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Tag Archive: inspiration


8 Canadian Stats That You Should Know.

Filed Under: inspiration, random
Jun.09, 2011

We’re just back from the Magazines Canada MAGNET 2011 conference. The following awesome STATS are applicable to publishers obviously and any business that is in BUSINESS. Most of these stats are courtesy of IPSOS Reid. They are relevant to all of us as marketers of anything. So here they are and here’s what I think they mean:

1. 98% of Canadians are e-mailing!

Emailing is not dead. If you thought the era of e mailing was over – think again. It is the most widely used method of communication in Canada today. What does that mean for you?

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Happy Hallowe’en from K9 Design Co!

Filed Under: inspiration, random, video
Oct.29, 2010

Ah the beauty of public access news. Yes this is old, but it doesn’t make it any less beautiful. We hope you all enjoy Hallowe’en as much this guy does.

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Toronto Life New Cover Revealed

Filed Under: inspiration
Jul.09, 2010

Look… it’s the new… I mean old…I mean new Toronto Life. This is very reminiscent of their older cover designs. Back to retro. We love the cover image! Congrats on your new look Toronto Life. Thanks to Scott Bullock at Covers that Sell for the scoop.

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If you could redesign any logo…

Filed Under: inspiration
Jun.14, 2010

We stumbled across this great post on BaseNow that certainly has our wheels turning… If you could redesign any logo, which would you choose? Jury is still out here at K9 but check out the great stab at the Nasa logo that Base drummed up:

Check out Base’s blog for more on their proposed redesign of Nasa’s branding.

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Young at Heart

Filed Under: inspiration
Apr.30, 2010

Tim MacphersonIt was a grand aspiration of Pablo Picasso’s to be able to regain the vivid and free flowing imagination we all have as children. Photographer Tim Macpherson’s beautiful and clever photo series gives us a tiny glimpse into just how wonderful a child’s imagination can be.

Tim MacPherson

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The glam plans – K9′s new office walk-through

Filed Under: inspiration, news
Apr.22, 2010

Join us! We’re taking you on a walk-through of our brand new design studio.

We are giddy about working with hot Toronto Architect and Designer Bruno Weber. His vision and clean designs will be a welcomed treat after 11 years of cramped studio life. Our K9 studio has served us well, but it’s time to forge ahead and build the future of K9′s life so we can be ever ready for our client’s new challenges.

We’ll be capturing the entire demo and re-build right here on our blog. Stay with us as we go through another kind of design process…From sham to glam. Watch this rendering become the real deal.

In the end it’s all about process, strategy and design and we can’t wait!

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Magazines Connect by Magazines Canada

Filed Under: inspiration, news, video
Apr.16, 2010

Here is a very entertaining and clever take on Canadian magazine facts and stats enhanced with iPad capabilities. Produced by Magazines Canada. This is the kind of marketing that publishers need to see and of course the next step is to help them get there. We’re working on that…stay tuned and watch this.

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Think Negative… Space

Filed Under: inspiration
Apr.13, 2010

Have you thought about negative space lately?

Is the space you’re not filling sending a message? Maybe it should. Like this fantastic yet simple logo for the Guild of Food Writers by 300 Million. For some more great examples of negative space use in logos check out LogoDesignLove.com‘s great compilation.

Negative Space in Logo Design

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Pixels by Patrick Jean

Filed Under: inspiration, video
Apr.08, 2010

All our designers love this clip but you don’t have to be a designer to love it… it’s pretty neat.

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Wychwood Barns Barn Raiser April 15th!

Filed Under: news
Apr.08, 2010

Wychwood Barns Barn Raiser

BARN RAISER

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