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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Icograda’s World Design Congress “XIN”, being held in Beijing next month is gaining steam and shaping up to be on of the most impressive and memorable design events in our lifetime—and GDC will be there.
Representing designers from across Canada, the winning entries from Graphex 2008: the Best of Visual Communications in Canada will be featured as an official exhibit from October 24–November 4 at the Gallery of the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University in Beijing. Read the rest of this entry »
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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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
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Entry Deadline: April 28, 2009
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Rarely does my gingerbread house have to bear the load of snow, yet it has a pitched roof. Seldom is my cookie-abode configured with electric light, yet it sports no skylights. The gingerbread man doesn’t know how to drive, yet the house features a two-car garage and a driveway.
What ever happened to “form follows function?!”
This November, 10 modernist architects will change all of that, in Creative Room’s Gingerbread Competition and Celebrity Auction.
Bidding begins on November the 19th. Buy tickets today for a gala opening & judging event at Vancouver Special on November 25th that you won’t want to miss.
(Photo credit: v1ctory_1s_m1ne)
Looking to check out the competition? Or hire a new creative for your firm? Check out the grad show from Capilano College’s IDEA Program.
IDEA (Illustration and Design) Graduation Show
Harbour Centre, 777 West Hastings
Opening night: Monday April 14 from 6 to 8, all welcome
Show continues from 10 to 5, until Friday April 18
Visit idea08.ca
Last week, while many of us out west worked feverishly to launch the Graphex awards, the winners of the 2007 DX Awards were announced at an awards dinner and gala held at the Design Exchange—Canada’s design museum and centre for design research and education. The DXAs are a Canadian multi-disciplinary design competition based on commercial effectiveness aimed at fostering business and public understanding of the impact of design excellence on the economy and quality of life.
Among the winners of visual communications awards this year are Subplot Design, Exhibit A: Design Group and SmashLAB—all Vancouver firms and professional GDC members. Congratulations Matt, Roy, Cory and Erik!
All winning entries are on display at the Design Exchange. The exhibit will run from November 29 - January 27th, 2008. More info and a complete list of winners can be found here: www.dx.org/dxa
WHAT’S YOUR TYPE?
We invite you to attend The Art Institute of Vancouver GRADUATE PORTFOLIO SHOW.
Featuring graduates from our Graphic Design, Fashion Design & Merchandising, Fashion Marketing & Management and Interior Design Programs.
DATE: Friday, September 21, 2007
TIME: Industry welcome 3–6 pm (RSVP required)
Open to all 6–7:30 pm (no RSVP required)
LOCATION: The Art Institute of Vancouver
570 Dunsmuir Street, 8th Floor, Vancouver, BC
LEASE RSVP: Marcos Armstrong / 604 639 3868 / marmstrong@aii.edu
Catering provided by The Art Institute of Vancouver—Dubrulle Culinary Arts
Pay parking available at the following locations:
777 Dunsmuir Street (below Pacific Centre Mall)
555 Seymour Street (below BCIT)
Online ticket sales are now closed, but there will be a limited number of tickets for the second screening available at the door tonight. Door tickets will be on sale starting at 9:00pm; arrive early!
Remember how you meant to buy tickets to the Helvetica Film, but you let them sell out on you?
For all those who didn’t buy their tickets in time: today’s your lucky day – we’ve added a second screening! Don’t let this one sell out on you too!
When: August 7, 2007
9:00 to 10:00 pm - Check-in & Admission
10:00 to 11:15 pm - Film Screening with introduction by Director Gary Hustwit.
9:00 to 11:00 pm - Gala After-Party (beer/wine/snacks)
Where: Empire Granville 7 Cinema
Visit the GDC/BC’s Helvetica Film website for more details about this spectacular event.
The tickets for the first screening sold out in only two days – buy tickets for the second screening now!
The Helvetica film has sold out..
If you didn’t buy your ticket in time, but certainly intend to buy tickets if they become available again, please put yourself on the ticket waiting list. We are trying to gauge the community’s level of interest in a second screening.
SOLD OUT!
Click here to put your name on the waiting list and stay tuned for news of a possible second screening!
The Society of Graphic Designers – BC Mainland Chapter – and Metropolitan Fine Printers welcome you to the evening gala screening of the critically acclaimed documentary film Helvetica.
This special evening includes the Vancouver premier screening, an after-party gala and a post film discussion with director Gary Hustwit, artist / author / designer Douglas Coupland and typographer / lithographer / 2007 GDC fellowship honoree Jim Rimmer, hosted by VFS Digital Design.
When: August 7, 2007
6:00 to 7:00 pm - Check-in & Admission
7:00 to 9:00 pm - Film Screening and Q&A with Director and Special Guests.
9:00 to 11:00 pm - Gala After-Party (beer/wine/snacks)
Where: Empire Granville 7 Cinema
Visit the GDC/BC’s Helvetica Film website for more details about this spectacular event.
Emily Carr Institute Grad Exhibition 2007
You’re invited to attend the 2007 Undergraduate Exhibition and find out why everyone is talking about Emily Carr Institute! Come meet the graduating students and preview their senior projects in Design, Media and Fine Arts. Who knows, your next junior designer may be in this batch of students!
PREVIEW NIGHT: Friday, May 5, 7:00-9:00pm
OPENING: Saturday, May 5, 7:00-11:00pm
EXHIBITION: May 6-21, Open Daily, 10:00am-6:00pm
LOCATION: Emily Carr Institute, 1399 Johnston Street, Granville Island, Vancouver
Sustainability is a topic near and dear to my heart, especially when it casts Design in the role ’stalwart supporter of a brighter future.’ It is therefore my pleasure to bring you news of a traveling poster exhibit, created by the GDC Vancouver Island Chapter, with this reassuring message: “Design Cares.”
From the exhibit’s website:
“Graphic design is young: 95% of the graphic designers who have ever lived are alive today. Together we can still define our profession: will it be about inventing visual lies to create larger market share, or will it be about taking responsibility for helping build a better world?”
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