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Awards
Applied Arts - Best Weblog 2006
How Design - Top Ten Web Sites
Lotus Awards - Interactive: Best Interactive Miscellaneous
Portfolios.com - Bronze in Corporate Web Site category + Merit in Self-Promotional Web Site category
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Hemlock e-Inklings launched

With a long history of innovation and leadership in the commercial printing industry, Hemlock Printers has just launched an online version of their p [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, October 26th, 2006

Categories: Learning, News, Printing, Reading, Technology, Tips | No Comments »

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3D from 2D

It’s Monday morning and I had a bunch of cool blog postings I thought of over the weekend (stay tuned for a good game of bus chicken) and some [...]

Posted by: Steve Mynett on Monday, October 23rd, 2006

Categories: Design, Film, Fun, Inspiration, Learning, Photography, Technology | No Comments »

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5oup.

5oup is a great site to keep on your radar if you’re an art/design student. Post your portfolio, share thoughts with peers, and get feeback on [...]

Posted by: Mike Withers on Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

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Burn Baby Burn!

With increased CCT coverage and greenspace disappearing all over the world, teenage pyros have no place to practice their craft. In addition “g [...]

Posted by: Steve Mynett on Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

Categories: Fun, Learning, Pop Culture, Technology, We love, Websites | No Comments »

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Designing on Spec: An Interview with RGD

Recently Kevin did a great interview with with Carmen von Richthofen and John Furneaux, Executives with the Association of Registered Graphic Designe [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

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RGD DesignThinkers 2006

Our good friends at RGD Ontario are hosting what they’re calling “a stimulating, interactive thinkfest” and it looks like an event [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Categories: Associations, Design, Events, Inspiration, Learning | No Comments »

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God-Awful

The problem with having the ability to recognize great artwork, is also having the ability to label something a steaming pile. Usually the notion can [...]

Posted by: todd smith on Sunday, September 24th, 2006

Categories: Art, Learning, Marketing, Pop Culture | 7 Comments »

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Marvin Gaye anyone?

Get some scented massage oil, light a few candles, sit back, and check out this link; in a strange yet fascinating way, you will see what can only b [...]

Posted by: todd smith on Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

Categories: Inspiration, Learning | No Comments »

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Icograda Design Week in Seattle

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 covera [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, July 10th, 2006

Categories: Associations, Design, Events, Learning | No Comments »

Feng Shui Web Design?

According to CNN, web design firms in India are turning to ancient philosophies of vaastu shastra and feng shui to create “balanced” and [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Friday, June 30th, 2006

Categories: Design, Learning, Websites | No Comments »

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The COLOUR Questions
You’re Dying To Ask!

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 [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Categories: Associations, Events, Learning, Technology, Vancouver | No Comments »

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Mouse Friendly Mousetrap

This would have come in handy a while ago when we had our cute rodent visitor … and the exterminator thought I was crazy for wanting him to com [...]

Posted by: Steph Tekano on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

Categories: Learning, Tips | No Comments »

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Microsoft Rebrands the iPod

This just in: less is more.

Posted by: Kevin Broome on Thursday, March 16th, 2006

Categories: Design, Fun, Learning, Marketing, Tips | 2 Comments »

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Design Edge Canada

There’s a new design magazine in Canada called Design Edge that just launched in February with up-to-the-minute news, a national job board, eve [...]

Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

Categories: Design, Learning, Reading | No Comments »

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Doyald Young: The Art of the Letter

You know that you are a true design geek when you are listening to Doyald Young recount the moment in 50’s Paris when Adrian Frutiger showed hi [...]

Posted by: Kevin Broome on Friday, March 10th, 2006

Categories: Design, Inspiration, Learning | 2 Comments »