It’s not an uncommon narrative: Major city undergoes a branding revamp, leading to criticism and derisive commentary from a variety of sources – city councilors, local residents and – of course – other designers. This time it’s the City of Vancouver, where city councilors voted 7 to 2 in favour of a new logo, earlier […]
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Become a boxing champ with this primer on packaging tools Packaging design is an exciting but often daunting field that can be intimidating to get started with, but it doesn’t have to be—many designers regularly use tools that you are already familiar with to work on basic carton and box packaging. Even when designing more […]
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Whether you are an in-house design department, independent design boutique, agency or studio, having a solid set of brand guidelines is an invaluable resource to draw upon—putting basic design decisions on auto-pilot and letting you focus on the bigger picture. Even if you typically work independently, formalizing your fundamentals in a brand guidelines document can […]
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When the Designedge Canada team was reviewing our options earlier this year, there was heated discussion about how to best provide our content in a digital format. We love print, and take great pride in the print edition of the magazine, but we know that—especially in the long run—having our interviews, features and articles available […]
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Whether you’re enjoying patios, camping or road trips, a solar charger means you can spend more time under the sun this season. Here’s what you need to know… Hundreds of portable solar charger products are available to keep your devices running when you are off the grid, ranging from pocket-sized keychains that give your phone […]
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