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Applied Arts Portfolios

Applied Arts Portfolios is available exclusively to photographers and illustrators, providing an easy and effective way to promote their creative talents to potential clients.


Current Issue

Current Issue

The February/March 2010 Issue of Applied Arts, mailed in mid-January, launched the latest evolution of the magazine with a new format, new design and refocused content. For an overview and some additional content, visit the Current Issue page.

 


 
Feature Story

The New Applied Arts

The new Applied Arts website has gone live. Echoing the print magazine’s new design and format, our bigger and better website aims to become the hub of the Canadian visual communications, providing more information and inspiration than ever before. A reinvigorated editorial section, with original articles and features, and larger images for our Awards winners are just a few of the features of the new site. We also present "extra" work that we couldn't fit into the print magazine, like the image above from our feature on the Vancouver Olympics. We aim to give you a window on our fast-changing industry in Canada and abroad, with the same quality you’ve come to expect from the magazine. Continue reading for a more in-depth tour through the new site.


Opinions


Who's Your System?

Looking to nature for inspiration in uncertain times for the creative profession is not as crazy as it initially appears. If you want to understand the future of marketing, advertising, branding and design, look no future than biomimicry. Click here to continue reading Jeannette Hanna's piece on following mother nature's lead in the creative industry.


Profiles


Prairie Power

The province of Saskatchewan may not immediately jump to mind when you think of a creative studio hotbed, but that's the misconception that Bradbury Branding and Design has dismantled over its 20-plus years of existence. Founded by president and creative director Catharine Bradbury in 1989, the Regina studio has a shelf full of awards that testifies to the quality of its design work. Click here to continue reading the feature on Bradbury.

 

Printing Awards

The 2009 Printing Awards winners have gone live! Featured in our February/March 2010 issue, the Printing Awards highlights the finest printing work in Canada, and can now be seen on the Printing Awards Winners page.

 

The Licensed Designer

Should there be a more rigorous accreditation process for practising and recently-graduated designers in Canada? Or is the current system up to snuff? Click here to read Eric Karjaluoto's article.