Time and time again when we present websites and online projects to clients we are met with blank stares and questions when we begin talking about the more technical aspects of what we do. From these questions we have developed a few exampl [...]
Posted by: Tyler Wilman on Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
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CreativeMornings is being brought to Vancouver, by our very own Mark Busse. CreativeMornings is a breakfast lecture series started in New York by Tina Roth Eisenberg (@SwissMiss) for creative types happening the first Friday of each month. [...]
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
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An edited version of the following article was published on DesignEdgeCanada.com on June 7, 2011: Walking into the Interlink Conference felt a bit like witnessing two worlds collide. Half the audience was the hardcore designer set, with th [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
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The following article was published on DesignEdgeCanada.com on June 2, 2011: Web design veteran Shawn Johnston was frustrated by a lack of local forums for progressive conversation and collaboration aimed at propelling the web from a new i [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
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An overview of An Event Apart, the design conference for people who make websites.
Posted by: Sylvia Rigakis on Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Categories: Design, Education, Events, Inspiration, Interaction, Interactive, Learning, Social Media, Technology, Websites | 1 Comment »
Have you ever hung out with people who all belong to a different professional circle than you and they crack ‘industry specific’ jokes? You can feel clueless and a total ‘div head’ (English slang for a rather slow st [...]
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Friday, April 1st, 2011
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Over the years as a design director, design association executive, and design instructor, I’ve been asked by innumerable potential students about the merits or shortcomings of the various local design schools. It seemed time to put these [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, October 15th, 2010
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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 an [...]
Posted by: Matt SamyciaWood on Thursday, January 21st, 2010
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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 nothi [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, July 27th, 2009
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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 sur [...]
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 political [...]
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 generatio [...]
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, off [...]
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 an [...]
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 mi [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
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One of my good friends recently took the plunge and moved his life to the Cambridge University in the UK to study Sustainable Engineering. Brendan Baker has been researching the eventual environmental impacts made during product design. His [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
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Ever close a tab in firefox too quickly and you wanna get it back? Just use “Apple + Shift + T” and your recently closed tab will reopen! This keyboard shortcut brought to you by “apple + option + control 8″ – [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
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Adobe and the AIGA have teamed up to package 500 commonly used fonts aimed at design students making the transition to professional life. Creating a font library can be daunting and when you’re just starting in a career assembling the [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Thursday, March 27th, 2008
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Here’s this week’s episode of You Suck At Photoshop on Paths and Masks, in which Donny works on an image for an eBay auction. As he says, you need to watch this “because you’ve only been using about $75.00 worth of [...]
Posted by: Andrew Ball on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
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“My name is Donny and you suck at Photoshop…” So begins episode 3 of the tragic and funny tutorial series, You Suck At Photoshop, in which Donny teaches you how to use Photoshop, while focusing on the breakdown of his ma [...]
Posted by: Andrew Ball on Friday, January 18th, 2008
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Thanks to the swag bag at Graphex 2008 Judges Night I find myself ogling Kwantlen University College’s Graphic Design for Marketing 2007 Degree Show Catalogue (what a mouthful). Being that the show happened over six months ago, I gues [...]
Posted by: Claire Alexander on Friday, December 7th, 2007
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I don’t know about you, but I will definitely be at ECIAD on November 8th. Last year I completely devoured Bill Moggridge’s book Designing Interactions. A comprehensive historic look at the innovators and milestones of interface [...]
Posted by: Haig Armen on Monday, October 22nd, 2007
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Having been involved in the Digital Design and Digital Design Programs at VFS for a number of years now, it’s a source of pride when our design students really “get it”. Check out this impressive motion graphics project do [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, May 4th, 2007
Categories: Design, Education, Film, Typography, Vancouver | 1 Comment »
