time for a conference is very limited. I have been in this industry for 15 years a [...]

Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, January 21st, 2010

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Icograda Announces Design Week 2010 Vancouver

Icograda has formally announced Design Week 2010 to be hosted by GDC in Vancouver with official event profile information on their website.

Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 15th, 2009

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Likemind Vancouver: June 19, 2009

Likemind is gaining momentum in Vancouver, with over 200 members on its Facebook Group. Events the each 3rd Friday of each month, with the next gathering on June 19th at Elysian Coffee’s new location at 590 West Broadway, between Cam [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, June 11th, 2009

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Upcoming GDC Events

It’s certainly no secret that we’re huge fans of GDC, the national design association in Canada, and the various events they produce. So, I’d like to encourage any and all creative professionals that work within the commu [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, April 30th, 2009

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Sustainability Makes for a Happy World Graphic Design Day

April 27th is World Graphic Design Day, and the Canadian design community celebrated with GDC announcing new sustainability definitions and principles for its members at the National AGM in Winnipeg on April 26th. This is a huge leap forwa [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

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DOXA Documentary Film Festival Needs Our Help

DOXA Documentary Film Festival Needs Our Help Graphic designers don’t often participate in documentary filmmaking, which is a shame. Just as our craft helps shape culture, documentaries are powerful storytelling vehicles, often revea [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

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Frank Newfeld Speaking in Vancouver April 2nd.

The Alcuin Society and BC Chapter of GDC are co-producing a FREE EVENT featuring Canadian book designer, illustrator, art director, and publisher Frank Newfeld on April 2nd at SFU Harbour Centre in Vancouver.

Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

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RSVP for GDC/BC AGM Today!

Come make your voice heard and your vote count at the GDC BC’s Annual General Meeting and holiday social on January 22nd at Stanley Park Pavilion. Our special guest speaker this year is Mark Strassburger from Modern Dog in Seattle, w [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, January 19th, 2009

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GDC/BC Receives President’s Service Award

The BC Chapter of GDC has been selected among a select few organizations to receive the 2008 Capilano University President’s Service Awards as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations. GDC/BC was honoured for its continued support a [...]

Posted by: Alex Leynes on Thursday, November 20th, 2008

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Design Conferences: Sustainable?

During the research and planning phase of an upcoming GDC event—Practivism: Practical methods for radical sustainability in design—I came across Alyssa Walker’s article Conventional Wisdom: Eight Ways to Save Design Conferences. [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, September 26th, 2008

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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 ...