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Case Study: U of M Stops the Presses to Take it Online

Manitoba’s first Certified B Corporation, Manoverboard is a purpose-driven design firm whose mission is to “help businesses and organizations create a better world by design.”

GDC® Elects New Executive at 2014 Annual General Meeting

Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC) Elects New Executive at Annual General Meeting and Strategic Planning Sessions in Ottawa June 5-7 2014.

Elevators Awards 2014: Winners!

Elevators, Saskatchewan's design/advertising awards and speaker series returned to Saskatoon. The winners were announced on May 31st, check them out!

Special offer to design studios, only through GDC

Private sale: complete library of 1,710 open type fonts with 10 workstation license – at $2.34 per font!

GDC Foundation Plants Seeds for the Future

Promo piece helps GDC Foundation grow fund, and donors grow flowers.

Congratulations to the Graphex 2013 winners!

Award winners announced at the Graphex Awards Cocktail Reception on May 9.

The duplication dangers and downsides of the new DIY culture

Cutting corners with crowdsourcing or even DIY can be expensive when the work purchased turns out to be something that can't be owned or trademarked

GDC Launches New Identity

GDC Launches a new identity, first in nearly 50 years.

Maxim/Dictum Poster Sale

Words to live and work by – Poster sale to benefit GDC Foundation

GDC eNews March 14, 2014

March 14, 2014

This is What a Designer Does

World Communication Design Day 2014

Apply for a GDC Scholarship Now!

Submission Deadline EXTENDED: April 28, 2014

PICA: Get your tickets now!

New speakers and workshops have been added!

Graphex Finalists Announced

Congratulations to the Graphex 2013 finalists!

PechaKucha Wpg, Vol. 17 (recap)

GDC Manitoba presented PechaKuchaNight Winnipeg Vol. 17 on March 6, 2014.

Circle closes its design office after 38 years, partners with Tétro

GDC Fellow and former Manitoba Chapter President Rob Peters is stepping back, while Paul and Andrea Tétrault partner with Circle.

Group Rates on Home and Auto Insurance for GDC Members

GDC has partnered with The Personal Insurance Company to deliver aggressively priced group rates on Home, Auto and Pet Insurance for members.

Designerly Ways of Knowing*

Experimental Making at the Fuzzy Front End of Design

Canadian Books Recognized at 2014 Leipzig Competition

41 Canadian books in exhibit

Welcome New GDC Members!

February 5 - March 5, 2014

Chapters Announce New Executive Boards

Congratulations to newly elected and returning chapter board members!

Icograda Board Message

Icograda is the world body for professional communication design of which GDC is a member.

Student Case Study: Safety Problem Solved Using Integrated Design Approach

Student designers from the University of Alberta explore systems approaches to design

Kick Start Your Design Career at PICA

Advice for students heading to professional careers

Applied Arts 2014 Design Awards: Call for Entries

Deadline March 14!

Students Contribute to History of Canadian Design

University of Alberta class project studies designers' styles

Case Study: The GermSmart Campaign

A unique approach to hand hygiene

Michael Maynard FGDC Named Dean at Seneca College

Renowned graphic designer and educator is now Dean of the Faculty of Communication, Art and Design

A Saskatoon Portfolio

Christian Jensen CGD

eNews February 2014

February 12, 2014

Conferences, Courses, Call for Education Abstracts

Plan ahead for the great conferences of 2014!

GDC Sustainability Case Studies

Highlighting the work of GDC members who embrace principles of sustainable design. Learn more about their projects and processes!

Welcome New Members!

December 5, 2013 - January 8, 2014 and January 9 - February 5, 2014
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