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
Categories: Associations, Awards, Design, Education, Events, Learning, Vancouver | 1 Comment »
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
Categories: Design, Education, Marketing, Tips | 1 Comment »
A little while ago my wife and I were in a restaurant. For some random reason I suddenly wondered what the difference was between ‘assume’ and ‘presume’. I asked the waitress if she knew, she didn’t. To our su [...]
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Monday, June 15th, 2009
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Mark Thomas is a UK comedian. He uses intelligence, research, wit and great editing resulting in a very funny and poignant message. Watch him take on MacDonalds Then there is just the downright silly and immature Then there is the politica [...]
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
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All designers should have learned this so long ago that it’s already been forgotten and therefore in need of a refresher so I offer you The 10 Commandments of Dieter Rams. His design, and design principals, have influenced a generat [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
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You’ve gone to school and learned about proper design theory. You can identify fonts from a mile away, know your analogous from your complimentary colours and even your dreams line up to a grid. Now you’ve turned to the web but [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
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If you’ve been to any conference you’ve seen the good and the bad of speakers. Some of the best known designers have left me cold and uninspired due in part to poor presentation skills. Veteran speaker speaker, Cameron Moll, of [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Monday, February 16th, 2009
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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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October 14th may be the most discussed election date in recent memory; individuals’ voices—and votes—have never mattered more. Perfectthewayweare.ca, an online resource website and video, was created by a group of young Canadians who [...]
Posted by: Steph Co on Monday, October 6th, 2008
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Work on the web? Then you’re (hopefully) familiar with A List Apart. (if not, shame on you!) Last year they ran their first survey for Web Professionals (results located here) and it’s back this year. Go take a whopping 10-15 m [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, July 29th, 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)
