imprintpresents Tag

Editorial

Feb 23, 2016

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How did I meet Sophia Chang? Pretty sure it was when she provided illustrations for some interTrend projects I was working on, including the 20th anniversary tenugui project (photo above) and a dogs-in-the-workplace manual (that will eventually see the light of day). Her lines seem so perfect and effortless, as if images and letters flow...

Editorial

Sep 02, 2014

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Imprint's Jeffrey Ng introduced Jan Chipchase as a guy who specializes in gathering impossible-to-get information for clients. Chipchase is famously able to extract data from the most insular communities around the world, ranging from the very richest to the most poor. His #imprintpresents talk at the Downtown Independent on Tuesday, August 26, was a rare...

Editorial

Aug 19, 2014

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After being introduced by Imprint Culture Lab's Julia Huang at last week's #imprintpresents event, John Maeda said that he wanted to make sure his presentation wouldn't simply echo one of his TED talks, conference keynote speeches, or anything that one can easily stream online. He added that he has been giving a lot of speeches...

Editorial

Jul 22, 2014

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Last Friday, Jeff Hamada came to town and gave a special lunchtime #imprintpresents talk at the Downtown Independent. After being introduced by Imprint Culture Lab's own Julia Huang, the Vancouver, BC-based founder of booooooom.com did not boast about his hugely popular art website or even his own art. Instead, he talked about failure. Telling stories about...