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		<title>SmartDesign Group does summertime</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we took a couple hours out of the day to enjoy the sunshine that has blessed our typically rainy city. Here&#8217;s a peek at what we got up to while chilling on the patio at Lift.]]></description>
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		<title>SmartDesign Group featured in BC Business Magazine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nick Baker, President &#38; CEO of SmartDesign Group, was recently interviewed by Lucy Hyslop at BC Business Magazine. The article, which features a number of local firms, addresses the international demand for Vancouver designers. For the feature, Nick was shot by Vancouver photographer Lindsay Siu at Cibo Trattoria. Read the full article here.]]></description>
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		<title>The great Comic Sans debate and other font-related controversies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past, Comic Sans has been referred to as the life of the party. It&#8217;s fun and groovy.  However, it&#8217;s quickly becoming evident that no self-respecting graphic designer will go near it. The recent campaign to ban the typeface is sparking a whole lot of fun online. Videos, parodies, and rants personifying the font [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hilton Restaurant Group selects SmartDesign Group for hospitality design experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SmartDesign Group has been selected by Hilton Restaurant Group to develop two new restaurant concepts for rollout at Hilton Family of Hotels locations around the world. Following a design firm review, SmartDesign Group was chosen for their international hospitality design experience and back-of-house expertise. “Designing a successful restaurant goes much deeper than determining how it’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New feature: Behind the Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airport Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We often say that millions of people eat, shop, work and play in spaces created by SmartDesign Group. If you’ve travelled, you’re likely to be one of those people. That’s because a lot of our design experience is focused on commercial spaces in airports. These spaces include restaurants, food courts, retail stores, and of course, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sourcing sustainability for Whole Foods Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 18:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that renovations at Whole Foods Market on Cambie Street in Vancouver are complete, SmartDesign Group has been working as Design Consultant on a new store location in Bellevue, Washington. In keeping with the Whole Foods brand, Project Designer Carol Kelley has been putting her design experience to work on sourcing sustainable materials and finishes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SmartDesign Group dining concepts open at Sydney Airport</title>
		<link>http://smartdesigngroup.com/chat/smartdesign-group-dining-concepts-open-at-sydney-airport/</link>
		<comments>http://smartdesigngroup.com/chat/smartdesign-group-dining-concepts-open-at-sydney-airport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airport Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, SmartDesign Group, working with SSP International, developed airport design concepts for five new food &#38; beverage outlets at Sydney International Airport.Concepts include Seafood Bar by Caviar House &#38; Prunier, Bambini Wine Room, Danks Street Depot, Trattoria Prego and Itacho Sushi. All locations have recently opened to great reviews and are a welcome addition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SmartDesign Group puts design experience to work on Whole Foods &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://smartdesigngroup.com/chat/smartdesign-group-puts-design-experience-to-work-on-whole-foods-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://smartdesigngroup.com/chat/smartdesign-group-puts-design-experience-to-work-on-whole-foods-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised in our previous post, we&#8217;ve put together some more photos of recent work done at Whole Foods Market on Cambie Street in Vancouver. Have a look at the new Healthy Eating Centre before and after. Better yet, if you&#8217;re in the neighbourhood, why not go see it in person?]]></description>
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		<title>SmartDesign Group puts design experience to work on Whole Foods</title>
		<link>http://smartdesigngroup.com/chat/smartdesign-group-puts-design-experience-to-work-on-whole-foods/</link>
		<comments>http://smartdesigngroup.com/chat/smartdesign-group-puts-design-experience-to-work-on-whole-foods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you live in Vancouver, you may have noticed a few changes going on at your local Whole Foods Market. The popular organic grocer approached SmartDesign Group about helping them urbanize the newest location on Cambie Street. If you’ve visited Whole Foods lately, we&#8217;d love to hear what you think. In the meantime, here&#8217;s look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nick Baker to speak about airport design at Passenger Terminal Expo 2010</title>
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		<comments>http://smartdesigngroup.com/chat/nick-baker-to-speak-about-airport-design-at-passenger-terminal-expo-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nick Baker, President and CEO at SmartDesign Group, has confirmed that he will be speaking at Passenger Terminal Expo 2010 in Brussels later this month. A specialist in airport design, masterplanning and retail development, Baker works with airports around the world helping them to build brand equity and maximize non-aeronautical revenues. According to Nick Baker, [...]]]></description>
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