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 inbox is filled with emails about the subject from various GDC designers across the country—some […]
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If you arrived in a transit station as you hurried to work and there was a nondescript young man in jeans, t-shirt and a baseball cap masterfully playing Bach’s Partita No. 2 in D Minor on the violin, would you notice? If you noticed, would you stop and enjoy the moment? Would you recognize his […]
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The longer I stay in this industry, the more I realize the difference between producing graphically appealing (pretty) solutions and creating strategic communication designs that produce results. Though I use my training in Graphic Design daily and often find much of what I do professionally to be based on visual language and aesthetics, it is […]
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Some time last year I began considering about the similarities between branding loyalty and belonging to a church after an interesting conversation with Rick Poyner, the design critic and founder of Eye Magazine, who said “Religion is now just another lifestyle option fighting for survival with all the other brands in the chaos of […]
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I feel a rather humbled and a little bummed out since attending Rimmerfest at SFU downtown in 2007. It was both an inspiration and an honour to be among Canada’s Graphic Design elite to celebrate and honour one of Canada’s living national treasures, the printer, publisher, and one of the few remaining typography and […]
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I’m repeating myself a little with this post, but I thought it worth another moment of consideration. One issue at the recent GDC AGM in Edmonton that kind of got my knickers in a knot was a presentation by the legendary Walter Jungkind and Yves Rousell, who researched and wrote a new official definition for […]
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Once upon a time, logos were no big deal. Consider that Nike founder Phil Knight picked up his company’s legendary swoosh from a graphic-design student for a mere 35 bucks. That was in 1971. And thanks partly to that purchase, sneakers and company symbols have never been the same. No logo? No way. “Your logo […]
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A fascinating glimpse into the twisted mind and creative process of one of the Internet’s pioneers of viral content. Ze Frank’s advice? Live The Rest Of Your Life Like A Potato.
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Belief founder Mike Goedecke sits down for a discussion about passion, creativity, and design. From why he once refused $2.5M for his domain name, to some insights into his creative process, Goedecke shares his unique vision and approach to pushing the boundaries where technology meets art.
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What if our favourite uncle were perhaps the most famous graphic designer alive today, having given the world such cultural iconography as the famous Dylan poster and wildly popular I Love New York logo and dozens more? What advice would he give us looking back at his own career as a seminal figure in American […]
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While so much time and energy in a design education is spent on developing “graphic” skills, it is the ability to think BEYOND mere aesthetics that makes a designer successful. It’s unfortunate that clients often don’t understand or respect “graphic designers” for what they do and often think our role is merely to make things […]
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by Mark Busse Nov. 18, 2015 marked the launch of the much anticipated Society of Graphic Designers of Canada [GDC] biennial Graphex National Design Competition. The panel of renowned international judges consisted of Rick Poynor, Min Wang, Debbie Millman, Robert Sarner and Tan Le. GDC BC Chapter VP of Communications Marian Bantjes moderated as a near […]
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