Design
Why I’m a happy Canadian designer
This past weekend, I got to attend the National AGM for the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC) as an observer from the Manitoba Chapter. This is my second time attending and once again, it proved to be an incredibly rewarding, albeit tiring, few days.
It’s Friday night and I designed a notepad
Anyone who knows me, knows that I’m a bit of an organizational nut. Not in the sense that I’m organized 100% of the time, but definitely in the sense that I get overly-excited about things that are meant for organizing. At work, I have a few friends who are equally excited about such things… to [...]
365two: Days 64-70
This week, I was all over the place in terms of creative outlets. However, my main focus was to start and finish a presentation that I’ll be sharing with the Winnipeg South Photo Club on Wednesday, January 16. The title is “PLANNING AND PACKAGING YOUR GALLERY SHOW” and I’ll be explaining the approach that I [...]
365two: Days 43-49
I have a Flickr friend (Dan A’Vard or ‘theapostrophe‘) who continues to inspire me with almost every image that he posts. I like the way that he sees the world, and I love the depth and thought that he adds with his words. Back in July, he wrote a blog post that really resonated with [...]
365two: Days 1-7
For week one of my 365two project, I decided to design a tattoo for myself. I’ve had the idea in my head for a number of years now, so I feel confident that should I ever get a tattoo, that this is the one that I’d get. I would of course need to work with [...]
GDCMB Lunch Talk: talking (photo) shop
Quoted from the good folks at GDC Manitoba: GDC Manitoba takes you back to school, stuffing your lunchbag with educational goodness as we present “Talking (Photo) Shop”, the first installment of our 2012-13 Lunch Talk series. Brown-bag it and come join us! Join GDC Manitoba and guest speakers (and GDC affiliate members) Ian McCausland and [...]