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Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category

Objectified Documentary

Objectified: New Hustuit Design Documentary

Let’s face it: Gary Hustuit’s documentary Helvetica was a runaway hit. I certainly didn’t expect so many designers and non-designer [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Categories: Design, Film, Inspiration, Movie, News, We love | No Comments »

3 Bucks for Brendan

UPDATE: So far he’s raised just under $10,000 and has been featured in the National Post, The Huffington Post and The Metro. Throw in some int [...]

Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Categories: Inspiration, News, Sustainability | 1 Comment »

Canadian New Media Awards

The finalists for the Canadian New Media Awards have been announced and on the heels of Ben’s post on awards shows, I continue to have mixed fe [...]

Posted by: Steve Mynett on Friday, July 25th, 2008

Categories: Awards, Inspiration | No Comments »

PSFK Conference in San Francisco

PSFK Conference: more than just trends

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 discu [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Categories: Events, Inspiration, Learning, Trends | No Comments »

Muto = buckets and buckets of paint

Apparently this has been going around for a little while, but the sheer effort, not to mention volume of paint, of this street art (I hesitate to cal [...]

Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Categories: Art, Inspiration, Pop Culture | No Comments »

Time after Time

As much as I love music, I rarely find that it transcends a simple performance to something a little more ethereal. Miles Davis is a musician I absol [...]

Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Categories: Inspiration, Music | 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 »

Classic Jazz Rocks

Lots of jazz played ’round these parts recently. The modern stuff is OK, but the classic stuff really moves me. Check out these two collections [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Categories: Inspiration, Music | 2 Comments »

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Mustaches at HOW Design Conference

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 b [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Categories: Events, Inspiration, Travel | No Comments »

Sagmeister: Design, Inspiration and Sea Elephant Blowjob

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 pr [...]

Posted by: Steph Co on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Categories: Art, Articles, Events, Guest, Inspiration, Learning, We love | No Comments »

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Syd Mead and Blade Runner: The Perfect Combo

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 [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Categories: Art, Associations, Events, Inspiration, Vancouver, We love | 3 Comments »

Canadian Perspective

A good friend of mine, Brendan – originally from Vancouver but now in Cambridge via Australia and Senegal, wrote a great article on the perspective [...]

Posted by: Steve Mynett on Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Categories: Inspiration, Pop Culture, Sustainability | No Comments »

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Welcome Baby Lila Rose

Our Creative Director, Ben Garfinkel, is a lucky boy indeed. At approximately 11:30 pm on Sunday, April 27th, he and his wife Andrea welcomed their f [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Categories: IBC, Inspiration, News | 3 Comments »

’skine art

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 [...]

Posted by: Steph Co on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Categories: Art, Fun, Illustration, Inspiration | No Comments »

The Perfect Recipe.

Stuffed animals.  Explosives.  Need I say more?

Posted by: Andrew Ball on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Categories: Art, Fun, Inspiration | 1 Comment »