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What's your type?

Thanks to the magic of computers, very few people need to spend any time thinking before they hit the print button. But, for those looking for accolades beyond the best company picnic invitation, here are a few terms and techniques to consider for your typographic masterpiece.

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Think you know typography? Got a finely tuned sense of spacing? Test your kern-fu, and beat us… if you can. 


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Previous Issues

Go East, Young Tugboat | Apr 11, 2013

The Relevance of your Resolutions | Jan 16, 2013

We Didn't Forget | Oct 31, 2012

Scary Marketing | Oct 30, 2012

Grape Crush | Aug 31, 2012

Teachings of the Roadside Marketer | Aug 13, 2012

Red, White and Bieber | Jul 17, 2012

Summer School'in | May 29, 2012

Kickin' It Bold School | Sep 6, 2011

The World is Ending, Merry Christmas! | Aug 4, 2011

The Tugboat Has Landed | Jun 13, 2011

May-December Brand Romance | May 4, 2011

It's Time For A Little Spring Cleaning | Apr 15, 2011

The Post St. Patrick Perspective | Mar 16, 2011

Tugboat Concept on Topic | Feb 7, 2011

Nip and Tug | Jan 5, 2011

top story

Tugboat Group Wins Creative & Design for CPMA 2014

(Vancouver BC) Tugboat Group announces selection as creative and design partner for Canadian Produce Marketing Association 2014 convention and trade show in Vancouver.

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strategy

Only Available on the Bottom Shelf, Eh? Pity.

Anyone over 40 will remember Red Rose Tea, for a while in the last century, the quintessential Canadian Tea. Tea so British that the English were disappointed it was not available to them.

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creative

Pantones, Printers and Proofs: What You See is (Not Necessarily) What You Get.

In the game of translating what appears on the screen to what appears on a printed product, consistency is king.

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interactive

Pay to Play: Social Media Platforms are Gearing Up To Sell

In what seems like a revenue drive disguised as a way to reduce data clutter, Twitter has begun to explicitly rank user content.

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in the news

Tugboat Helps Change the Definition of Victim

The Surrey Women’s Centre (SWC) is moving into a stronger space with new positioning and identity as they Change the Definition of Victim.

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InterCrate Container in Tow

InterCrate Container Corp. has tapped into Tugboat to build out their brand and new website.

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Say Goodnight, Gracie

After nearly two years with Tugboat Group, Ashley Gracie Chura is headed to the vegetarian Mecca of Calgary.

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Tugboat Welcomes Ilan Kagan - Signaleer

Ilan (he tells us it rhymes with “fun”, “gun”, or “Attila the Hun”) comes to us from Johannesburg, South Africa. This isn’t the first time he’s left home though; he spent some time chasing a girl around Ontario in his early 20s and ended up studying Public Relations at Conestoga College along the way.

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