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1. BylawsThese bylaws give form to thebusiness of the Society ofGraphic Designers of Canada,Manitoba Chapter. The constitution and letters patent of the Society take precedent over these bylaws.

2. DefinitionsIn these bylaws and in everyresolution, rule, or regulation,unless otherwise specified orrequired in context,

a) ‘the Society’ means theSociety of Graphic Designersof Canada/Designers Graphiquesdu Canada, incorporated andchartered with letters patent under the Canada Corporations Act continued by Articles of Continuance under the Canada Not-for-profit Act S.C. 2009, c.23.

b) ‘the Chapter’ refers to theManitoba Chapter.

c) ‘Executive’ refers to theExecutive Committee of theChapter, empowered withconducting the functions andaffairs of the Chapter.

d) ‘member’ refers to anymember of the Chapter includinga Fellow, Honorary Fellow, CGD,

Member and Affiliate and does not include a Sponsor, or Student member; and ‘membership’ has an equivalent meaning.

e) ‘In good standing’ refers toa member whose annual fee hasbeen paid and whose status, inthe judgement of the Executive, is otherwise acceptable to the Chapter.

f) words importing the masculinegender or the singular number also mean the feminine or neutral genders and the plural number, as the case may be, and vice-versa.

3. General GoalsIn addition to the stated goalsof the Society for improvingthe human environment, andof developing and serving theprofession of Graphic and Communication Design,the Chapter’s goals are:

a) to develop a positive identity for the Graphic and Communication Design profession in Manitoba.

b) to promote and activelysupport high standards ofGraphic and Communication Design in Manitoba.

c) to stimulate and encourageGraphic and Communication Designers through thedissemination of informationrelating to Graphic Design and through the fostering of interaction and dialogue between members.

d) to represent its members’concerns and interests to thegeneral public, to government,and to industry.

4. MembershipThere are a number of differentmember categories in the Society,each of which carry differentrights, privileges, obligations andresponsibilities. These are: Fellowship, Honorary Fellowship, CGD, Member, Affiliate, and Student membership. Only individuals can become members of the Society. In addition, the Society may grant the status of Sponsor to individuals, or recognize as a Patron an organization, corporation, firm,or individual that makes a financial or other contribution to the Society.

a) Fellowship (FGDC) is thehighest honour that the Societycan bestow and is awarded bythe Society to a person who,

GDC MANITOBA BYLAWSAMENDED 21 JANUARY 2015

BYLAWS GDCMB

AGM

2016

Chapter Annual General Meeting Tuesday, April 6, 2016

Fools & Horses Coffee, 379 Broadway, Winnipeg

A GDC Embark Event with Sam Posnick take place before the meeting

CoNteNts:

REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT

REPORT FROM THE VICE-PRESIDENT & NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE

REPORT FROM THE TREASURER

REPORT FROM THE MEMBERSHIP & EDUCATION CHAIR

REPORT FROM THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CHAIR

REPORT FROM THE PKN CHAIR

REPORT FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR

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has by accomplishment or influence, made a major contribution to Graphic or Communication Design in Canada.A Fellow in good standing mayappend after his name, followingthe highest earned academicdegree shown, the designationFGDC.

Honorary Fellowship (Hon. FGDC)may be conferred under specialcircumstances.

b) CGD™ Certified membership is licensed to a practising professional Graphic or Communication Designer living and working in Canada, whose work and professional integrity are of acceptable standards, and who has at least seven (7) years of combined graphic design education and professional practice, instruction, or administration of Graphic or Communication Design. A CGD certified member in good standing may append after his or her name, following the highest earned academic degree shown, the CGD™ certification mark.

c) Member is working in the field of Graphic or Communication Design and can obtain or has the qualifications for CGD Certifiedmembership and is awaiting a portfolio review, has completeda programme of studies in Graphic or Communication Design or related field and/or is working, freelancing or looking for work inthe field of Graphic or Communication Design.d) Affiliate status is granted to any person who applies in

proper form and is not a graphic designer but is actively engaged in a related industry or allied profession, living and workingin Canada, and subscribes to theobjectives, Code of Ethics andProfessional Practices and general goals of the Society.

e) Student member status is granted to a student attending a program of studies in Graphic or Communication Design, who lives and is studying in Canada, or is a Canadian citizen, and who subscribes to the objects and general goals of the Society.

g) The Society may recognize as aSponsor any person who makesan annual financial contribution to the Society.

5. Membership Admission Procedurea) Applicants must submit acompleted membership application accompanied by the appropriate fees. Attendance at a Portfolio Workshop, prior to applying, is encouraged.

b) Applicants applying forCGD™ Certified membershipshall also submit samples of theirwork, a resumé, and references for review by the Membership Chair and Standards Officers.

c) Applicants shall be notifiedof the status of their applicationsand, where pertinent, all samplessubmitted by the applicant shallbe returned.

6. The Board of DirectorsThe powers, properties, businessaffairs, policies, and generalmanagement of the Chapter shall be directed by a Board of Directors, consisting of seven (7) members, all of whom shall be elected members, whom shall be elected for a term of two (2) years at the Annual General Meeting ofChapter members.

a) Four (4) officers shall constitute a quorum of the Board of Directors.

b) All Chapter representativeselected to the National Councilshall become associate membersof the Board of Directors withno voting rights.

c) The Board of Directors shallchoose as officers a President;Vice-President, Secretary, andTreasurer from among theBoard members by a simplemajority vote at the first Boardmeeting after the GeneralMeeting at which they wereelected. The Board of Directorsmay reassign officers at anytime during its term of office.

d) Notice of meetings of theBoard of Directors shall bemailed, e-mailed, delivered,telephoned or faxed to eachdirector not less than forty eight(48) hours before the meetingsare to take place. Any Boardmember may call a specialmeeting of the Board of Directorswith forty-eight (48) hoursnotification.

















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the Value and Values of Design

The practice of graphic design is

at another important pivot point.

On one side, we are witnessing a

massive new interest in interface

design, user experience, product and

application prototyping, image-

based advertising, and sustainable

design. Businesses, organizations and

governments rely upon designers to

create communication tools that will

quickly cut through the clutter and

motivate, educate, and connect with

busy and very demanding audiences.

On the other side, we are also seeing

the devaluation of the hard work that

goes into every successful design.

Designers everywhere are being asked

to work more quickly, more cheaply,

and with greater care than can be

reasonably delivered.

Graphic Designers of Canada turns 60

years of age in 2016 and there is no

better time to support it and other

organizations that care about the

practice of design and the future of

the design profession. The struggle

between design quality, speed, and

value will be with us forever – but

we need organizations and groups

of designers to ensure that we can

march together in unison and share in

the conversation. We need to be clear

to the business community and to

government that design is not a toy

and designers are not their playthings.

Designers hold the capacity to change

the world but they also need the

respect and resources to further their

work.

All of that is to say that it is an

honour to serve as current president

of GDC Manitoba. I and my colleagues

on the board stand on the shoulders

of 25 years of important work of our

predecessors in the province who

made the design profession shine.

A Year of Results

The year 2015 was a very fulfilling and

busy year for me and GDC Manitoba.

Our leadership successfully changed

hands in February and we began

the process of internally evaluating

membership needs and interests

to continue building a durable and

helpful association.

One of our first tasks was to take poll

of our membership. Nearly 80% of our

membership completed the survey,

which in and of itself says much

about the strength of our members.

Members also told us that 57% had

not attended a GDC event in some

time – though having access to more

events was very important.

Based on this poll, our goals for the

year were around visibility, relevance,

and community. As a board, we

worked very hard to address each of

these as we look to build an energized

base of new and seasoned members

who believe that design and the

design profession are more important

than ever.

































































A Few Highlights

GDC MB’s most visible activity in

2015 was bringing the inimitable

Aaron Draplin to Winnipeg. Thanks

to our partnership with New Media

Manitoba, Draplin visited the city

over the course of two days. He held

forth with graphic design students

at Red River College, where he was

ardently received. We also organized a

walking tour of downtown Winnipeg

ghost signs with Matt Cohen. This

was filmed by Handcraft Creative and

the resulting video is now online for

the world to see. The big event was

on November 6 at the Park Theatre,

where a sold out crowd had a chance

to see Draplin talk about his life, his

work, and his bold vision for making

beautiful things.

We also put on four very successful

PechaKucha Nights in Winnipeg over

the course of 2015. Approximately 45

speakers presented their thoughts

and ideas and challenges to hundreds

of people; and each speaker had

exactly 6 minutes and 40 seconds

to do it. Many special thanks to

Mel Archer for organizing PKN

Winnipeg, which starts conversations

about design and builds the design

community in the province. Additional

thanks to our print sponsor Vantage

Studios for their support!

We held many other great events,

including portfolio workshops,

mentoring, and a holiday party.

Importantly, we held a number of very

well-attended Embark events, where

a graphic designers, owners and

others shared their story of running

a business. Many thanks to Kevin

Guenther for his phenomenal work

in shaping and growing the Embark

project.

thank You

I want to thank all of the incredible

people that made GDC’s 2015 year a

reality.

Thanks to Carson Samson for

organizing us, connecting us, and

making us laugh (every once in

awhile). Thanks to John Lyttle for

making us look really, really good –

and for shaping the best social media

profile in the GDC. Thank you to Dean

Van De Walle for keeping our books

and keeping us sharp as knives. Thank

you to Aquila Samson for accurately

scribing our board meetings and for

herding us designers/cats. Thanks

to Doug Coates for his diligence in

reaching out to students, members

and prospective members and

keeping it light. And many thanks and

welcome to Marie Tully for stepping

into the events arena and slaying a

couple of dragons. (Knives, cats and

dragons are probably an odd mix, but

we’re going with it.)

I want to tie these thank yous to a

personal request. If you believe in the

importance of design and you live in

Manitoba, please join us as a member.

For $200 per year, you can make a

huge difference. If you’re a member

and want to take on a project or work

on an existing one, please let us

know. We need you and other active

members to keep the organization

moving forward, to put on great

events, and to develop opportunities

for designers. You can reach me

directly at [email protected].

































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Spring is here and with it comes

potholes, taxes, and the GDC

Manitoba Annual general meeting.

For a moment let’s reflect on 2015.

Survey results showed us that very

few members were attending GDC

events, so we upped the number

of events for you to pass on (I kid).

We did gangbusters on our staple

PechaKucha Night Winnipeg events,

and the Park Theatre could hardly

contain the mass of humanity

that gathered to hear popular

design darling Aaron Draplin in

November. Mr Draplin’s two-day

visit to Winnipeg was a coup for the

chapter. We are currently scouring

the internet (and scratching our

heads), in search of someone to

top him in Fall/Winter 2016.

Intrepid Membership chair Doug

Coates hosted two CGD portfolio

reviews (June and December), which

drew seven interested prospects,

and netted one new CGD. Did I have

anything to do with that? Well not

really, no. But I felt it was worth

reporting.

I’ll be the first to admit the Vice

President’s role is hard to define.

There are two types of people:

builders who well, build things; and

gardeners who tend the soil and keep

the machinery oiled. I am a gardener.

Most of the time I’m shaking hands,

patting backs and throwing out a

lot of “how are ya?” and “everybody

doing alright?”

Did you know that Manitoba is the

only GDC regional chapter that retains

the Vice President chair? I get some

ribbing from other chapters that I’m

the president in waiting. Whether or

not I am is entirely up to you. I’ll be

the first to say I’m not equipped to do

that job. Especially when compared

to my hard-working cohorts. A huge

thank you goes out to each of them

for all their hard work in 2015.

Did you also know that as a chapter,

our membership is near an all-time

low? We have lost 12% annually since

2008. Does that concern me? You

better believe it does. What troubles

me more is that this trend continues

to occur nation-wide. If numbers were

to tell the whole story, then our once

strong and influential society hobbles

into its sixty-first year a mere shadow

of itself. President Boardman and I

will be attending the national general

meeting in June, where this issue will

dominate the discussion. He and I

have much to add to the conversation,

but unless we speak for the body of

designers who make up our chapter,

we will be doing you a disservice.

I implore you to contact me (carson@

samsonstudios.ca or 204–999–7465),

and share your thoughts, concerns

and ideas. Please lend your voice

to the GDC cause. Better still, lend

your hearts and minds, your talents

and efforts to the betterment of our

industry and the revitalization of GDC.

Begin by committing to membership:

pay your fees. Financial stability

allows us to move forward with

projects and events that provide a

return on your investment. Volunteer

your time at events or on the board.

We need your help.

Finally, as a member of GDC you are

entitled to any and all resources and

assistance you may require. Tell us

what you need – demand the best

from your provincial and national GDC

– and expect results.

Thank you. Everybody doing all right?

Carson D. Samson

Vice President,

Graphic Designers of Canada

(Manitoba)

































































Membership revenues for the four

quarters of 2015 fiscal were $2,729.00,

showing a decrease from 2014 of 22%.

Once again the Manitoba Chapter

hosted four successful PechaKucha

Night Winnipeg events. This year, we

report that PKN brought in $4,038.31

through at-the-door donations,

which is up 20% from 2014. PKN

expenses for the year (promotion,

rental, printing) were $2,709.05,

meaning that PKN continues to be a

successful event series. As with the

last two years, PKN has benefited

from a successful partnership with

Vantage Studios, who generously

donate printing services for the event

promotions and programs.

In late 2015 the GDC Manitoba

Chapter in partnership with New

Media Manitoba, hosted one of

our highest profile events in recent

years, the Aaron Draplin Road Show.

Consisting of a meeting-and-greet, a

tour of the RRC Graphic Design studio,

a walking tour of downtown, and the

main event speaking engagement

on the Friday evening. From poster

sales, tickets to the Friday event and

the meet-and-greet we were able to

generate $7,348.00. Expenses for the

event were $5,665.51, meaning the

event generated $1,682.49 from the

weeks events. New Media Manitoba

also reimbursed us for ½ of the

expenses for the event as our partner,

and split ½ the profits.

The GDC account as of December 31,

2015 was $20,632 which is up from

2014 where we sat at $19,657, an

increase of a modest $975.

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Financial statement attached

































CGD and GDC Membership –

the Numbers

Despite continued slippage in

membership numbers going back

to 2008 we realized an increase in

overall membership in 2015 up one to

62 members.

GDC Manitoba membership reflects

what’s been a national trend that has

been dropping since 2008 when the

Manitoba Chapter membership sat at

155. Since then we’ve seen an average

drop in membership of 11.75 members

per year.

When reviewing our lapsed member

list there are names of many

longstanding GDC members. Personal

conversation with a few of them

exposed a couple challenges GDC

Manitoba needs to explore further;

relevance, benefits, and value.

In the third quarter of 2015 GDC

National sent a new membership

book, card and decal to all CGD

members across the country. Part

of that initiative included sending a

letter to members who had lapsed

over the past two years encouraging

them renew. The letter sent to 19

past Manitoba CGD members in

conjunction with phone calls made at

a local level last summer resulted in 8

CGDs renewing their membership.

While an increase of one member

for 2015 may appear insignificant

it is the first year of the past 7 that

membership has been in the black.

Going into 2016 I believe our focus

for membership growth starts with

membership retention.

student Membership –

What can be learned?

On April 21, 2015, we had our annual

Portfolio One-on-One workshop

at the Kings Head and we offered

and advertised to both RRC and U

of M graphic design students. Four

students signed up to participated

and received valuable feedback

and advise from industry pros who

volunteered their time for the event.

Student membership numbers

continue to move downward as they

have since 2008. Efforts directed

specifically to graphic design students

including Portfolio One-on-One, and

in-class presentations (2) at Red River

College (RRC) and one presentation

to the graphic design class at the

University of Manitoba have not

had a positive impact on student

membership.

A recent survey completed during a

lunch talk to graphic design students

at RRC asked:

1) Are GDC student membership fees

affordable?

2) Do the One-on-One portfolio

reviews with professionals have

value?

3) Is the GDC relevant?

Most responses to the questions

indicated that the GDC is relevant and

annual membership fees affordable.

So, the question going into 2016

is – if we’re relevant and have value

what can be done to increase student

membership

eDUCAtIoN

In 2015 we had two portfolio

workshops, one in June, the other in

December. Attendance small at both

events however, the attendees were

engaging and took away information

that could allow them to make a

successful portfolio submission.

In the September of 2015, I spoke

to both the graphic design students

at RRC and U of M about the GDC,

what it is the GDC does, it’s role and

benefits of student membership.

GDC Manitoba VP Carson Samson and

I spoke to first year graphic design

students at RRC on the subject of

copyright as it relates to ownership

of imagery and created art. A short

pitch on the GDC wrapped up the

presentation.

Going into 2016 we will be expanding

our role with RRC by offering ‘lunch

talks’ relevant to the students and

exploring opportunities to work closer

with the U of M.

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oVeRVIeW

It has been an event-filled and

galvanizing year for the Manitoba

chapter of the GDC! With a large-

scale event drawing attention

to Manitoba from around North

America, to smaller-scale events that

reinforce and grow the community

we have here, we have worked

towards these goals this past year.

There has been a changeover in who

holds the Events Chair position, and

we are grateful to Kevin Guenther

for getting the ball rolling for events

in 2015.

2015 GoALs AND

ACCoMPLIsHMeNts

Holding the Events Chair position

for the first part of this year’s MB

GDC board tenure, Kevin had set two

essential goals for his time in this

position. One, to focus on events

that improve the existing business

development events and to plan fun

and community focused events for

the members. Secondly, to continue

developing relationships with

Manitoba organizers.

Both goals were successfully

accomplished during his time in office.

He set the ball in motion for hosting

Aaron Draplin, a large-scale event that

we grew to include a meet and greet,

his engaging talk, and a tour of the

historic building signs in the Exchange

District in downtown Winnipeg. This

event not only engaged the designers

in the crowd at Draplin’s talk, but

also connected with organizations

such as New Media Manitoba and

branched out to collaborate with local

videography and tour guides.

Kevin also espoused Embark and what

good it does for the community as a key

event that allows people in Winnipeg’s

design realm to really connect with each

other with our stories.

We hosted a GDC Family BBQ that was

a chance to connect with designers

and their collective families without

any pressures of knowing design

jargon to fit in. Two more community-

building events followed, the National

Beers with Peers event, and our own,

locally brewed Beers With Peers.

Following Kevin’s departure from the

board, I was voted into the Events

Chair mantle from my current position

as a general member on the Events

Committee. We continued to work on

events in the planning at that time, as

well as new events. These included a

Holiday Party in conjunction with New

Media Manitoba, HTML for Designers,

and continuing with the Embark

series.

2016 GoALs

This upcoming year I am going to

continue with the upward motion set

forth by Kevin to have a balance of

events for our members that are both

informative and community building.

We, as a board, are interested in

hosting yearly speaker events as

they seem to be a great way to

empower our design community

in the knowledge base they have.

Ultimately, my goal for the MB GDC

and the events we host is to really

open up the design community by

allowing new and existing designers

to network and share their personal

sparks with each other.

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We had another successful year with

PechaKucha night. There were four

events as usual, with one of them

being a partnered event with Craft

Manitoba. This event was a Makers

theme and went over quite well.

With our last themed event being

such a success, we’ve decided to have

another one. Our next event will be

a youth theme, where we will invite

high school students to present on

global issues.

This last year was our first with

the new PKN sub-committee. They

have worked hard and made these

events successful. A big thank you

to Roberta Hansen, Joepe Wolfe,

John Lyttle, Carisa Romans, Carson

Samson and Karen Niedzwiecki for all

you have done for PechaKucha Night

Winnipeg.

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overview

Communications for GDC Manitoba

in the past year focussed on email

campaigns, social media and some

good old-fashioned print publicity. We

also keep up-to-date with blog posts

and events on gdc.net/mb.

The greatest efforts and the most

response came from The Draplin

Design Company Road Show, which

the chapter presented Nov. 6, 2015.

To give you an idea of the popularity

of the communication surrounding

Aaron Draplin’s visit to Winnipeg,

a typical Facebook post by GDC

Manitoba has a reach of 100 or maybe

500, depending on the message and

how well folks share it. With Draplin

news, the each was in the thousands

(2.2 K for the announcement of the

Draplin Does Winnipeg video).

PechaKucha, another very public way

our chapter engages with members

and non-members, also receives a lot

of attention in the various spheres

of social media. Other events, such

as Beers with Peers and the March

2016 HTML & CSS workshop are

promoted and receive various levels of

attendance.

Analytics

Sometimes it’s best to let the numbers

do the talking:

@gdcmb followers: 1,138

(878 last year)

facebook.com/gdcmb/ likes: 193

(155 last year)

@PKN_Winnipeg followers: 1,220

(1,031 last year)

facebook.com/pechakuchawinnipeg/

likes: 480 (359 last year)

Mailout eNews (sent once or twice per

month): 178 subscribers

Typical open rate: 48% (85)

Draplin Does Winnipeg video

on Vimeo: 837 views

Goals for 2016–207

It would be good to continue the

email campaigns and social media

messages but engage even more

members and non-members.

Involving more GDC Manitoba

members, whether they are board

members or not, may help accomplish

this goal.

I will be happy to continue to

volunteer as Communications Chair.

RePoRt FRoM tHe CoMMUNICAtIoNs CHAIR JoHN LYttLe cgd

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