Inspiration

Free coffee and snacks will be generously provided to those who come early, so come join a group of like-minded creative professionals and start your day with some good conversation over a cup of good coffee. Remember to confirm your RSVP on the Facebook group page so we can estimate how many people are coming (sometimes more than 50 attendees). If you don't use Facebook, you can join our LinkedIn Group, or follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on upcoming events. Invite a friend, and bring your travel mug. See you there! PS - If you bring your camera along, please upload your shots and share them with the 70 other Likemind groups in cities around the world! Also, please consider sharing your appreciate for our host café by posting to Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Yelp, Urbanspoon, or your personal blog! [post_title] => Likemind Vancouver: January 21, 2011 [post_category] => 0 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => likemind-vancouver-january-21-2011 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2011-04-05 15:11:50 [post_modified_gmt] => 2011-04-05 22:11:50 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://industrialbrand.com/?p=4749 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) -->

Likemind Vancouver: January 21, 2011

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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Free coffee and snacks will be generously provided to those who come early, so come join a group of like-minded creative professionals and start your day with some good conversation over a cup of good coffee. Remember to confirm your RSVP on the Facebook group page so we can estimate how many people are coming (sometimes well over 60 attendees). If you don't use Facebook, you can join our LinkedIn Group, or follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on upcoming events. Invite a friend, and bring your travel mug. See you there! PS - If you bring your camera along, please upload your shots and share them with the 70 other Likemind groups in cities around the world! [post_title] => Likemind Vancouver: August 2010 [post_category] => 0 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => likemind-vancouver-augus-2010 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2011-04-07 16:27:49 [post_modified_gmt] => 2011-04-07 23:27:49 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://industrialbrand.com/?p=4557 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) -->

Likemind Vancouver: August 2010

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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1,000 Journals Project

“The 1000 Journals Project is an ongoing collaborative experiment attempting to follow 1000 journals throughout their travels. The goal is to provide a method for interaction and shared creativity among friends and strangers.” (1000jour [...]

Posted by: Nikole Japuncic on Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Categories: Art, Design, Inspiration, Reading | No Comments »

Likemind Vancouver: August 21st at Workspace

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 »

I'm already buying tickets to go see legendary Cuban pianist Chucho Valdez with The Hugh Fraser Quintet at the Center. Other highlights include studio favourites The Heavy, James Danderfer and Cuban flautist Maraca. Plus there's always Canada's best jazz club, The Jazz Cellar, offering up the countries best jazz all year round. Who's with me? [post_title] => Vancouver Jazz Fest '09 [post_category] => 0 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => vancouver-jazz-fest-09 [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2009-06-04 12:20:21 [post_modified_gmt] => 2009-06-04 19:20:21 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://industrialbrand.com/?p=3884 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) -->

Vancouver Jazz Fest ’09

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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His book, Sketching User Experiences: Getting The Design Right and the Right Design, argues that sketching, prototyping, and iteration are essential parts of the design process itself. And I must say I agree—especially these days where the complex marriage of increased media with information appliances and reactive environments makes the convoluted behaviors of the devices we use as important as human behaviour itself. In 2007 Buxton presented an excellent lecture about his thinking in this area at the Stanford University Human-Computer Interaction Program where he discussed the design process itself, from the perspective of methods, organization, and composition. See Bill Buxton's Stanford lecture about sketching interactions on YouTube. [post_title] => Buxton on Sketching User Experience [post_category] => 0 [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => buxton-on-sketching-user-experience [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2009-05-05 11:45:44 [post_modified_gmt] => 2009-05-05 18:45:44 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://industrialbrand.com/?p=3721 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) -->

Buxton on Sketching User Experience

Bill Buxton is so cool. He’s Canadian, a massively talented designer, and arguably the world authority on interaction and usability design. What’s not to like? Oh, Buxton does work at Microsoft as their Principal Researcher, but [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Categories: Design, Inspiration, Interaction, Learning, Technology, Video, We love | No Comments »

Big Think

I spent pretty much all day on the internet (save of course the few hours a day I’m sleeping) and one of the thing that never ceases to amaze me is the proliferation of access to information. The rise of popularity of Ted Talks online [...]

Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Categories: Inspiration, Interactive, Technology, Video, Websites | No Comments »

1. What do I like most about this job? - work with friends - challenges on every project - get creative reward - get to work on a really fast computer with big screens
2. What are the major frustrations for this job? - working with friends - challenges on every project - "leaving work at work" - deciding on new lunch spots
3. What are the entry level qualifications for getting hired? - working knowledge of industry software and problem solving skills - GOOD COMMUNICATION (written / aural) - ability to take and manage peer critiques - learn on the job - know how to use Google (if you don't know something...learn!)
4. What advice would you give someone coming into this job? - if you want to do something else, do it. You're going to work your ass off, so you had better love what you do - read, read, read, read, read, learn, learn, learn, learn - don't be everything to everyone (specialization is not a weakness) - get a tight workflow fast - take plenty of notes about everything, and make lists. Your brain isn't as good as you think it is. - Trust your brain on decisions, it's better than you think.
5. Are there opportunities for advancement? - If you work your tail off, learn quickly, listen well and make yourself invaluable, and indispensable to everyone around you, then yes. - If you use Twitter / Facebook / email all day long, think work can only be 9-5, and count the minutes on your lunch break, then no.

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Why I do what I do?

Mark dropped something on my desk and asked me to answer five questions about my job for a friend of his who was doing a grant application. I find I rarely stop to articulate why I like what I do, and questions like this make me slow down, [...]

Posted by: Steve Mynett on Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

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Visualizing the Music

It’s like Communication Design class all over again. Take a peek at these sexy pieces for the Grammy’s “Celebrate the Music That Made Us” campaign.  The portraits of select artists (Rihanna, Stevie Wonder, Coldplay, [...]

Posted by: Steph Co on Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Categories: Art, Design, Inspiration, Music, Typography | No Comments »

Best Photos of 2008

It’s that time of the year again; Obligatory “end of year” lists. Best of this, worst of that. Most fly by my eyes in a matter of minutes with little more then an “ohhh” or “ahhh” but The Big Pictur [...]

Posted by: Steve Mynett on Monday, December 29th, 2008

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Likemind Vancouver: January 16th

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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Likemind Vancouver: December 5th

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 »

Pivot!

Readers who watch Friends, you might know what my title means. For the past few weeks Todd and I have been working on furnishing his new place. Not only has this move given me an opportunity to fuel my interest in interior design, but also [...]

Posted by: Steph Co on Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

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Rubik + Pantone = Rubitone. Brilliant

The Rubitone, by Ignacio Pilotto: A Rubik’s Cube with Pantone colour chips—now why didn’t I think of that? [props to my man Cory for the heads up]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

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