By now you may have seen the quirky TV campaign aimed at drawing attention to the latest project by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels and urbanism expert Trevor Boddy, GesamtKunstWerk. Or » Read More
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September 20, 2013
Walking around the immense IDS West Interior Design Show floor can easily fill several hours. I find that after having attended six IDS West shows to date, each one is » Read More
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March 20, 2012
[My desk, 1997: PowerMac 8500/120, Apple Display, Apple laser printer, Iomega ZIP drive] When I originally set out to write this post, I wondered whether it would focus more on » Read More
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February 27, 2012
This three hour design workshop, part of the two day ProfitxDesign Conference at Emily Carr, shared some of ION Branding + Design founders David Coates and Rod Roodenburg’s design processes. » Read More
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September 1, 2011
Here’s the concluding chapter in my Design Symposium series. Earlier chapters include Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. While living in The Netherlands, I devised a design symposium that » Read More
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August 25, 2011
Here’s the third in a series about my design symposium presented to first-year students at Delft University of Technology’s Media & Knowledge Engineering program. Design explains the HOW of things: » Read More
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August 22, 2011
Get ready for a morning of creativity with your coffee and breakfast. Creative Mornings Vancouver, a free monthly lecture series for creatives, happens on Friday, September 2, at W2’s Media » Read More
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August 18, 2011
To pick up where I’d left off in last week’s article, years ago while living in The Netherlands, I was asked to give a design symposium to first-year students at » Read More
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August 11, 2011
One of the highlights of my career while living in The Netherlands was giving a design symposium at the Delft University of Technology, to Media & Knowledge Engineering first year » Read More
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December 17, 2010
Remember when Adobe InDesign was poised to be the next “Quark Killer“? Well, InDesign has surpassed that status and lived 10 years to tell the tale. “Page by Page: 10 » Read More
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June 24, 2010
It truly isn’t enough to graduate from a design school anymore. Knowing for example how to navigate your business plan, devise a proposal, and understand the important legal aspects surrounding » Read More
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June 14, 2010
Just back from vacation, I missed the recent Vancouver Whitecaps FC logo redesign launch fanfare. As a designer, I couldn’t resist having a closer look and weighing in with my » Read More
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April 27, 2010
I came across an interesting series of comments this morning on Markzware’s blog. Adobe is interested in hearing what their audience thinks about a Creative Suite app for the iPad.
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April 22, 2010
This event promises to put all eyes on Vancouver once again, in the form of a design conference bringing international talent to our beautiful city. Some of the 25 speakers » Read More