For centuries book lovers have known that books are more than words on paper. If you are one of those people then you won’t want to miss these masters exploring the art of the book.
Robert Bringhurst, Audrey Niffenegger, Anik See and Seth
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From Brazil and Bulgaria to Sweden and Singapore, worldwide graphic designers are uniting for an exhibition exploring their emotional ties with various countries. Common Thread – October 7 to 17 at Emily Carr University of Art and Design on Granville Island – will feature 20 posters showcasing work from respected contemporary designers such as Namibia’s Frauke Stegmann, Henrik Kubel of London’s A2-Graphics and Silnt from Singapore.
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On a gorgeous evening that filled patios all over the city, students, recent graduates and designers packed into the lecture theatre at Emily Carr University. They were there to find out the winners of the 24th annual Salazar Awards, an award that recognizes excellence in student design. The Salazar Awards are named after Enrique Salazar, a founding member of the GDC, and instructor at Capilano College until his death in 1985. These awards recognize his contribution to educating young designers.
The winners of the 2009 Salazar Awards, presented by GDC/BC and Metropolitan Fine Printers, are:
- Print Design - Michael Cadamia, Emily Carr University
- Web Design and Interactive Media - Stefan Ramirez Perez, Vancouver Film School
- Branding Design - Kristen Call, Capilano University
There were many strong submissions this year, so visit the 2009 Salazar Awards site for a complete list of finalists and honourable mentions, as well as the winning designs. Congratulations to everyone - well done!
Our friends at Ascent Group have created a workshop with design and creative services firms in mind.
Access and engage practical business methods, tools & strategies in this 3-day Interactive Workshop that is guaranteed to give you leverage on your current resources, leadership, and potential.
Right or wrong, as owners, leaders and managers we are under constant pressure to not just meet expectations & responsibilities, but outperform them. And on top of that, many of us have witnessed the trend of creative value becoming commoditized, causing your profitability to shrink faster than ice cubes in the Sahara. There are ways can take control and do something about it.
In this unique hands-on workshop, designed specifically for Creative Services Studio principals, you’ll learn how to:
Engage your full creative and business potential as a studio.
Optimize your “organically grown” resources.
Leverage your five principal drivers of achievable success.
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All the events included in this two day event provide an unparalleled opportunity for design students, graduates and design newcomers to learn, connect, guide and inspire each others creative thinking. Developed with this experience in mind, the conference includes studio tours, creative workshops and portfolio critique. It’s also a great opportunity to learn and network!
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Presented by the GDC/BC and Metropolitan Fine Printers
Special Guest Speaker: MICHAEL OSBORNE, MODSF
When: Friday, May 8, 2009 | 6pm - 10pm
Where: Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Lecture Theater: Room 301
1399 Johnston Street
Granville Island, Vancouver
Tickets: members $5 \ non-members $15
DOWNLOAD THE ENTRY FORM
Entry Deadline: April 28, 2009
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Typophile Film Fest 4 is presented by Punchcut in association with the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada
Typophile Film Fest 4 will showcase a rare and unequaled selection of short typographic films. Hailing from Portugal, The Netherlands, Austria, Canada and the US, the films create a visual mashup of motion design, typographic animation and short stories. It includes broadcast motion design, documentaries and typographic eye candy from Trollbäck + Company, Strange Attractors, Heebok Lee, Nick Shinn, Juan Leguizamon as well as exclusive out takes from the acclaimed documentary film Helvetica. Thanks to the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, British Columbia, for helping make this presentation possible.
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The optimistic students of Kwantlen’s GDMA program love challenges. They know it may be a sour time to be graduating but they’re not complaining. Join them for a night of nectarous design – and of course they will be serving more than just fruit juice.
www.gdma.ca
Industry Night - April 30, 2009. 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm
East Van Studio, 870 East Cordova
Degree Show May 5 -12, 2009
10:00 am - 9:00 pm Monday - Friday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Saturday. Closed Sunday
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
8771 Lansdowne Road, Richmond
Graduating in the face of challenge and change, 30 uniquely talented individuals relish the opportunity to do more with less.
The 2009 Grad Show will be held at Harbour Centre, downtown Vancouver, from April 14 – 17, 2009.
The opening gala is on Tuesday, April 14, from 6 – 9 pm.
For a preview of the work of this talented group of students, please visit www.idea09.ca.
JUSTIFIED WEST
A one-day typographic event
Saturday April 25, 2009
Presented by
Langara College and
the Society of
Graphic Designers
of Canada
THE DAY
Justified West Event
Registration: 8AM—9AM
Speakers: 9AM—6PM
THE SPEAKERS
Marian Bantjes, Stephen Coles, Si Daniels, Zara Evens, Shelley Gruendler, Michael Hernan, Richard Kegler, Kevin Larson, Emily Luce, Thomas Phinney, Geraldine Wade.
THE EVENING
Typophile Film Fest 4 is presented by Punchcut in association with the Society of Graphic Designers
of Canada.
Typophile Film Fest 4 is presented by Punchcut in association with the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada. Buy Typophile Film Fest 4 tickets NOW
Doors open: 7PM
Films: 8PM—11PM
Note: All Justified West attendees receive free entrance to the Typophile Film Fest.
COST
Professionals: $175
GDC Members: $150
Students: $75
Langara Students: $50
Advance Registration Tickets on sale Now!
To register, phone 604 323 5322
and ask to register for Justified West
Further Information Contact Dr Shelley Gruendler
Email: sgruendler@langara.bc.ca
THE LOCATION
PLAZA 500 Hotel, Vancouver
Located at the corner of Cambie Street & 12th Avenue
Map
Download the justified-west-infosheet with the talk descriptions
A scholarship for Art Directors and Designers
Let your creativity cover your tuition. Langara College and Rethink are giving away a full $18,000 scholarship to Langara’s two-year Communication and Ideation Design program. The winner will also get a 3-month internship at Rethink.
For more details visit the website: www.rethinkscholarship.com
or watch the video: The Rethink Scholarship
The Alcuin Society and the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, BC Chapter presents: An Evening with Frank Newfeld*
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT!
One of the original judges at the first Alcuin book design competition, Frank Newfeld, book designer, illustrator, art director, and former Vice President, Publishing at McClelland & Stewart, will share some of his thoughts on illustrated books, particularly those for the younger reader. This should be of special interest to fans of Newfeld’s illustrations for Alligator Pie (poems by Dennis Lee).
Copies of Mr. Newfeld’s recent memoir, Drawing on Type (The Porcupine’s Quill, 2008), will be available for purchase and signing.
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This Adobe Creative Suite 4 workshop is sponsored by Hemlock Printers and Adobe, and will take place on Thursday February 19th from 9:00 AM - noon.
It will be be held at SFU downtown at the Harbour Centre in the Fletcher Challenge Theatre.
The non refundable registration fee of $40 will be donated back to the industry.
Hemlock will donate all registration fees collected at this event towards a GDC scholarship for a graphic design student in our community.
For more information please contact Carol Hall by phone at 604 439-5062 or at chall@hemlock.com
Welcome to 2009! What better place to start than a recap of last Thursday’s GDC BC AGM & Social?
With a tagline of “vote, learn, eat, drink and mingle!”, it wasn’t too surprising that nearly 200 people attended the AGM. To be fair, the order of events was something more like eat, drink, mingle, drink, eat, drink, vote, learn about where Michael Strassburger (of Modern Dog fame) finds inspiration, eat, drink, mingle…well, you get the idea.
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The BC Chapter of GDC has been selected among a select few organizations to receive the 2008 Capilano University President’s Service Awards as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations. GDC/BC was honoured for its continued support and contributions to the university, its students and the design industry into which their graduates enter upon completing their studies.
To celebrate its 40th year since opening in 1968, Capilano University will be holding a special President’s Service Awards event on Saturday, November 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Birch building atrium at the North Vancouver campus.
