The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada Vancouver Island Chapter (GDC VI) is requesting GDC VI members to consider joining the executive team for the 2012 year.

The upcoming AGM on January 27th, 2012 at the Hotel Rialto, will be a voting AGM to determine the next executive board of the GDC Vancouver Island chapter.

Positions will be available for interested GDC members in good standing to volunteer.

Please send your nominations for these positions to be voted on at our AGM. Voting will take place at the AGM and these positions will be filled.

You can download the nomination form here

Tashia Potter lives on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in Port Alberni, BC. She is currently in her second year of the Graphic Design degree program at Vancouver Island University, choosing photography, Typography and Web Design as her favorite areas of practice. She finds great reward in being consumed by the intricate nature of these subjects, and the process of dissecting and manipulating the tiny details, to then be able to step back and see a whole picture in the end. Tashia is passionate about design and the role it plays in society, and plans to make socially responsible contributions to the field.

Tashia looks forward to working in the industry after graduation. She hopes to start as an in-house designer working in a design firm to begin to get a real life feel for the industry. Her dream job would include photography, design, as well as fashion into one all incompassing role, as Tashia is also a seamstress and spends her free time hand printing textiles. Tashia is extremely excited about choosing this career path and is enjoying every step of the education, which she says happens at every curve, she sees everything differently now.

Congratulations to our newest MGDC Patrick Belanger as a result of our June 2010 Portfolio review. The next portfolio review will be in October / November - details to follow.

About Patrick:

With over 19 years designing compelling brands and artworks, Patrick knows how to bring big ideas to life. Achieving honors and awards of excellence throughout is career, he has been involved as a designer and business owner with various local and international advertising agencies.

Patrick started his design career with Grey Healthcare Group in Montreal, acting as an Assistant Production Manager and quickly became owner of his own studio a few years later. Acting as a professional designer and working on major accounts such as Pfizer, Hoechst Marion Roussel and Wyeth pharmaceuticals, he quickly became able to contribute on many high profile projects and made a name for himself in the industry.

Currently established on Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia, Patrick is now the proud owner of n9ne creative. His main area of expertise are identity and logo design, branding packages, print media design, website design and marketing solutions.

In is spare time, Patrick has been practicing diverse art forms and media, from acrylic & oil painting to ink drawing and furniture making. Extracurricular interests and activities include cooking, hiking, architectural design, climbing and riding is motorcycle.

Patrick Belanger, MGDC
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