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Dirty Colours

Stuck for colour inspiration? McSweeney has a great list of HEX colours that sound dirty. Sometimes it’s the small things in life but I always [...]

Posted by: Steve Mynett on Friday, July 4th, 2008

Categories: Design | No Comments »

Matt SamyciaWood, MGDC…finally

A hearty congratulations to IBC Brand Director Matt SamyciaWood for being awarded the MGDC certified professional designer designation by The Society [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, June 27th, 2008

Categories: Associations, Design, IBC, News | 1 Comment »

CondoVue Launches

This past Friday marked the launch and public debut (party!) of our client CondoVue’s website, and essentially, their business. For us, it̵ [...]

Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Categories: Design, Websites | 1 Comment »

Graphex 2008 Invitation Designed by Rethink

Applied Arts Winners Announced

Applied Arts Magazine announced its latest list of winners today, and Vacnouver’s Rethink Communications cleaned up. As usual. 44 of their subm [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Categories: Associations, Awards, Design, News, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Reverand Lorne Ipsum Hosts the 2008 Rock Awards

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 locall [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Categories: Associations, Awards, Design, Events, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Is design honest?

I’d totally wear this t-shirt, if only to dare strangers to start a dialogue and perhaps debate whether design really any more honest than adve [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 16th, 2008

Categories: Design, Fun | No Comments »

Lasting Impressions

There is one thing I know all designers love; freaking sexy business cards. Here’s a site that will definitely get you thinking about redesigni [...]

Posted by: Steph Co on Friday, June 6th, 2008

Categories: Art, Branding, Design, Inspiration, We love | 1 Comment »

Creative Juicing

So, just how do you get a really great creative idea for that next DM piece? Juice it. But is it organic? (via Liquid Treat)

Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, June 6th, 2008

Categories: Advertising, Design, Fun | No Comments »

When I die… Please bury me in a Pringles can.

After reading this article from Times, I went straight to my pantry, opened up a new can of Pringles and saluted Mr. Baur for his accomplishments. Th [...]

Posted by: Steph Co on Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Categories: Design, Fun, News | 2 Comments »

It puts the sauce on its skin.

While perusing the net, I came across this poster for a recent Stefan Sagmeister event. It was interesting to see another variation of the same affa [...]

Posted by: Steph Co on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Categories: Art, Design | 4 Comments »

Conference Presentations: That’s Not What the Description Said!

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 effor [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, May 26th, 2008

Categories: Design, Events, Tips | 2 Comments »

MutliSport Centre finally under construction

There’s something surreal about sipping on your morning coffee and reading the newspaper to see a local story on the front page with a logo you [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Categories: Design, IBC, News, Vancouver | No Comments »

Wolda Logo Design Contest Announces Judges

Milan, 20.04.2008 - Wolda, the Worldwide Logo Design Annual, announces the distinguished panel of 30 independent judges that will select the winning [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Categories: Awards, Design, News | No Comments »