The Olympic Games would not exist without sponsors, that’s a fact. They bring the millions, they make it happen. But since early January, Burrard Skytrain station has turned into a giant ad for McDonalds and I hate it. Really, it i [...]
Posted by: Mathilde Salvert on Friday, January 29th, 2010
Categories: Advertising, Vancouver | 4 Comments »
The Olympic Games would not exist without sponsors, that’s a fact. They bring the millions, they make it happen. But since early January, Burrard Skytrain station has turned into a giant ad for McDonalds and I hate it. Really, it i [...]
Posted by: Mathilde Salvert on Friday, January 29th, 2010
Categories: Advertising, Vancouver | 4 Comments »
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 make [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, November 30th, 2009
Categories: Articles | 13 Comments »
[/caption] 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 beautifu [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
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There’s an old saying about 15 minutes of fame—that “all publicity is good publicity, as long as they spell your name right.” Well maybe my appearance this week on ESPN’s Jim Rome is Burning was the closest thin [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
Categories: Fun, News, Pop Culture, Vancouver, Video | 1 Comment »
After months of work in secrecy, the design team at VANOC has revealed the new graphic identity system and sport pictograms for the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. VANOC’s Design Director, Leo Obstbaum, said “The sport illust [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Categories: Design, Vancouver | No Comments »
Mark’s post on the London 2012 logo reminded me about Vancouver’s new limited edition 2010 Olympics license plate, which sucks. Enough’s been said here and elsewhere about the logo itself, but this license plate is more [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, June 5th, 2007
Categories: Branding, Design, Vancouver | 1 Comment »
June 4th marked the launch of the new London 2012 Olympic logo and it didn’t take long for the controversy to begin. I’d already fielded a number calls and emails before lunch from friends, designers and even the media. My inb [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 4th, 2007
Categories: Articles | 18 Comments »
