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
Categories: Associations, Events, Illustration, Inspiration, Vancouver | No Comments »
I love books — beautiful books not the ones with shabby covers. I must admit that sometimes I buy a book for its cover rather than for its content. I don’t lend my books easily, they look too cool on my shelves. And I love Pengui [...]
Posted by: Mathilde Salvert on Friday, December 12th, 2008
Categories: Design, Illustration, Inspiration, Printing | 1 Comment »
The LA Auto Show is home to the largest west coast display of cutting edge vehicular design and engineering. Every year the show opens its design challenge to any automaker that feels like they are up for flexing their creative muscle. Thi [...]
Posted by: Alex Leynes on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
Categories: Design, Events, Illustration, Sustainability, Technology | No Comments »
Finally! Someone who illustrates and writes bedtime stories for adults. Check out – The Museum of Modern Fiction, a blog site created by Josef Lee. It’s dark humour for others, but just right for IBC. Sweet dreams! Thanks JK Ch [...]
Posted by: Steph Co on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
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I own one, you probably own one… Here’s a site that makes me want to seriously doodle in my moleskine. Thanks JK Chan for forwarding this along.
Posted by: Steph Co on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
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Thank You Motion Graphics has officially launched their new site. Todd Smith, our guest contributer for IBC blog is working overseas in Denmark, producing pieces for MTV, Visa, Sony Ericsson, and a host of other clients that no-one in Nort [...]
Posted by: Steph Co on Friday, March 28th, 2008
Categories: Design, Illustration, Websites | No Comments »
It’s common knowledge (among those who know me) that I love Cuba. My wife and I were married there. I may not entirely agree with their politics, but the Cuban people are amazing—perhaps the warmest and most enjoyable culture IR [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Categories: Associations, Design, Illustration, Reading, Travel | No Comments »
Next time you see a dirty car and write the ever-so-clever “Wash Me” on the rear windshield, think again. By the way, Sean Wade must know of some great dusty roads.
Posted by: Amanda Fetterly on Friday, July 27th, 2007
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The awesome, isometrically inclined work of Josh Keyes.
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Thursday, May 24th, 2007
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In the spirit of the art and illustration theme we’ve had going on lately, here’s a small but really cool portfolio via Drawn! The Illustration Blog. They’re 3D computer generated pieces based on automatic drawings. The [...]
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
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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 ...
