Our friends at CAPIC is inviting us to learn directly from Adobe about new features in Photoshop CS4 and how to take advantage of them in your workflow. They are tailoring this event specifically to your needs. Please participate in the event survey to tell them what aspects of PS CS4 you’d like to see covered.

Take the survey and make it your event: http://tinyurl.com/nu8nwu

When // June 17 | 6 PM - 8 PM

Where // H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | 1100 Chesnut Street, Vancouver

Cost // Free for GDC members

GDC BC is happy to welcome 5 New MGDC + 1 New LGDC members.

Congratulations go out to:
Lydia Del Bianco - MGDC
Tammy Higbee Kennedy - MGDC
Jumin Lee - LGDC
Kathleen Moynahan - MGDC
Kim Pickett - MGDC
Michelle Sourisseau - MGDC

The GDC will be having its next review in late September. Stay tuned and get your portfolio’s prepped!

Join our colleagues at SIGGRAPH with Bob cole, Landon Bootsma & Tim Mulvihill from MPC Vancouver to hear about the challenges adapting “the greatest superhero story ever told” (Entertainment Weekly).
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GDC/BC was proud to bring Michael Osborne, of Michael Osborne Design, to speak at the Salazar Awards. We knew we were in for a treat when he stepped to the podium.

“I don’t apologize for anything.”

(pause)

“Sorry.”

That kicked off a presentation that covered a gamut of material, from his work in the liquor industry (wine, whiskey and liqueurs), down and dirty business advice, and his love of letterpress work. In between, he treated us to vignettes about “weird but real” street signs and photographs.

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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!

The guys from FORMation are at it again! PRESS CHECK is their third and latest iPhone/iPod Touch game. Use accuracy and speed to re-align the printing plates and perfectly register the graphics on screen. The levels range from a two-colour beginner’s set to the expert five-colour job. Think back to art school print class, with the smell of ink and the press humming in the background. For added fun, compare your score with other print lovers worldwide via the international leaderboard. You can also share your score with friends on Facebook or Twitter.

PRESS CHECK features 4 levels of difficulty and 16 challenges. I like the colourful rating system screen that shows your skill across all colour levels, and the wide variety of images to play with.

This latest must-have is available at the Apple App store for $1.99.

PRESS CHECK is designed by Jason Franzen, who created EYE vs. EYE (a colour-matching game) and KERN (an addictive letter-spacing game). FORMation is a design studio based in Dallas, Texas.

Our friends at NABS West is hosting Ladies Links Lite, a golf event that offers a fantastic day of golf for women in the Advertising, Media, and Communication industries. With the added bonus of professional golf instruction for everyone beginners to advanced!

When
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 from 8 AM – 6 PM
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