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{SEND LOVE WITH A MINTED HOLIDAY CARD}
Even though we’re not even in mid-November I think I may already be a tiny bit late in the game on this one. But if you’re like me and not a 3 month in advance pre-planner then the good news is that thanks to Minted, I think we’re still going to be ok. I’m talking…
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{DESIGN: networking with your business card}
So today I’m lucky enough to meet the talented design celebrity, Sarah Richardson (yippie!) followed by the big BlogPodium conference on tomorrow where I hope to meet a bunch more creative & talented people. I wanted to do a post about something very important, like what I should wear to these two events. But the…
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{NEW WORK: 30 days of beauty campaign}
This was the third year I’ve worked on the 30 Days of Beauty campaign for Shoppers Drug Mart. It also happens to be the last project I finished up before leaving my full-time job as designer & art director. This year we made it truly 30 days of beauty with a different looks for 30…
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{DESIGN: vintage type in your neighbourhood}
I’ve been living in Toronto for 14 year now. I’ve covered the whole compass – living in the North, East, West, mid-town and now in the South. On my commutes to the North end of the city I go through some more established neighbourhoods with many old apartment buildings. These buildings have great names and…
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{a collection of collections}
I’m a collector, no question about it. I think that’s why I love these illustrated collections so much. There’s something about the power of numbers or showing a group of items that I just gravitate towards. Many of these illustrations also make me feel like summer for some reason. Here’s a collection of collections. Enjoy…
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{life of a designer}
If you’re a graphic designer then I’m sure you can relate to some of these. I’ve had some of these exact sentences said to me, more than once. Well Irish graphic designers Mark Shanley and Paddy Treacy decided to turn their “favorite worst feedback” into something creative and created a the Sharp Suit Series. They…
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{graphic design: type it out}
I’ve been having a bit of creative block recently when it comes to design so I thought I would find some new fonts to freshen things up a bit. I found a bunch that I really like from Free Typography. It’s a great resource for type lovers.I’m looking forward to using them! Get ’em here:…
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{design: update your wallpaper}
What’s one of the best things about having a million different pieces of technology these days? Having a million really cool desktop designs of course. Leave it to Marimekko to suck me in with their crazy bold and colourful graphics you can download to dress up your tech. They release a monthly desktop calendar but…
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{design: posters to make you bust a move}
Gosh, I love music. Oh and I also happen to love dancing and art. And who can resist colour? So you can imagine how much I love these simple but cheerful music themed embroidery pieces of art from Australian creative shoppe, Castle. They have a ton of cool stuff to check out including home &…
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{graphic design: wine art}
Maybe you’re not suppose to judge a book (or a possible online date prospect) by their cover but I’ll admit, I judge wine by it’s label. I’ve been on a bunch of wine tours and although they’re very interesting at the time, I forget everything when I’m walking down the wine aisle. What I look…
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{design: true type love by Jessica Hische}
Yup, more wedding inspiration. But I guarantee you 10000% that you’ve never seen anything like this. This is the most unique and beautiful wedding invitation for the uber talented type illustrator and designer Jessica Hische & her designer beau Russ. If you’re familiar with Jessica’s work, you can see that this is cut from the…
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{design: resolutions}
Ah yes, that time of year where we start with a clean slate, optimistic for what’s ahead and set some goals to help us make things happen. For myself, I never actually sat down and wrote down my resolutions but I have a few biggies that I set for myself near the end of last…
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{design: trend alert pantone colour}
It’s that time of year…Best of Lists and predictions for the upcoming year. Pantone just released the official colour of 2012. And the winner is……….Tangerine Tango!! I’m okay with this since I happen to love this colour. It’s also the shade of my favourite lipstick. Pantone definitely is an authority when it comes to colour as…
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{designers…}
This made me smile. The 7 Rules to Understand Designers. It’s a little self-centric….but aren’t all artists? ;) (source)
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{DESIGN: delicious packaging}
Does the same rule apply for food packaging as books? I say yes. And I say when it comes to Jamie Oliver’s packaging you ignore it and totally judge it by how damn pretty it is. I haven’t actually used any of the products but I’m willing to bet that what’s on the inside lives…