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Frank Newfeld Speaking in Vancouver April 2nd.

Mark Busse — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:42:38 +0000

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.

This intimate evening will include an exhibit of Mr. Newfeld’s work, a presentation by the master himself as he shares his thoughts on illustrated books, particularly those for the younger reader. This should be of special interest to fans of Newfeld’s illustrations for Alligator Pie (poems by Dennis Lee). Copies of Mr. Newfeld’s recent memoir, Drawing on Type (The Porcupine’s Quill, 2008), will be available for purchase and signing.

Place: SFU Vancouver (Harbour Centre)
1900 – 515 West Hastings St, Vancouver
Date: Thursday, April 2nd, 7:00 pm
Cost: FREE, but seating is limited and only those who RSVP here will be admitted.

Penguin Classics

Mathilde Salvert — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:00:09 +0000

I love books — beautiful books not the ones with shabby covers. I must admit that sometimes I buy a book for its cover rather than for its content. I don’t lend my books easily, they look too cool on my shelves. And I love Penguin books. Coralie Bickford-Smith, a designer working for Penguin, has designed these hardcover classics and they’re just gorgeous. Sadly, they’re sold exclusively in the UK…Me want one!!!

LA Auto Show: Where ‘Green’ Means “Go, Go, Go”

Alex Leynes — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:55:53 +0000

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 year’s theme, “Motorsports 2025″ has car designers looking at the future of competitive racing, but with considerably fewer emissions. Hot on the heels of Practivism, ‘Green’ design is everywhere and the results at this year’s show will leave you with your jaw on the floor. Whether its Honda’s homage to the Robotech, or Mitsubishi’s omnidirectional rally car (my personal favorite), each car has been designed from the ground up with Mother Nature serving as the Project Manager. Need a co-pilot? Check out BMW’s Salt Flats Racer whose commitment to running as clean as possible, requires the driver to keep the fish tank (with live fish) mounted on the dorsal side of the vehicle alive. Maybe its time for me to revisit my 4th grade sketch book, that hot dog fueled rocket car may not be such a bad idea after all.

Once upon a time…

Steph Co — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:25:47 +0000

Finally! Someone who illustrates and writes bedtime stories for adults. Check out – The Museum of Modern Fiction, a blog site created by Josef Lee. It’s dark humour for others, but just right for IBC. Sweet dreams!

Thanks JK Chan again for sharing.

‘skine art

Steph Co — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:21:01 +0000

I own one, you probably own one… Here’s a site that makes me want to seriously doodle in my moleskine. Thanks JK Chan for forwarding this along.

Danish Motion

Steph Co — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:47:21 +0000

Thank You Motion Graphics has officially launched their new site. Todd Smith, our guest contributer for IBC blog is working overseas in Denmark, producing pieces for MTV, Visa, Sony Ericsson, and a host of other clients that no-one in North America has ever heard of. Check out their show reel!

Cuba: Design on the Embargoed Archipelago

Mark Busse — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:39:29 +0000

It’s common knowledge (among those who know me) that I love Cuba. My wife and I were married there. I may not entirely agree with their politics, but the Cuban people are amazing—perhaps the warmest and most enjoyable culture I’ve encountered in my travels. To visit Havana is an adventure in history, politics, architecture, music, food, drinks and language. If you haven’t been, go.

In the past few years, my role with GDC has happily collided with my love of Cuba, first with the sold out Colours of Cuba holiday fiesta party we hosted in 2005, then the Shared Dreams Cuban design exhibit we were able to bring to Vancouver in 2006. Now, I am again fortunate to be able to travel back to Cuba as part of a small delegation of GDC designers to the Icograda World Design Congress being hosted in Havana October 20–26, 2007. We’re also bringing with us two deserving young GDC student members selected from an impressive field of entries to expose these young designers not only to the diverse Cuban design scene, but to the international design landscape early in their career.

A GDC colleague of mine, Robert Peters of Winnipeg’s Circle Design, is also a fan of Cuba and has made numerous trips there, studying their culture and design community. He recently published a wonderful and well-researched article in Communication Arts called Cuba Si! about life, history and politics on the embargoed archipelago and their impact on the design community. Peters himself is an inspirational Canadian design leader—there’s a great interview with Robert Peters on NetDiver if you’d like to learn more about his personal history and perspectives.

Dirty Car Art

Amanda Fetterly — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:28:45 +0000

Next time you see a dirty car and write the ever-so-clever “Wash Me” on the rear windshield, think again.
By the way, Sean Wade must know of some great dusty roads.

Floating on their canvases

Kevin Broome — Fri, 25 May 2007 00:22:57 +0000

The awesome, isometrically inclined work of Josh Keyes.

Yet another face

Leigh Peterson — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:38:37 +0000

In the spirit of the art and illustration theme we’ve had going on lately, here’s a small but really cool portfolio via Drawn! The Illustration Blog. They’re 3D computer generated pieces based on automatic drawings. The result is really interesting, and actually looks traditionally rendered rather than the smooth CG effect that is so prevalent in 3D digital art. I just wish there were more to look at.