Likemind has come a long way since its inception and profile in the New York Times. With about 250 members in Vancouver, our “chapter” has become one of the most active, with a lively Facebook Group, Flickr page and Twitter f [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Categories: Events, Inspiration, Vancouver | 1 Comment »
Those who know me know I’m a real sucker for live music. I play it, listen to it, live it…hell, I’d eat it is it were possible. The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is just around the corner this summer featuring so [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Categories: Events, Fun, Inspiration, Music | No Comments »
Bill Buxton is so cool. He’s Canadian, a massively talented designer, and arguably the world authority on interaction and usability design. What’s not to like? Oh, Buxton does work at Microsoft as their Principal Researcher, [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
Categories: Design, Inspiration, Interaction, Learning, Technology, Video, We love | No Comments »
I spent pretty much all day on the internet (save of course the few hours a day I’m sleeping) and one of the thing that never ceases to amaze me is the proliferation of access to information. The rise of popularity of Ted Talks onli [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
Categories: Inspiration, Interactive, Technology, Video, Websites | No Comments »
Mark dropped something on my desk and asked me to answer five questions about my job for a friend of his who was doing a grant application. I find I rarely stop to articulate why I like what I do, and questions like this make me slow dow [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Categories: Articles | 3 Comments »
It’s like Communication Design class all over again. Take a peek at these sexy pieces for the Grammy’s “Celebrate the Music That Made Us” campaign. The portraits of select artists (Rihanna, Stevie Wonder, Cold [...]
Posted by: Steph Co on Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Categories: Art, Design, Inspiration, Music, Typography | No Comments »
It’s that time of the year again; Obligatory “end of year” lists. Best of this, worst of that. Most fly by my eyes in a matter of minutes with little more then an “ohhh” or “ahhh” but The Big Pic [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Monday, December 29th, 2008
Categories: Inspiration, Photography | No Comments »
Likemind Vancouver is gaining momentum with over a dozen cool folks showing up for coffee. Here are photos from the event. The next event will be held on January 16th at Workspace in Gastown, Vancouver, so if you’re interested in [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Categories: Events, Vancouver | No Comments »
As mentioned previously, Richard and I are co-hosting Likemind Vancouver, which has recently gotten the attention of the New York Times. So, if you’re interested in 45 minutes of coffee and casual conversation with likeminded cre [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, November 28th, 2008
Categories: Events, Inspiration, Vancouver | 2 Comments »
Readers who watch Friends, you might know what my title means. For the past few weeks Todd and I have been working on furnishing his new place. Not only has this move given me an opportunity to fuel my interest in interior design, but al [...]
Posted by: Steph Co on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Categories: Design, Fun, Inspiration, Tips | No Comments »
