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Society of Graphic Designers of CanadaNational Secretariat
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Fall 2003
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In This Issue
> Graphex’03 Winners
> President’s Message & 2003 AGM Report
> National News
> ATypI: Between Text & Reader
> GDC/VI Rock Awards Winners
> Cross-Country Check Up
> New Sales Agreements
> Apple’s New G5
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> Graphex’03 Winners: The Best of Visual Communication in Canada
The BC Chapter is pleased to announce the Graphex’03 National
Design Award winners. Judged over the weekend of 11–13 April
2003, five guest designers, writers and design directors cast
their discerning eyes over 397 entries from 87 firms across
Canada. A biennial event, organized by the BC Chapter of the
Society of Graphic Designers of Canada since 1977, its scope
was broadened to include all of Canada this year to coincide
with the AIGA Power of Design Conference being held in
Vancouver.
In total, 119 pieces representing the work of 46 firms were
selected by the judges as meeting or exceeding their criteria for
effective communication design. The judging procedure
focussed not only the visual aspects of the entries, but also the
problem-solving capabilities of the design firms as a Criteria
and Rationale had to be submitted with each piece.
The judges were Terry Irwin (designer/educator, San Francisco,
California), George Fok (designer, Époxy, Montréal, Québec),
Delphine Hirasuna (writer/editor, San Francisco, California),
Robert L. Peters FGDC (designer, Circle, Winnipeg, Manitoba) and
Paul Tew (design director, Nike, Portland Oregon).
Awards were announced in Excellence and Merit categories,
as well as five Judges’ Choices which will receive custom CNC-
machined trophies to acknowledge their achievements. There is
also the best of show piece which receives the National Design
Award. The winning work will be on display from 13 October to
2 November 2003 in the Pendulum Gallery of the HSBC Building,
885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver.
A 128-page catalogue of the winners designed by Brian Morgan
MGDC and Kirstyen Gavkin MGDC, has been produced by a team of
generous sponsors and will be sent out later this fall. A recep-
tion and official opening of the exhibit will take place on the
evening of 17 October 2003.
The Graphex’03 Catalogue Team:
Metropolitan Fine Printers Creo
Hemlock Printers Mohawk Paper
Nathen Printing Services Coast Imaging Arts
Teldon Print Media Albert Normandin Photography
Generation Printing Mark Mushet Photography
Pacific Bindery Getty Images
Delphine Hirasuna’s Choice & Award of Excellence
Title: NFB 2002 Annual ReportClient: National Film Board of CanadaDesign Firm: Paprika, Montréal, QCDesigner: René ClémentCreative Director: Louis Gagnon
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George Fok’s Choice & Award of Excellence
Title: Montréal Jazz Big Band PosterClient: Montréal Jazz Big BandDesign Firm: Paprika, Montréal, QCDesigner: Sébastien BissonCreative Director: Louise Gagnon
Paul Tew’s Choice & Award of Excellence
Title: Baronet Showroom Fall 2002Client: BaronetDesign Firm: Paprika, Montréal, QCDesigner: François LeclercCreative Director: Louis Gagnon
Terry Irwin’s Choice & Award of Merit
Title: Saytk’ilhl Wo’osihl BookletClient: Nisga’a Lisims GovernmentDesign Firm: Herrainco SkippHerrainco, Vancouver, BCDesigners: Ray Hrynkow, Jim SkippCreative Directors: Eric Grandison,Casey HrynkowPhotographer: Gary FiegehenPrinter: Blanchette Press
For more information and visuals ofthe winning work please check outwww.gdc.net
Best of Show & Award of Excellence
Title: Swiss Army Annual Reports2000 & 2001Client: Swiss Army Brands Inc.Design Firm: SamataMason,Vancouver, BCDesigners: Dave Mason, Pamela LeePhotographers: Victor John Penner,James LaBountyCopywriters: Dave Mason, Swiss ArmyBrandsPrinter: Blanchette Press
Robert L. Peter’s Choice & Award of Excellence
Title: Whales of Canada StampsClient: Canada Post CorporationDesign Firm: two(2) cats working inc.,Vancouver, BCDesigner: Keith MartinIllustrator: Keith MartinPrinter: Ashton-Potter
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> President’s Message
> 2003 AGM Report
The following is a synopsis of the report I presented at this
year’s Annual General Meeting held in Ottawa 2–3 May 2003 with
follow-up notes added to reflect activity since then.
2002/03 was a year of many successes, and unfortunately one
major disappointment in my opinion. Our successes were many:
3 national sponsors on board; a National Scholarship initiated;
accreditation getting closer in Manitoba; a major membership
drive campaign launched; consolidation of membership proce-
dures; the long-awaited Journal No.5 finally produced; a national
directory and newsletter printed; dialogue initiated with other
design organizations across Canada and the US, plus much,
much more. The disappointment was the non-presence of RGD
Ontario at the AGM, the first time in over 25 years that members
in Ontario had not been represented at a national meeting.
It appears that any of the gains we made at the 2002 AGM were
for naught as the promise of continued dialogue and collabora-
tion quickly disintegrated. Acceptance of the RGD Ontario pro-
posal presented at the 2002 AGM (which was not accepted by the
National Council), requiring that all of the RGD Ontario members’
National Dues go into an accreditation fund managed by an
accreditation committee chaired by three people—the GDC
National President , the RGD Ontario Executive Director, and
Albert Ng—became a stipulation of Ontario’s presence at the
2003 AGM. This was in contradiction to the tone of our conver-
sations immediately following the 2002 AGM, and then again
in October 2002 where we were assured by the RGD Ontario
president at the time, Tony Jurgilas, that this restriction had
been presented under false assumptions and was open to
modification. The GDC National Executive and the National
Accreditation Committee had responded in writing to the RGD
Ontario board and the Examination Board for Registered
Graphic Designers, reminding them of how these conditions
conflict with the 1998 Fort Garry Agreement, but it seems
that complete cooperation with their demands is all they will
accept. Conversations with Mr. Jurgilas were cut short earlier
this year despite repeated attempts to connect with him.
Since the RGD Ontario AGM on 26 April 2003, past-president
Jean-Pierre Lacroix has been made president again and
expressed a desire for us to meet with his Board after our AGM.
We were optimistic that an equitable solution could be found so
Peggy Cady and I had a conference call meeting with Mr. Lacroix
and Jack Mlyneck where we listened to their issues. A follow-up
meeting for the GDC to review its issues with RGD Ontario was
delayed due to conflicting schedules over the summer, and as of
this date they have asked to put off talks until 2004. They have
not paid National Dues for
2003 at this time, we have
therefore been forced
to cancel their status as a
Member Association of
the GDC. The situation has
required huge amounts
of the National Council
and Executive’s time and
focus and we are very
disappointed about this
outcome, having done
everything in our power
to avoid it.
The tone of these con-
versations were in sharp
contrast to the meetings
we had with Ric Grefe,
AIGA Executive Director in
September 2002 to discuss
our commonalities, and
how the GDC could assist
with the AIGA “Power of
Design” Conference to be
held in Vancouver this fall.
Mr. Grefe shares my belief
that our associations should be inclusive to all designers, not
just our members, which led to some interesting discussions.
We were able to arrange the AIGA member rate for GDC mem-
bers, and so far it seems that many are taking advantage of this
deal. We are continuing to help them promote the conference
through our website, the eNews, and upcoming mailings as well.
Conference Chairperson Terry Irwin was at that meeting and
has been extremely receptive to our suggestions. Terry also
participated as a Graphex’03 judge earlier in April 2003.
I had a fruitful meeting in October 2002 with Pierre Léonard and
Hélène L’Heureux, which allowed us to follow-up on conversa-
tions that had been initiated years ago regarding formalizing the
relationship between SDGQ and the GDC. A letter from their
board was brought for discussion at the AGM. The fact that they
were there at the AGM meant a lot to me personally, as it under-
scored our mutual commitment to the betterment of the design
community across all of Canada, in both official languages.
Since the AGM we have sent a bilingual letter to SDGQ reaffirm-
ing our desire to formalize the relationship, and they have
responded with a memorandum of understanding outlining how
they would like to work together which is being signed this
month by both associations.
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Dialogue had been initiated with Industry Canada in the hope
that we can attract some support from the federal government
for such activities as guaranteeing our representation at
Icograda meetings to promote Canadian design around the
world, and ensuring that Canadian designers have a voice at the
international level. Having Robert Peters FGDC as the current
president of Icograda has attracted a lot of attention to Canadian
designers and we hope to build on Robert’s efforts and hard
work. Working with SDGQ will make us more eligible for federal
funding as it reinforces our scope as a national body.
International awareness of the materials that the GDC has
been producing led to us sending samples of our membership
binders/kits to the design association in Lebanon who are
interested in upgrading the services they offer to their members.
Samples have also been sent to the Icograda secretariat.
National awareness of the GDC is growing as we were consulted
by the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials
(www.cicic.ca/professions/5241en.asp) regarding their infor-
mation on Canadian graphic designers, and the professional
designations graphic designers can use in Canada.
I had a good meeting with Arlene Gould of the Design Exchange
(DX) in Toronto. I had been attending a number of meetings
in Vancouver regarding the idea of creating a west coast design
centre, so I was able to discuss this initiative with Arlene, as
well as how the GDC could work with DX on its Design Effective-
ness Awards. DX also works with post-secondary educational
institutions and their business programs, specifically offering
courses on how to use design in business and manufacturing.
This is an area that is of great interest to the GDC as it benefits
the design community by creating clients who will understand
and utilize our services more efficiently. We’ll also be looking
into continuing education for working designers, and internship
guidelines for students and graduates.
Some more headway was made this year gathering biographies
on the GDC Fellows, and as well I had some discussions recently
with Brian Donnelly on his History of Design in Canada project
that the GDC gave seed money to a few years ago. He was
in British Columbia this past April interviewing retired (and
non-retired) designers and photographing their work. The plan
is to have a book published in 2006 to coincide with the 50th
anniversary of the GDC (founded in 1956 as the Society of
Typographic Designers of Canada). A letter has been sent to
Canada Post requesting a commemorative stamp be issued
to celebrate this anniversary and the achievements and contri-
butions of Canadian graphic designers to Canadian culture.
Designers are encouraged to send in similar requests to Canada
Post supporting the issuing of this stamp.
There have been many other achievements over the past year
that are covered in the meeting minutes which can be down-
loaded from the Members’ Only section of the website, but I
must acknowledge the huge amount of time and effort each of
my fellow executives has put in this year. We have been having
conference calls fairly regularly, which in addition to the
constant flow of emails has made all of us accomplish more than
I believe was possible in the past. Having Sheryl MacDonald at
the National Secretariat making sure things get done allows us
to focus on creating and implementing programs that benefit not
only our members, but the entire Canadian design community.
How the GDC functioned before there were even fax machines
is beyond comprehension!
> Looking Ahead
I’ve touched on a few things that have happened since the
AGM, but in spite of the RGD Ontario situation, we’ve actually
been rather productive. The 2002 audit has been completed,
and it comments favourably that we have addressed most
of the concerns that were noted in the 2001 audit. The only
remaining minor items will be addressed with the update
to the website/database which is taking place this fall.
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And to ensure our fiscal accountability, the National Treasurer is
now distributing regular reports to the National Council to keep
everyone abreast of our status.
We have also been very busy with housekeeping of past
initiatives, specifically registering with the federal government
the Constitutional Amendments that were duly sanctioned
by the National Council at our 1994, 1998, 1999 and 2003 AGMs.
We documented all the changes and subsequently received
ministerial approval on 17 July 2003. This lays the groundwork
for the next series of amendments which will be presented
to the National Council at the 2004 AGM in Victoria by the com-
mittee which was formed at the 2003 AGM.
Our VP Membership Peggy Cady has been diligently reinforcing
and standardizing membership procedures across the country,
specifically the portfolio reviews. Working with GDC/VI and
the National Scholarship Committee, she has drafted a set of
guidelines to help reviewers evaluate portolios. This will help
Chapter Portfolio Review Committees feel more confident in
measuring the proficiency of potential members and to apply an
equal standard to all applicants as committees change over
time. These augment the guidelines developed originally by the
Atlantic Chapter which have been in use for the past 10 years.
The Executive portion of the GDC Organizational Manual has
been getting the bulk of our attention lately. Talking to other pro-
fessional associations across Canada, and around the world has
led the National Accreditation Committee to work on creating
a Chapter Affiliation Agreement or Charter. This will more clearly
define the roles and responsibilities of Chapters and National.
Work had begun on a document entitled the Member Association
Agreement over the past few years, but this version will address
some immediate requirements, and better reflect the changing
needs of Chapters, and the capabilities of the National
Secretariat. Another section which was developed this summer
was the How to Form a Chapter guidelines, which were request-
ed by a group of designers in Yellowknife, NWT, led by Greg
Spronken. The happy result is that we are now looking forward
to welcoming the GDC Arctic Chapter at the 2004 AGM.
GDC Manitoba is moving forward with its discussions regarding
accreditation with their provincial government and a full report
will be posted at www.gdc.net in the next few months. The
Saskatchewan Chapter is restructuring itself. A complete review
of the Secretariat is in the works. New national sponsors are
being pursued. The 2004 Scholarship materials will be out soon.
And plans are moving forward on the GDC@50 celebrations...
There’s so much going on—so stay tuned.
> Matt Warburton FGDC
GDC National President
> National Dues Increase for 2004
At the 2003 AGM in Ottawa this past May, a motion was passed
that the National portion of membership dues for Professional
Members (FGDC and MGDC) be raised $75 to $175 for the coming
year, and that the dues for Licentiate Members (LGDC) be raised
$45 to $135 (AGM03-M10). This is the first increase in National
dues since 1994. The Chapters receive the additional amount
billed (which appears on each member’s invoice) plus 100%
of their Student members’ dues (none of which is retained by
National). Changes in individual Chapter’s dues were not
confirmed when this newsletter went to press.
The reasons we are increasing national membership dues are
quite simple:
1. Operating costs have increased in the ten years since
our last dues increase: mailings, telephone, website/database
maintenance, legal fees, audit and bookkeeping, etc.;
2. Costs of National initiatives which benefit the society have
increased: membership kits, the Journal, website, advertising
campaigns, mailings, Icograda dues, etc.;
3. Our Administrative Director has not received a raise in 10
years and could not be replaced for what we currently pay her;
4. Costs for AGMs and national executive conference calls vary
from year to year depending on location of representatives;
5. National income can vary widely from year to year due to
fluctuations in membership fees received because of shifts in
the economy, loss of Ontario membership dues, as well as
the changing nature of sponsorship funds;
6. Need to build a contingency fund to ensure the fiscal stability
of the Society.
We need to look forward to and envision a more dynamic and
functional national secretariat which offers even more services
to the Chapters, thereby relieving them of many tasks, particular-
ly in membership tracking and database maintenance, that are
being duplicated by their local administrations.
The 1994 Elgin/O’Connor Report set the stage for our last dues
increase and the creation of the national secretariat in Ottawa.
While many of the goals outlined in that report have become
commonplace in the eyes of current executives, there are many
key components that have not come to fruition due to insuffi-
cient funding. This increase in revenues will allow us to more
easily focus on providing the services that fulfill the mandate of
the GDC and creating more opportunities for our members
across Canada.
> Innaugural National Scholarship Awards Support Canadian DesignStudents’ Education
On 4 May 2003 judging of the entries for the GDC Scholarship
Awards program took place. The aim of the scholarships are to
encourage and support students in taking their design education
to a level that will better prepare them for professional practice.
Talented individuals have been selected from across Canada
who are full-time students enrolled in their second year of a two,
three or four year graphic design program, and are also Student
members of the GDC. The evaluation panel was composed of
representatives from the GDC National Council. All Scholarships
go directly towards the recipient’s tuition.
Congratulations to the 2003/04 Scholarship recipients:
> $1,000 Corel Scholarship (bottom)
Todd Chapman, Capilano College, North Vancouver, BC
> $1,000 Adobe Scholarship (top)
Amber Olson, Red River College, Winnipeg, MB
> $500 Apple Canada Scholarship (middle) Jackie Kai, Capilano
College, North Vancouver, BC
Thank you to Corel, Adobe and Apple Canada who generously
sponsored the innaugural awards. Watch www.gdc.net for details
on the 2004 GDC National Scholarship Awards or ask your
instructor.
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> National President Honoured as a Fellow
53 individuals have received this accolade since 1960 and we
are pleased to reprint the nomination remarks on our national
president who was accepted as a Fellow at this year’s AGM.
> Matthew Warburton Matt was born in 1961 in
Peterborough, Ontario. His father Eric Thomas
Warburton was a Birmingham-born design engi-
neer draftsman who emigrated to Canada with his
Canadian wife Ruth Joyce (nee. Trendell) in 1960. Matt’s interest
in design was sparked by his father’s and grandfather’s stamp
collections, a hobby which he also enjoys. Matt graduated
from Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario in 1983. Upon gradu-
ation he began his formative training at Typsettra in Toronto
doing typositor headline setting, handlettering, ad layouts and
assembly. In November 1986 he acquired a position as a junior
designer/production artist at Gottschalk + Ash’s Toronto office
where he quickly became acquainted with the new Macintosh
computers brought in by American Robert Jensen who was
working at G+A. Feeling the pull of the mountains, Matt moved to
Vancouver in 1989 with his then girlfriend Lynn, where he spent
seven years with Herrainco Design Associates before striking
out on his own as Emdoubleyu Design in 1997. Matt and Lynn
were married in 1993 and have two children, Moira born in 1993
and Evan born in 1996.
Matt is known as a strong advocate for design in Canada
and beyond. He has been actively involved with the GDC since
joining the BC Chapter in 1990, (is currently President on the
GDC National Executive and Chair of the Graphex’03 National
Design Awards), and was President of the BC Chapter from 1997
to 2000 and VP Communications from 1993 to 1997. He was also
VP Communications on the National Executive 1998–2002 and
was instrumental in developing the gdc.net newsletters, the GDC
membership binder contents in 2001 and various award-winning
promotional materials and ads for the GDC—especially the large
AGM commemorative posters. Matt has also co-chaired the
Environs Conferences in Vancouver 2000 and 2002 and was
actively involved with the Vancouver Icograda Regional Meeting
in March 2002. Matt coordinated a series of profiles on the
GDC Fellows with Applied Arts magazine which were published
in 2002–2003. His work with the GDC has enabled him to promote
the economic benefits of a strong community of graphic
designers.
Matt’s outspoken and direct nature has led him to participate on
a number of design-related committees such as the Alliance of
Professional Design Associations (APDA) which was formed in
BC in 1997; the Canadian Craft & Design Museum Advisory
Committee from 2001–2002; the editorial advisory board of the
GDC Journal from 1996 onwards; and the Canada Post Stamp
Advisory Committee from August 2001 to the present.
In his spare time Matt is an avid motorcyclist, mountainbiker and
snowboarder, as well as a born-again hockey player. He hopes to
learn Canada’s other official language before senility sets in.
> GDC Fellow Passes Away
Ernst Roch 1928–2003 Ernst passed away
on February 21, 2003. With his passing,
Canada, and our profession in general,
loses one of its finest graphic designers.
He was born in the former Yugoslavia and
received his education as a designer in
Graz/Austria at the Masterschool for Applied Arts (Meisterschule
fuer Angewandte Kunst). He emigrated to Canada in 1953 and
later became a Canadian citizen. Always in pursuit of and totally
committed to excellence, Ernst deservedly received many
national and international awards and honours.
Ernst was one of the pioneers of Canadian “International Style”
graphic design. He was exceptionally gifted: his craftsmanship
was superb, as was his imagination, controlled by a highly disci-
plined and analytical mind. Widely read, his interests ranged well
beyond the parameters of graphic design. His searching mind
led him into subjects such as history, literature, music, the visu-
al arts and, of course, the history of graphic design. He collected
all things beautiful and historically significant: books on a multi-
tude of themes, artifacts of many kinds and origins, toys, as well
as documents related to the history of our profession. Due to his
widespread interests, his visual repertory was extraordinary. His
dream during the past few years to form an International Centre
for Graphic Design, based on his extensive private collection,
unfortunately remained unfulfilled.
Ernst was the first designer I befriended when I arrived in
Canada in 1955. He became my partner in Design Collaborative
in 1965; our fruitful, rewarding and close partnership lasted
13 years, our friendship almost 48 years. Ernst was a serious
person, yet with a knack for dry jokes and an appreciation
of good-humoured teasing. All of us who were close to him will
be poorer for the loss. He will be sadly missed.
> Rolf Harder FGDC
> Ernst had been made a Fellow of the GDC in 1985. Most recently a profile
on his achievements and work had appeared in the Sept/Oct 2002 issue of
Applied Arts magazine. The GDC offers its condolences to his friends and family.
He will be fondly remembered.
> Fellowship is the highest honour that the GDC can bestow, and is awarded to a
designer or individual who by influence and/or accomplishment has made a major
contribution to graphic design in Canada.
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> ATypI: Between Text & Reader
Have you ever arrived at a party where it
seemed everyone knew each other, where you
seemed to fit right in even though you didn’t
know anyone, and that the whole scene seemed
to be the continuation of a party that had been
taking place the previous weekend, in another city, in another
country? Welcome to the 2003 ATypI Conference held 25–28
September in Vancouver in conjunction with ECIAD.
From the official opening on
Thursday night through to the
winding down of activities on
Sunday afternoon, this was
a love-in-fest of type, type
design, readability issues, tech-
nology, and more type for the
260+ delegates and presenters. Robert Bringhurst’s opening
soliloquy may have been a tad dramatic for some, but it belied
the underlying passion that this tightly-knit group of type
aficionados hold for their profession and craft.
Friday morning had everyone thrown into the deep-end with
the creative juxtaposition of Roger Black’s analysis of the idio-
syncrasies of newspaper typography, followed by the new
wild and crazy Dutch type guys—Underware—who delivered a
witty and engaging repartee
of lifestyle, Dutch culture, and
typographic witticisms (when’s
the last time you had a client
who requested readability in a
sauna!?). These two are worthy
successors to the throne
previously held by Erik van Blokland and Just van Rossum of
Lettererror. Erik Speikermann then took the stage and proceeded
to demonstrate why he is the demi-god of information design.
Erik was followed by another figurehead of type, Gerard Unger
who revealed the link between national foods and a country’s
predominant typeface characteristics.
The following 3 days were a blur of history, technology, crafts-
manship and inspiration. The highlights for me were learning
about blackletter typographer Rudolph Koch; reliving a series
of intense discussions between “Dwig & Grif” regarding the
letterspacing of type (mechanical or intuitive?); Kevin Larson’s
academic review of the research into how we recognize words
(shapes vs. letters); Donna Braggin’s and Rod McDonald’s
insights into the redesign of Maclean’s magazine (the new
masthead pays tribute to the look created by then-art director
Allan Fleming FGDC in the early 60s); Nick Shinn’s rant against
Helvetica; Joe Clark’s exposé on the lack of development in TV
closed-captioning typography; and John Hudson’s presentation
of the Hebrew typefaces he has been working on which benefit
from the Open Type format.
The intimacy afforded by the number of delegates allowed those
who made the effort to actually get to know these icons of type,
most of them are so down to earth its hard to fathom. Being able
to socialize and drink beers with Speikermann, Unger, Craig, etc.
is an intangible that rarely appears in the promotional literature!
Combine the wonderful variety
of speakers with the blend of
dinners, informal gatherings, and
an auction and you have a
perfect conference for typofiles
and designers alike. The GDC is
proud to have been able to help
promote this conference, and arrange the ATypI member rate
for our members. I highly recommend the 2004 conference which
will take place next September in Prague. The party will be in
full swing when you arrive! Watch their website at www.atypi.org
for details, and for more stories on the Vancouver event.
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> And The Show Drag’d On!GDC/VI 2003 Rock Awards
Extravagant drag queens,
original comedy, and classic
rock n’ roll were the theme at the
7th Almost Annual Rock Awards
Gala, for the GDC Vancouver
Island Chapter, held Friday,
May 9th, in the majestic ballroom
of the Victoria Delta Ocean Pointe Resort and Spa.
The mood was light as over 200 guests gathered after a
two-year hiatus, in anticipation of the evening’s Rock Awards.
The evening began with a succulent wild salmon dinner,
accompanied by the jazzy, gypsy rhythms of local ensemble,
Sunyata. The topic of discussion around many of the tables
focussed on the whimsical centerpieces, consisting of silver
stilettos adorned with rocks, a foreshadowing of the main event.
As the show began, the house lights went down, and The
Lipschticks, two professional drag queens two professional drag
queens dressed in flamboyant gowns and headpieces reminis-
cent of a scene from “Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” emerged
from the back of the room. They opened the show with a parody
song done to the popular Gloria Gaynor hit, titled “The Rocks
Will Survive.” The Lipschticks, also presented the Rock Awards
to recipients.
The show’s emcee for the
evening was Edmonton
comedienne, Lisa Austin. Her
no-holds-barred style and
quick-witted interaction with
The Lipschticks was a huge
hit with the audience, and kept
the evening’s proceedings moving along at an enjoyable pace.
Along with the awards presentations, the evening was interject-
ed with Lisa’s comedy, and additional performances by the
Lipschticks. They performed the Weather Girls song “It’s Raining
Men,, and Barbra Streisand’s “Enough is Enough.”
The concept for the show’s theme came about from the small
group of volunteers who made up the Rock Awards show team.
Laurie Darrah MGDC, President of GDC/VI, explains, “Many months
had gone by since our last Rock Awards Gala, and we wanted to
do something big and fun, to show the local members of the
GDC, that our awards show was indeed alive and well.” Katarina
Meglic took on the enormous task of facilitating all of the entries,
arranging the judging, and organizing the certificates and
trophies for the winners.
The rest of the awards show team included Shellene McConnell
as Creative Director and Writer, Paulina Grainger as Producer,
Kirk Wilson as Flash Designer, and Carol Hyland as Art Director.
Trapeze Communications developed the initial creative design
concept for the call for entries. “I am ecstatic about the outcome
of this year’s awards show,” says Darrah. “It’s amazing how
much you can accomplish when you pull together a team of
individuals with such dedication and creativity.”
The 2003 Rock Awards brought
in an unprecedented number of
entries from graphic designers,
advertising agencies, photogra-
phers, print shops, and radio sta-
tions all over Vancouver Island.
Some of the most impressive
entries came from Vancouver Island’s smaller communities,
including Nanaimo and Cobble Hill. Judges for the Rock Awards
included Ian Fitzgerald of Calgary, Tan Le of Grip in Seattle,
Mary Ann Maruska R.G.D., FGDC of Toronto, and David Wharton,
a designer for Nintendo in Seattle.
This year’s event also marked the 10th anniversary for the
Vancouver Island Chapter. Partial proceeds from the event were
donated to the Rock Solid Foundation, a Victoria-based
foundation, which provides youths with positive alternatives
to violence and anger.
Of course, the event would not have been possible without the
support of the GDC/VI and Rock Awards sponsors:
> Gold Sponsors: Benwell-Atkins, Coast Paper, Digital Direct Printing, Fleming Group of Companies, Fotoprint, Hemlock Printers, Island Blue Print, Manning Press, SOHO Computer Services, Udo Printing
> Silver Sponsors: Pacific Design Academy, Signs of the Times
> Bronze Sponsors: Cascades Resources, Computer Master Training Centre,Domtar, Hillside Printing and Copy Centre, Quill Services Ltd., Tudor Printing & StampShop, Unisource
> Venue Sponsor: Victoria Delta Ocean Pointe Resort
> Rock Award Sponsors: Domtar, Fraser Paper, Innova Envelopes, MeadWestvaco,Weyerhauser Canada
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> Cross Country Checkup
> BC Chapter Salazar Student Awards
On June 5, 2003 the BC Chapter announced the winners of the
GDC/BC Salazar Student Award winners for the graduating year
2003. Winning students received prizes of $500 each, a certificate
and a Graduate membership in the GDC for 2004. Honourable
mentions received a certificate. A certificate is also given to the
head of each winning student’s school design department.
The Salazar Student Award was
established by the BC Chapter in
February 1985 in honour of
Enrique Salazar, one of the
founding members of the BC
Chapter and the national repre-
sentative for the Chapter for two
years. He was a partner in Salazar Graphics and taught graphic
design at Capilano College until his death in June of 1985. The
Salazar Student Award honours and recognizes the outstanding
work of each years’ design graduates —and promotes them to
the design community.
Metropolitan Fine Printers is the
major sponsor of the awards
which include cash scholarship
awards created in support of
graphic design development in
BC. We would also like to thank
Creo, UBC Robson Square, and Cascades Resources for their
generosity and commitment to this year’s event.
Open to graduating students of two, three, and four-year design
programmes, the criteria demands that written rationales accom-
pany the work—be it finished pieces, rough concepts, or strate-
gic briefs. If it involves the development of skills related to
design and communication, it
will be judged—no matter what
the medium. Applicants must be
a Student Member of the GDC.
GDC/BC Salazar Student Award 2003 Winners are:
> 4-Year Programme Graduate:
Jumin Lee, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
> 3-Year Programme Graduate:
Rupinder Kainth, Kwantlen University College
> 2-Year Programme Graduate:
Mica Stewart, Malaspina University College
> 4-Year Honorable Mention:
Nerissa Goco, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
> 3-Year Honorable Mention:
Stephen Currivan, Kwantlen University College
> 2-Year Honorable Mention:
Angelsea Saby, Malaspina University College
The judges were Professional members of the GDC/BC and
included: Catherine Worrall MGDC, Casey Hrynkow MGDC and
Kathy Kebarle MGDC. Thank you to our judges for their dedication
and professionalism.
> Ontario: The 2003 RGD
Ontario Aquent National Survey
of Graphic Design Salaries
& Billing Practices has been
completed with the support of
the GDC and SDGQ. PDFs of
the survey can be downloaded
from www.gdc.net and copies
will be sent out to GDC members
in the new year.
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> Cross Country Checkup cont’d
> More BC News: In September the BC Chapter helped to
promote the ATypI conference which was held at ECIAD. GDC
members were eligible for the reduced member rate to the
conference (see story on page 9). The Graphex’03 Awards
exhibit will be officially launched on October 17, the week before
the AIGA Power of Design Conference comes to town. There
will be gathering at the Steamworks Pub event during the AIGA
conference focusing on internationalism (organized with AIGA,
GDC/BC and Icograda). The BC Chapter has launched its new
newsletter format, entitled The Point, a 16-page newsletter that
will be published three times a year.
> Alberta North: The Alberta North Chapter will be continuing
their series of breakfast sessions. In October Kim Duke from the
Sales Divas will be the speaker. In November the Annual General
Meeting will be held, and we are hoping to host Zeitgeist and
Typography, an exhibition and lecture by Carole Charette.
December will bring the second annual Christmas party along
with MADE (Media, Art and Design Exposed). Last year’s theme
was “Inverse Christmas” and invitees were asked to design and
produce either a Christmas card, gingerbread house or a
Christmas ornament that could be hung from the trees that were
hung inverted from he ceiling. In January we plan to have an
informal discussion on entering design awards shows.
> Design A to Z: A good time was had by all at the Design A to
Z Silent Auction and Dinner hosted by GDC Alberta North, MADE
and the Works. 155 people attended and had a fine time enjoying
a superb meal prepared by the Petroleum Club.
Attendees were treated to opera singing by Eva Bostrand and
Wei Yew, a well known Edmonton designer and great Latin
American music by Flavio Rojas (another Edmonton designer)
and his friends. Everyone enjoyed the auction, a few bidding
wars happened and we have all decided to make this a yearly
function!
> Manitoba: The Manitoba Chapter is planning a Business
Skills Development seminar. In September there will be a day
long seminar on “Hiring, firing, landing a job—before the portfo-
lio review.” During lunch there will be a session on Time
Management. The next day long seminar will be in October
“Production A to Z” and consists of three sessions, one on PDF,
one on production workflow and one on he future of printing. In
November a speaker will come to talk about type. The sessions
for December and January will deal with reb related issues.
The Manitoba Chapter is actively speaking to the government
regarding accreditation.
> Stora Enso North America, Announces the Winners of the
What Teams Can Do: 2002–2003 Competition
What Teams Can Do is recognized as the only annual competi-
tion that celebrates the best examples of design and printing
excellence achieved through teamwork. Printed communications
produced using Stora Enso’s Centura or Productolith were eligi-
ble for entry. The Grand Prize Winner was the Allergan 2002
Annual Report designed by Luis Alvarado and Jason Chatterly of
Luis Alvarado Design, Newport Beach, CA. Second place winner
was Sitag’s Statement of Line product brochure, designed by
Claudia Neri R.G.D. and Brian Kroeker of Teikna Design Inc.,
Toronto. Third place winner was Adidas BRAND brochure
designed by Toni Smith of Glow Design, Portland, OR. To receive
an entry form for the What Teams Can Do 2003–2004
Competition, please contact your rep from Cascades Resources
or Debbie Redgers at debbie.redgers@storaenso.com.
> New Agreements Benefit Membersand the Society
We are pleased to present new discounts that save money for
members of GDC, RGD Ontario and SDGQ, and to announce that
our new buying partners are making financial contributions to
the national Society, supporting design in Canada. New discount
partners include stock image companies: istock pro and Design
Pics; and, promotional products company, Coast Advertising
Specialties. Other special offers have been made by FunctionFox
and Quill Services/CanadaRam. For discount codes, log on to
www.gdc.net and see “Insiders What’s New.” RGD Ontario and
SDGQ members can email info@gdc.net.
> With istockpro, members receive a 10% discount on stock
images while GDC receives a 10% rebate. You can find istockpro
at www.istockpro.com. Order online and you will be prompted
to enter a code which will take 10% off your purchase. You can
also order toll free at 1-866-istock1 (866-478-6251) or email
help@istockpro.com. Istockpro will track sales, and at the end of
each year, send the GDC the equivalent of 10% of paid purchases
made by members using the discount code.
> Design Pics offers members 100 stock images for $1,000 and
will also provide GDC with a one-time $75 rebate directly back
to the Society for each new member who signs up under the
program. Look for DesignPics at www.designpics.com. You can
download 100 royalty-free stock images over a one year period
for the $1,000 fee. This is a 100% bonus over the regular 50 image
membership package and equates to only $10.00 per image for
what will normally sell for over US$200.00 per image. If there is
something that you need that you don’t see, let Design Pics
know and they will do a search for you. Membership fees are
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payable in advance and members may download as many
images as they choose on a monthly basis up to the 100 image
total over a one year period. (In subsequent years, regular rates
and quantities would apply). Email: sales@designpics.com,
phone toll free 1-877-448-1970. Use the code: GDC. See their card
in this mailing.
> Coast Advertising Specialties at www.coastadvertising.com
offers members access to a database of over 600,000 promo-
tional products they can purchase at wholesale prices. Your
purchase benefits the GDC by way of a 2% rebate to the Society
of the net cost of your items. Look for their post card in this
mailing.
Order unique, high quality merchandise and apparel with a
logo applied—for your business or for your clients to use for
promotion. Use for marketing, PR, advertising, conferences, con-
ventions, trade shows. Coast Advertising is a great source for
golf shirts, headgear, jackets, fleece vests, travel mugs, writing
instruments, portfolios, leather business accessories, luggage,
and much more. Deliveries are made anywhere in Canada.
Make your selection on the web, and you will be contacted by
the company and asked for the buying code, or, you can use the
code when you order by phone, toll free: 1-888-783-0728 #3,
fax: 250-381-3799, email: pam@coastadvertising.com,
post: 266–2950 Douglas St, Victoria BC V8T 4N4, or in person.
> Quill Services/CanadaRAM.com offers GDC members (plus
RGD Ontario and SDGQ) specials on computer memory, software,
monitors, scanners, printers and cameras. Visit Quill’s GDC web
page for GDC-only specials including their national GDC 5%
memory discount at www.canadaram.com/gdc.
> Look for a special time-limited offer from FunctionFox in
this mailing. Try out FunctionFox for two weeks at no charge to
see how better time-tracking can improve your business. When
you register for your FREE demo, you’ll be automatically entered
for the chance to win a one year subscription to HOW, Print or
I.D. magazine. FunctionFox contributes 5% of your purchase to
the GDC Benevolent Fund.
> And finally, a special gift for GDC members only. Blitz
Magazine has offered a free one-year subscription—a $28 value.
They will be sending the subscription to all current members in
our database. Blitz is a marketing and communications issues
magazine that is published in BC and distributed across Canada
and part of the US in 6 issues a year.
If you have a supplier who would be interested in connecting to
the GDC, let us know. We are very grateful to these suppliers
who generously provide offers that help our members improve
their businesses and save money, and at the same time, support
the Society.
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> Apple’s OS X and PowerMac G5: The Time for Payback is Now
> Lee Rickwood
So how much do you charge an hour? How many hours do you
have in a week? Want more?
By reducing the wait times associated with complex computer
tasks, your daily workflow can be streamlined and your billable
hours can increase.
That’s where Apple Computer’s new PowerMac G5 comes in. It’s
the world’s fastest personal computer. Driven by the industry’s
most advanced microprocessor. Offering the highest-bandwidth
in the business.
But the powerful combination of Apple’s solid new operating
system and blazing new hardware also promises a return on
investment cycle that’s measured not in years, but months,
maybe weeks.
Whether using QuarkXPress 6 or Adobe InDesign, professional
digital media artists who have made the move up to G5 and OS X
are already taking advantage of innovative features and func-
tions never before available in a PC. They’re benefiting from sig-
nificantly better workflow and productivity, memory management
and multitasking performance.
The investment in a new Apple brings a return almost as soon as
it’s first used, they’ll say, and that will only continue as more and
more applications emerge to take full advantage of the native 64-
bit processing power and speed found in a G5.
You can check the amazing technical specifications and system
performance benchmarks for yourself, but in the real world, all
the numbers add up to a terrific ROI.
It’s not unusual for digital content creators to have several docu-
ments open at one time, and from a variety of applications. Still
and dynamic image manipulation, graphic design, print and elec-
tronic document publishing, original illustration and text creation
can put a big load on a PC.
And the work needs to be saved, of course. Maybe archived for
long-term storage, too. Perhaps it needs to be easily transported
to other work environments, so file transfers and disc burns are
crucial.
With other systems, these kind of tasks means walking away—
for a coffee break! Designers know from experience on older
systems that the burn will probably run out of data, or the net-
work will choke on large files, so they avoid multitasking.
But with OS X and the new G5, the activity is in the background
—probably even as iTunes is running, and while Photoshop is
doing an action script on the next project! The system can actu-
ally do multiple burns simultaneously, copying the same files to
different discs, saving time, cutting costs, and eliminating work-
flow interruptions.
Your return on investment depends on your own work environ-
ment and process, of course. Some designers have realized a
gain of ten hours a week or more with faster computing capabili-
ties, and of course they bill for each and every one.
So, if you bill $100 dollars an hour, and gain ten hours a week,
how long will it take to pay for a new PowerMac Dual G5, run-
ning OS X, priced around $4,200?
There’s an extra month for you, right there—at no charge!
> Lee Rickwood is an independent media producer, based in Toronto. He
reports on developments in digital media content creation for print and online
industry outlets
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2002/04
PresidentMatt Warburton FGDC
4253 West Tenth AvenueVancouver, BC V6R 2H5T 604.224.3124F 604.224.3125E matt@emdoubleyu.com
Past President & Sponsorship Committee ChairCynthia Hoffos MGDC
283 Ferndale AvenueOttawa, ON K1Z 6P9T 613.761.1167F 613.728.2867E cynthia@concepts3.ca
TreasurerDale Simonson MGDC
5753 Mayview CircleBurnaby, BC V5E 4B7T 604.520.6509F 604.520.6101E dsimonson@shaw.ca
Corporate SecretaryKaren Brown MGDC
2506 Kline StreetHalifax, NS B3L 2X5T 902.423.2442F 902.423.0870E karen.brown@ns.sympatico.ca
VP MembershipPeggy Cady MGDC
40 Bushby StreetVictoria, BC V8S 1B2T 250.386.6215F 250.386.9559E peggy@cadygraphics.com
VP EducationCraig Medwyduk MGDC
460–112 Market AvenueWinnipeg, MB R3B 0P4T 204.942.4986F 204.942.5034E craig@guppy-design.com
VP CommunicationsSylvia Rigakis MGDC
9828 - 84 Avenue NWEdmonton, AB T6E 2G2T 780.439.4658F 780.437.4415E sylvia@chaosgirls.com
National Committees
Accreditation Committee ChairPaul-Michael Brunelle FGDC
6044 Compton AvenueHalifax, NS B3K 1E7T 902.423.1845E as849@chebucto.ns.ca
Website Committee ChairPaul Nishikawa MGDC
1507–750 5th Street SE Calgary, AB T2G 5B4T 403.289.6863F 403.263.0509E paul@allegria.ca
Ethics Committee ChairDavid Berman R.G.D. FGDC
283 Ferndale AvenueOttawa, ON K1Z 6P9T 613.728.6777F 801.751.2535E berman@davidberman.com
Journal EditorRobert L. Peters FGDC
200 –72 Princess StreetWinnipeg, MB R3B 1K2T 204.943.3693F 204.943.9483E rlpeters@circle.mb.ca
Icograda RepresentativeLaurie Darrah MGDC
Suite 302, 455 Sitkum RoadVictoria, BC V9A 7N9T 250.388.4720F 250.388.6549E laurie@muzecreative.com
The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada is a national association
promoting professional standards of conduct and practice within
the Canadian design industry. Since its founding in 1956, the GDC has
consistently advocated excellence in graphic design through sponsorship
of regional and national design shows, professional development
seminars, educational initiatives, production of design-related publica-
tions, and continued lobbying with the federal government regarding
such issues as taxation, education, and design advocacy.
These activities are of significant importance not only to practitioners,
educators and design managers, but increasingly to Canadian business
and industry leaders who are recognizing the value of graphic design
in the marketing of products and services in a global economy.
The GDC welcomes the membership and active participation of designers,
design educators, students, associates, and sponsors who share our
concerns and commitment to graphic design as a cultural and economic
force in Canada.
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