It really is mine, I swear
For the most part, I think ownership on the Internet is a bit of a joke. This tumblr project is a reaction to that sentiment. Instead of posting images to my tumblr, and claiming them as “my own”, I’ve redrawn
Urban spaces, and how we use them
I worked with the coordinator at 401 Richmond, to develop this brochure for Nuit Blanche. The themes for the curated projects that were going to be exhibited dealt with different interpretations of urban space. I wanted to visually represent the
A cinephiles summer camp
This pro-bono project, was done for a film festival that was held over the period of a week in Picton, Ontario. Picton is a very small community, so I wanted to design an identity & poster series that the community
Save the date
These first two wedding invites/reminders were done for friend who were having a 1950s themed wedding. They asked us to use old Sears Roebuck catalogues as our inspiration. A Matte Black Studio project. — Save The Date Printed on a
Make it a magazine
While working at MaRS, I was asked to turn their 10-12 page newsletter, into a 18-24 page magazine. Working closely with the Communications Director, Marketing Team & Writer, I came up with an artistic direction for the magazine, which catered
Spotlighting the successful entrepreneurs
MaRS offers a series of free weekly lectures, which feature topics related to becoming a successful entrepreneurs. As part of their course, they bring in “seasoned” entrepeneurs to talk about their experiences, and successes. In previous years, they felt that
Entrepreneurialism & Innovation
During my time at MaRS Discovery District, the innovation-centre located in the heart of downtown Toronto, I worked on a vast array of projects, ranging from identity redesigns, exhibition design, packaging design, poster design, etc. My goal, was to ensure
A whole lot of figures & graphs
Each of the different practices at MaRS (ie. ICT, Cleantech, Social Innovation, Life Sciences) would produce White Papers, which highlighted issues & solutions for problems within their industry. I designed a series of reports, which were color branded for each
A tech week for social innovators
Net Change Week is a MaRS initiated event, which aims to enlighten social entrepreneurs in terms of social media and its application to their causes. I worked closely with the Program Designer and the Communications lead, to develop a website
An iconic catalogue
This brochure was for an exhibition being held at the Art Gallery of Missisauga. The curator was dealing with the theme of ‘Man’s Ruin’, which is a famous sailor tattoo which alludes to the many vices that lead to the
Do our tools shape us, or do we shape our tools?
This exhibition was done in collaboration with the Canadian Film Centre. Their team had developed an application, which used Facebook to create a montage of images from your personal life, which were then projected onto a wall which was situated
Make it one long page, please
Owen Pallett’s manager wanted to create a website which consisted of one long scrolling page, as he felt this was reminiscent of early computers. We used javascript and simple graphics to create a scrolling site. Designed at Matte Black.
Reworking the visitor experience
One of my projects at the Royal Ontario Museum, was to work on the Visitor’s Guide. When the project began, we quickly realized that the current design of the wayfinding system in the museum would not work in application to