I was recently asked to be a presenter at PechaKucha Toronto. Of course it was an honour and, telling myself that these sort of challenges lead to discovery and reward, I happily agreed. As the day grew near I started to fret—OK, I was [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, December 4th, 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 »
The next Likemind Vancouver event will be held at 8am on Friday, April 15th, and hosted by Ethical Bean Café 91315 Kootenay Street (near Boundary & 1st Ave) (Click here for directions).
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, March 31st, 2011
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The next Likemind Vancouver event will be held at 8am on Friday, January 21st, and hosted by Prophouse Café at 1636 Venables St. (one block west of Commercial Dr) (Click here for directions).
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
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Our firm is entering its 15th year, and despite being frequently hailed as successful design industry veterans, my partner Ben and I often feel like we have much to learn—both personally and professionally—hence our recently joining The [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
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The next Likemind Vancouver event will be held at 8am on Friday, August 20th and hosted by Kafka’s Coffee & Tea House at 2525 Main Street (at Broadway) (Click here for directions).
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, July 31st, 2010
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Matt recently wrote a great article about why he was excited about the upcoming Icograda Design Week Vancouver 2010 conference. This week Icograda released this animated promo video about the theme of Design Currency created by Rethink, Gia [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Categories: Associations, Design, Events, Inspiration, Vancouver, Video, We love, animation | 1 Comment »
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
Categories: Associations, Awards, Design, Education, Events, Learning, Vancouver | 1 Comment »
Happy New Year! The first Likemind event of 2010 is scheduled for 8am, January 15th and will be hosted by W2 Community Arts at the W2 Culture + Media House at 112 West Hastings Street (the Perel building across the street from the fancy new [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, January 7th, 2010
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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 feed [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Categories: Events, Inspiration, Vancouver | 1 Comment »
Icograda has formally announced Design Week 2010 to be hosted by GDC in Vancouver with official event profile information on their website.
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 15th, 2009
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Likemind is gaining momentum in Vancouver, with over 200 members on its Facebook Group. Events the each 3rd Friday of each month, with the next gathering on June 19th at Elysian Coffee‘s new location at 590 West Broadway, between Camb [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, June 11th, 2009
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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 some [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
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DOXA Documentary Film Festival is launching something new at this year’s festival-their first-ever celebrity camera auction. Equipped with single-use cameras, some of our favorite famous people have unleashed their point & shoot c [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Categories: Art, Events, Pop Culture, Vancouver | 1 Comment »
I am so excited, one of my favorite programs of all time is coming to Vancouver, well Richmond actually. For those that don’t know, This American Life hosted by Ira Glass, is a one hour radio program (and also 30 minute tv show) on NP [...]
Posted by: Alex Leynes on Thursday, May 7th, 2009
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It’s certainly no secret that we’re huge fans of GDC, the national design association in Canada, and the various events they produce. So, I’d like to encourage any and all creative professionals that work within the commun [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, April 30th, 2009
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It’s time again for Likemind Vancouver, this time on Friday, April 17th at the Starbucks at Nelson and Mainland. Come join this growing group of very cool people for a cup of coffee and some terrific conversation. Here are photos from [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, April 16th, 2009
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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
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Come make your voice heard and your vote count at the GDC BC’s Annual General Meeting and holiday social on January 22nd at Stanley Park Pavilion. Our special guest speaker this year is Mark Strassburger from Modern Dog in Seattle, wh [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, January 19th, 2009
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Have you ever wanted to eat at a fancy restaurant but afraid to spend a huge chunk of your paycheck? Well, stop spending money on strippers! Just kidding… Dine Out Vancouver is back again. With over 180 restaurants, starting on Januar [...]
Posted by: Steph Co on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Categories: Events, Food, Fun, Vancouver | 3 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 star [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
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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 creative [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, November 28th, 2008
Categories: Events, Inspiration, Vancouver | 2 Comments »
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. This [...]
Posted by: Alex Leynes on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
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After months of work and anticipation, today is the day. The day we launch our new identity with a new website, blog and an unimaginable list of collateral and promotional item including a new logo, new tagline, new stationery, new promo it [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, November 14th, 2008
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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 creative [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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I consider myself lucky to one of the lucky few able to get a ticket to last night’s sold out inaugural Interesting Vancouver conference with some friends. Oops, I meant to say “unconference.” It was the third local event [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, October 25th, 2008
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You don’t have to look too closely to see logos or products in films: yellow Asics in Kill Bill, Audi in Iron Man, etc… Design group Antrepo created these interesting posters, re-interpreting recent blockbusters through the lens [...]
Posted by: Mathilde Salvert on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
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Sorry for the short notice, but I immediately thought of you guys when I realized our next Likemind event is tomorrow morning at JJ Bean on Commercial. My friend Piers Fawkes and Noah Brier hosted the original Likemind event in New York, bu [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Categories: Events, News, Vancouver | 1 Comment »
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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During the research and planning phase of an upcoming GDC event—Practivism: Practical methods for radical sustainability in design—I came across Alyssa Walker’s article Conventional Wisdom: Eight Ways to Save Design Conferences. I [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, September 26th, 2008
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We just received an intriguing promo from the Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver) for their current exhibit titled, Clip/Stamp/Fold 6 The Radical Architecture of Little Magazines 196X-197X. The exhibition is based around the explosion of o [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Categories: Architecture, Design, Events | No Comments »
Today I am in San Francisco at the PSFK Conference, billed as a day of trends, inspiration and creativity. So far I am enjoying the content and discussions so much that I am going to avoid trying to frantically keep up with notes, Twitter a [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, July 17th, 2008
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Industrial Brand was honoured to design and produce promotional materials for Surrey Art Gallery‘s newly launched Glocal Project. Glocal is a recent project co-developed by our friend and collaborator Jer Thorp (blprnt.com), who will [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, June 27th, 2008
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Getting a coffee this morning I was confronted by a compelling stack of promotional material for something called The Cheaper Show. Like most, I’m swayed by a bargain, so was curious. Turns out, the flyer is for a group show/sale by n [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, June 20th, 2008
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Recently I attended the Rock Awards hosted by the Vancouver Island Chapter of GDC in Victoria. And what a night to remember. After a delicious locally grown organic meal, the room went dark and was filled with the deep, ominous sounds of a [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Categories: Associations, Awards, Design, Events, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Steve did a good job summing up our experiences with his review of the 2008 HOW Design Conference, which I enjoyed, so I won’t double our efforts describing the event here. But as I hear myself responding to so many questions about ho [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, May 26th, 2008
Categories: Design, Events, Tips | 2 Comments »
We’ve been using Content Managment Sytems (CMS) around the office for virtually every web project for around 4 years now and to date have always gravitated towards perennial favourites WordPress and Drupal. Recently I’ve become [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Monday, May 26th, 2008
Categories: Events | 1 Comment »
Having just returned from HOW Design Conference, I have a hundred stories and many photos to share about the last five days in friendly Boston. But before I do that (and to buy me a little bit of time to get organized), let me just post thi [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
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If I was asked who Stefan Sagmeister was a week ago, I could’ve given a handful of knee-jerk descriptions; he’s a designer, he’s provocative, he’s influential. I could’ve said many things to describe the icon h [...]
Posted by: Steph Co on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
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If you’re in any field related to art or design, you very likely know who Syd Mead is—the artist primarily responsible for the look and feel of influential movies such as Aliens, Blade Runner, Tron and others. Well, as a volunteer o [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Categories: Art, Associations, Events, Inspiration, Vancouver, We love | 3 Comments »
Yup. You read that correctly. Rogue graphic design star Stefan Sagmeister will be giving a presentation in Vancouver as part of GDC’s Salazar Student Design Awards at 6 pm on Friday, May 9th at the Roundhouse Arts & Community Cent [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, April 25th, 2008
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IBC was honoured to design and produce the website for GDC’s Graphex National Design Awards this year. The competition has been judged and the winners will be announced on March 28th at a formal awards gala on March 28rd at the pres [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, February 16th, 2008
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Vancouver, BC has been chosen as the official host city for the annual SIGGRAPH conference in 2011. This is a huge win for the city and is the first time the conference will venture outside the United States. The conference should prove a s [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Categories: Associations, Events, News, Technology, Vancouver | 1 Comment »
Word has it that the Graphex 2008 commemorative binder is totally WOW! The binder was given out as a welcome kit to the judges and so far it’s been very well received. Don’t you just love the laser etched bamboo cover? We do. Th [...]
Posted by: Claire Alexander on Friday, November 30th, 2007
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He’s worked with Burton Snowboards since 1984. He owns the biggest design firm in Brazil. He’s the current global creative director of Starbucks and formerly of Nike. He created the only comprehensive course on Canadian design h [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
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GDC/BC Presents: Design Speaker Series #1 – Logo Savvy Book Launch Thursday October 18th, 2007 @ 7–10pm at Emily Carr Institute Theatre, Granville Island, Vancouver. Ever wonder how some of the world’s top brand identity firms go [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, October 5th, 2007
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As part of the London Design Festival I attended a new opera called “The Corley Conspiracy”. The event was cowritten by a friend and collaborator Sean Starke, who is also part of the MIRROR project that I’m involved with. [...]
Posted by: Haig Armen on Thursday, October 4th, 2007
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I have to say it’s great to be in London. This city is hopping! It’s a interesting contrast to the laid-back Vancouver vibe I’m trying to get accustomed to. Maybe it’s the jetlag talking, I’m sure it will wear [...]
Posted by: Haig Armen on Sunday, September 16th, 2007
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For the past 3 years I’ve been working on a project called MIRROR with my good friend Thomas Anselmi. Our collaboration began with a breakfast meeting about a website and quickly evolved into us writing music and visually refining the [...]
Posted by: Haig Armen on Sunday, September 16th, 2007
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Hot on the heels of SIGGRAPH 2007 in San Diego, the SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival is coming to Vancouver, September 19 & 20, 2007! You don’t want to miss this extraordinary collection of animated shorts, digital films, comm [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, September 16th, 2007
Categories: Associations, Events, Film, Vancouver, We love | No Comments »
Join the design team from Industrial Brand Creative as we mix and mingle with our friends from New Media BC at the ID & Web 2.0 mixer as part of VIDEST 2007. When: Monday, September 24th, 7–9 p.m. Where: Vibes, 555 Davie Street, Vanco [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
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To correspond with the 50th anniversary of that oh-so-serious font Helvetica, the Vancouver chapter of the GDC is hosting the Vancouver premier screening of the film by the same name, Helvetica The Film. But wait, there’s more! For th [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
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For fans of Vice Mag’s Do’s and Don’ts, is a slightly more serious take on street fashion. Billed as “an international style competition between blogs & photographers around the world”, round one got underw [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
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The GDC BC Chapter is hard at work with the final preparations for the 2007 edition of the Salazar Student Design Awards. Rumour has it that the entry deadline has been extended to June 6th, 2007, so if you’re a design student or rece [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
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Ben, Haig and I are attending the Northern Voice 2007 blogging and social media conference this weekend at UBC in Vancouver, BC. Basically, we’ll be listening to a bunch of bloggers talking about blogging to other bloggers. Sounds fas [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, February 24th, 2007
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Come make your voice heard and your vote count at the GDC BC Chapter’s Annual General Meeting on February 1st as the GDC celebrates its 50th anniversary. As a special bonus, join us for refreshments at the Canadian premiere of Shared [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, January 20th, 2007
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Here’s a professional development workshop all print designers in Vancouver shouldn’t miss: Ten Things Print Designers Need to Know hosted by GDC and Hemlock Printers. From prepress tips & tricks, to variable digital printi [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, January 13th, 2007
Categories: Associations, Design, Events, Interview, Printing, Vancouver | 3 Comments »
Last year’s GDC party was a total riot with its Cuban Fiesta theme – complete with taps, latin band, mojitos and cigars! This year’s party is a Tiki theme and is being held at the Waldorf Hotel‘s amazing Tahitian Twi [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, November 26th, 2006
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Today marks the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of John F Kennedy. I was walking to work today comparing the dichotomy between his dedication to peace and the polar opposite view that we have seen in subsequent US Presidents, particul [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Categories: Events, Learning, News | 1 Comment »
NEW MEDIA BC EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Work/Life Balance: Empty Promise or Key to Happiness? Join New Media BC for a round-table discussion with top-notch service professionals from Vancouver as we dive into what “balance” means, shar [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
Categories: Associations, Events, Learning, Tips, Vancouver | No Comments »
Last night Vancouver’s Advertising and Design community gathered at the Westin Bayshore for the AAABC‘s 2006 Lotus Awards, which showcases some of the best advertising, design and interactive work done in British Columbia. Our o [...]
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Thursday, November 16th, 2006
Categories: Advertising, Events, Industrial Brand, Vancouver | 3 Comments »
Now I’m not one for burning incense, feng shui or other slightly wacky ideas, but this one I can’t say no to. Global Orgasm Day….. how can this be a bad thing? Well, if you ignore STD’s, unwanted pregnancies, awkward [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Thursday, November 16th, 2006
Categories: Events, Inspiration, Pop Culture, Tips | 1 Comment »
This year’s Design Thinkers conference kick off party featured the Canadian debut of the FIFFteen Exhibit at Resistor Gallery in Toronto’s funky College Street district. Celebrating 15 years of the FontFont type library co-found [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, November 6th, 2006
Categories: Design, Events, Typography | 1 Comment »
I stumbled upon these ads for Fearfest at Paramount Canada’s Wonderland. One would be hard pressed to argue that they aren’t effective, but are they in good taste?
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
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Our good friends at RGD Ontario are hosting what they’re calling “a stimulating, interactive thinkfest” and it looks like an event not to be missed. DesignThinkers 2006 features keynote speeches from industry experts such [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
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Billed as a “live digital design battle”, Cut and Paste looks like an amazing good time. If you’re located in NYC, Chicago, LA or San Francisco it’d be worth checking out. If you’re also a talented digital desi [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, September 14th, 2006
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So Germany did not win the World Cup. No, they were ousted by Italy in the semi-finals. But Germany does have Thomas Nagel. And he is coming to Vancouver to talk to us about design inspiration and typography on Thursday September 21 at the [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
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Check out photos from Icograda’s Design Week in Seattle this week. July 12th Regional Meeting, July 13 Over The Fence Seminar, July 14th Lectures and Studio Tours, and July 15th Lectures. Make sure to check out the photo sets called B [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, July 21st, 2006
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While we were down in Seattle last week we had the rare opportunity to to see how well known Seattle design firms such as Methodologie, Girvin, Fitch, Hornall Anderson Design Works create their own inspirational design spaces and even Starb [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, July 20th, 2006
Categories: Design, Events, Inspiration | 1 Comment »
When we were planning our trip down to Seattle Design Week, the event organizers recommended hotels out near the University District close the conference. I’m not sure what they were thinking exactly. Other than the convenience factor [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, July 17th, 2006
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The opening introduction on the Icograda Design Week website says “Design should solve multi-cultural branding challenges, promote peace and stability, balance profits with human rights and create more sustainability.” Lofty goa [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, July 14th, 2006
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My first day at Icograda’s Seattle Design Week is actually day four for international design students taking part in workshops at the University of Washington led by leading design educators and practitioners on subject matter such as [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
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All this week is Icograda Design Week and IBC will be in Seattle covering the event as part of TAXI Design Network‘s international media coverage. Special emphasis will be on the International Conference July 14 and 15, with presentat [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, July 10th, 2006
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Douglas Coupland doesn’t want to end the Book Club meeting on a positive note. They always end upbeat he explains. For once, he wants things to end darkly. “Doomed. We are all doomed.” He throws this out there as his final [...]
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
Categories: Events, Pop Culture, Reading, Vancouver, We love | 1 Comment »
David Carson is rude, boring (and perhaps drunk?). Speaking at an event generously coordinated by Lumen Gallery in Vancouver after Carson cancelled the sold out event at AI, Carson made all the regular statements about being a “self-i [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, June 23rd, 2006
Categories: Design, Events | 2 Comments »
Last week at Vidfest there was lots of talk about content. Who makes it, who takes it, what happens when it forms the basis for new work and who owns what. Everyone had their own say and perspective of course, even the lawyers. Terry McBrid [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Categories: Events, Marketing, Music, Technology | 1 Comment »
It’s been a long but intersting day today at Vidfest. We’ll tell you more about Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and creator of Pong and the session with Joshua Davis later. Early this afternoon I found myself in a little white [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, June 15th, 2006
Categories: Events, Film, Technology | No Comments »
For the next two days, we will be at Vidfest 2006 covering the event for the TAXI Design Network out of Singapore. Our review should be posted on their site later next week but in the meantime, we’ll be posting a few photos and featur [...]
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Thursday, June 15th, 2006
Categories: Events, Film, Technology, Vancouver | No Comments »
You know how much I love good food. I also love a good read. Nobody combines both like Anthony Bourdain. The infamous chef, author and television host – and personal hero of mine – has once again outdone himself, this time servi [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, June 6th, 2006
Categories: Events, Food, Inspiration, Reading, We love | No Comments »
Jim Coudal of the advertising, design, and interactive firm Coudal Partners in Chicago will be speaking at the 2006 Salazar Student Design Awards evening on June 1st. He will also present a short, but illuminating movie about what working a [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, May 19th, 2006
Categories: Associations, Design, Events, Inspiration | No Comments »
May 4-7th was the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada‘s Annual General Meeting, graciously hosted by the Alberta North Chapter in Edmonton, Alberta. As the President-Elect of the BC Chapter, I was proud to serve as one of the deleg [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, May 12th, 2006
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ACM Vancouver SIGGRAPH presents Artifex Studios & The Embassy Visual Effects at the Vancouver International Film Centre May 17th at 7:30pm. Join Marc Roth, Visual Effects Artist at The Embassy, and Adam Stern, President and Visual Effe [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006
Categories: Events, Technology, We love | 1 Comment »
2006 Flashbelt.com is live. Registration is open. 22+ speakers, 22+ sessions, 1 full day video workshop, 3 days (and nights), all things Flash. June 14, 15 & 16 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Spread the word: Tell your co-workers, friends [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, April 25th, 2006
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We recently blogged about the art installation Vancouver School by artists Douglas Coupland, Graham Gillmore, Angela Grossmann, Attila Richard Lukacs and Derek Root. So this weekend I made my way to North Vancouver and checked it out. Wow, [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, April 24th, 2006
Categories: Art, Events, Inspiration, Pop Culture | No Comments »
Reminder: April 20th GDC Event in Vancouver. RSVP now to reserve your spot. What’s right and what’s wrong with your profiles in Photoshop? How much does all this have to cost? Can I do contract quality proofs on my Inkjet? Ernst [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, April 18th, 2006
Categories: Associations, Events, Learning, Technology, Vancouver | No Comments »
As designers many of us have found inspiration at the bottom of a box of chocolates. Yes, we use chocolate, but do we ever stop to think about where it comes from? If you’re in Vancouver this weekend stop by the Purdy’s Chocolat [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, March 31st, 2006
Categories: Events, We love | No Comments »
Lead, wood, and laser: 30 years of the book design & typography of Glenn Goluska. The Vancouver Museum and The Alcuin Society are presenting a free event featuring book designer, typographer and sometime letterpress printer Glenn Golus [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
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Easily one of the most informative and unique presentations at this year’s Flashforward 2006 in Seattle was given by designer and digital artist Jeremy Thorp of Blprnt Design. A former geneticist and rock star, Thorp will be presentin [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, March 20th, 2006
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Don’t forget to RSVP before March 15th for the Graphex Gala dinner and awards ceremony. This special event honoring the best in visual communication across Canada will be held March 24th at the glamorous Vancouver Club. More details f [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, March 14th, 2006
Categories: Associations, Design, Events, Vancouver | No Comments »
As I walked out of the Vancouver Art Gallery yesterday (after checking out the Brian Jungen exhibit), I noticed a sign pointing down towards UBC Robson square saying “Swell – Future Friendly Design Exhibition”. I went and [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Monday, March 13th, 2006
Categories: Events, Vancouver | 3 Comments »
With one day until prime blossom viewing begins, gather up a picnic and some friends and head to one of the twelve dedicated viewing spots for a Hanami (Cherry blossom viewing) party in Vancouver.
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Thursday, March 9th, 2006
Categories: Events, Fun, Vancouver | No Comments »
The highlight of day two at Flashforward for me was a presentation by well known speaker Larry Lessig, a Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and founder of the school’s Center for Internet and Society, entitled Building the Read/W [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, March 1st, 2006
Categories: Events, Learning, Tips | 1 Comment »
Why is it every time I’m in Seattle I find myself in some intimate little venue enjoying an amazing music performance? They get such great acts here and have such a healthy music scene in Seattle. After a long day of seminar presentat [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
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Flashforward 2006 is underway with capacity crowds filling the Convention Center in Seattle, Washington. Primary sponsor Lynda.com‘s Lynda Weinman opened the proceedings with a warm welcome, proclaiming “The Web is back” w [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
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Only four days left to get in on the Legends Memorabilia Canstruction Charity Auction. This is the fundraising effort used to fund our participation in Canstruction Vancover. I’ve no idea what a “force lance” is, but IR [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
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CANCELLED BY CARSON The Art Institute of Vancouver is pleased to present a special public seminar with international design icon and typographer David Carson on Thursday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m at the school’s campus in Burnaby, BC. UPDA [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
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Tonight (February 23, 2006) is the GDC BC Chapter‘s “Town Hall” style annual general meeting held from 6:30pm – 10:00pm at Vancouver Film School’s Web Cafe on the corner of Hastings and Homer. All GDC members a [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
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If you’re a design student graduating in 2006, find out if the judges love you at the Salazar 2006 Design Competition. Call for entries and cool posters by Capilano College design students Christopher Freeman and Aldea Wood will be re [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, February 16th, 2006
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Two of our favourite writers, Chuck Palahniuk and Douglas Coupland are performing a rare joint reading at UBC at 7:30 on February 27th. It is an interesting combo. Both writers make their subject matter out of the more absurd fragments of o [...]
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Friday, February 10th, 2006
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“It’s always a delight to see a grown man yell at an infant until, frightened and confused, it bursts into tears. At this traditional ‘konaki’ (crying) sumo festival pairs of babies under one year old are pitted agai [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Friday, February 3rd, 2006
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Happy Chinese New Year!
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, January 29th, 2006
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Monday, January 23rd is the Canadian Federal election. And what a joke it has become with ridiculous platform promises and seemingly insignificant issues being used as mud by Conservatives and Liberals as both sides engage in silly attack c [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, January 22nd, 2006
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Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH is proud to announce its first presentation on motion graphics with Mike Goedecke, writer and director of the short film UNTITLED:003-EMBRYO which will makes it’s Canadian debut at the January 18th event. Follow [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, January 11th, 2006
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The GDC has done it again. This time hosting a fabulous Cuba-themed holiday party for it’s members called Colours of Cuba featuring a live performance by the sultry Latin sounds of La Candela, the hottest new Afro-Cuban band to play a [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, December 1st, 2005
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Five of the world’s most respected authorities on communication design will be in Vancouver, BC for the launch of Graphex 2006 National Design Competition. Hosted by the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC), Graphex is a bienn [...]
Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, November 16th, 2005
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The first-ever Commercial Drive Festival will be a full-on grass-roots community carnival on June 19th from 12:00pm celebrating that special funky flavour found nowhere but on East Vancouver, BC’s “The Drive”. Featuring a [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Saturday, June 18th, 2005
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Join in the fun as Capilano Suspension Bridge celebrates the Year of the Salmon. There will be free admission for the public between 10 and 11 am tomorrow (Saturday, June 18). The official celebration will get under way at 11:00 am with a w [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, June 17th, 2005
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Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls. He liked thick giblet soup, nutty gizzards, a stuffed roast heart, liver slices fried with crustcrumbs, fried hencod’s roes. Most of all he liked grilled mutton ki [...]
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Thursday, June 16th, 2005
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It is the Year of the Rooster. People who are born in this year like to be busy and are devoted beyond their capabilities. Hence, it comes as no surprise to learn that this is the year Mark was born. In celebration of this day, here is a co [...]
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Wednesday, February 9th, 2005
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