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No wonder Mountain Equipment Co-op’s members don't love their new logo
Judy Snaydon, June 19, 2013 at 8:14 PM
According to angry comments on social networks, MEC’s members liked the old logo A LOT. No-one likes to lose something they’re really attached to: I still have the first backpack my Dad bought me when I was 18. I would never use it now, but I can’t let it go. There's definitely a place for nostalgia (providing you have big closets), but in today’s competitive global economy failure to look forward can be as risky as heading out in the mountains without planning for every kind of weather.
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Unpaid internships are harming the design industry - and they’re illegal
Matthew Warburton, May 05, 2013 at 4:57 PM
Mark Busse CGD posted this hard-hitting article on Design Edge this past month and has agreed to allow us to repost it here. The GDC is currently working on a policy document and guidelines for internships and will be publishing them in the coming months in time for the next school year.
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CertifiNATION: The Facts.
Adrian Jean, March 22, 2013 at 8:31 AM
Adrian Jean CGD, President of the GDC outlines the facts about CGD Certification, and responds to RGD Ontario's challenge of it.
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The GDC provides CGD certification to qualified graphic and communication designers, and as well promotes high standards of visual design and ethical business practices for the benefit of Canadian industry, commerce, public service and education.

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