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2016 holiday cards
This 4-pack of festive, limited edition A2-size greeting cards were hand-lettered with brush and ink, scanned, and screen printed by hand in Toronto using water-based matte black and metallic gold ink on pure white 100% cotton archival paper. Matching gold envelopes included. Check out the making of the cards here. Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Eat the Seasons
This 12” x 12” print was hand-lettered using brush and ink and printed in Toronto on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultrawhite 120lb matte fine art paper, using an HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press. The print was loosely based on Foodland Ontario's Produce Availability Guide, which encourages seasonal eating throughout the year. Also available as a tote! Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Lettered Canada
This 12” x 12” print was hand-lettered using brush and ink and printed in Toronto on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultrawhite 120lb matte fine art paper, using an HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press. Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Calendar
The last calendar you'll ever need. This perpetual calendar is designed and crafted in Toronto with every detail in mind. Laser cut with precision from Canadian baltic birch. Available in your choice of natural wood, mahogany or russet amber stain (aniline water-based stain). More photos and details here. Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved. (Photography: Worker Bee Supply Co.)
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Lettered Great Lake
This 12” x 16” print was hand-lettered using brush and ink and printed in Toronto on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultrawhite 120lb matte fine art paper, using an HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press. Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Generic Inspirational Message
This 12” x 12” print was hand-lettered using brush and ink and printed in Toronto on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultrawhite 120lb matte fine art paper, using an HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press. Also available as a tote! Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Lettered Toronto
This 12” x 16” print was hand-lettered using brush and ink and printed in Toronto on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultrawhite 120lb matte fine art paper, using an HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press. Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Clock
This 9" x 9" quartz clock is laser cut and engraved from Canadian Baltic Birch. The numerals were hand-lettered with brush and ink. Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Lettered Planets
This 12” x 16” print was hand-lettered using brush and ink and printed in Toronto on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultrawhite 120lb matte fine art paper, using an HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press. Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Work hard
This 12” x 12” print was hand-lettered using brush and ink and printed in Toronto on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultrawhite 120lb matte fine art paper, using an HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press. Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Lettered TTC
Show your love for public transit with these charming tributes to Canada’s oldest – and largest – subway systems. These 12” x 16” prints were hand-lettered using brush and ink and printed in Toronto on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultrawhite 120lb matte fine art paper, using an HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press. Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Have fun!
This 12” x 12” print was hand-lettered using brush and ink and printed in Toronto on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultrawhite 120lb matte fine art paper, using an HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press. Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Emoji Map of Canada
This 12” x 12” print is created using 6855 individually placed emoji. Each province or territory is composed of emojis related to that region. It is printed in Toronto on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultrawhite 120lb matte fine art paper, using an HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press. Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Be kind
This 12” x 12” print was hand-lettered using brush and ink and printed in Toronto on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultrawhite 120lb matte fine art paper, using an HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press. Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Emoji Map of Toronto
This 12” x 16” print is created using 7255 individually placed emoji. Each community is composed of emojis related to that neighbourhood. It is printed in Toronto on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell Ultrawhite 120lb matte fine art paper, using an HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press. Available for purchase here. © Christopher Rouleau 2016. All rights reserved.
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Pretty and witty and gay!
This 9" x 12" limited edition print was created specifically for the Buddies in Bad Times annual Art Attack auction, which helps raise money to support Canada's most exciting LGBT theatre. This piece was created using pen and ink, digitized, and then screen printed by hand using a special "split fountain" technique to create the unique technicolour gradient. Available on either black or white cotton archival paper. Check out the making of the prints here. Available for purchase here.
Hand-Lettering
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4
This was the hand-lettered numeral that was published for UPPERCASE Magazine's "Nifty Numeral" project. You can read the full rationale in Issue 28, or on my blog.
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Ligatures Brush Alphabet products
I'm thrilled to share some new products I designed for Ligatures, Toronto's favourite typography club! All of the designs are based on my hand-lettered alphabets. Lots more photos and process work on my blog. Purchase these products in in the Ligatures shop.
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BRIKA
I'm thrilled to share some custom lettering I did for the new BRIKA location at 768 Queen St. E. in Toronto. Be sure to stop by and check out this amazing shop! More process work on my blog.
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We Totes Love Type
The only tote you'll ever need. I designed and hand-lettered this 14" x 16.5" double-sided canvas tote for Ligatures. Lots more photos and process work on my blog. Purchase your tote in the Ligatures shop.
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Ramona: The Yellow Line
This is the album art I created for Toronto-based band, Ramona. Stream or purchase your copy here.
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V Morgan is Dead
This is some custome lettering I did for the launch of the RBC web seriesV Morgan is Dead at the AGO on November 5, 2015. You can check out the web series here.
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Hand-painted signs
Here are my recent sign painting projects. Some of these signs were recently featured in UC Quarterly. Purchase a hand-painted sign in my shop.
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F*ck Status Quotes
Here's some lettering I created for F*ck Status Quotes, a Toronto not-for-profit that curated a series of inspirational art pieces sold at an art auction on March 11, 2014. All proceeds went to donated to YYZ, a Toronto based creative hub that exists to give artists space and support to take risks and create freely. More process work on my blog.
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Look SMART on your smartphone!
The poster was featured in the Spring 2014 issue of Spacing Magazine. My objective was to create a playfully anachronistic poster about cell phone etiquette, had cell phones existed in the 1950s. Using a simple acronym, I present five friendly reminders for "S.M.A.R.T." phone use on the TTC. The overall style is distinctly mid-century, with its brush script lettering, sans serif typography, traditional figural illustration, muted colour scheme, and offset ink placement. Larger version here.
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch
This is the poster, promotion materials, and slideshow stills I created for breathe.feel.love's 2013 production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Check out the details of the larger poster on my blog, along with some of the process work.
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2014 hand-lettered calendar
This 2014 limited edition calendar was the culmination of a year-long lettering project called 12 in '13 for '14. All of the headers and numerals were hand lettered with a Pentel brush pen, refined in Illustrator, and then typeset into the final calendar layouts. A full post on the process here. The piece was featured on FPO in January 2014, and then featured in UC Quarterly in May 2014.
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Influence Magazine
Here is some custom chalkboard-style lettering I recently created for the front and back cover of Influence Magazine. Check out the larger versions of the covers on my blog.
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12 Months of Type
This was my 2014 Instagram lettering project. Each month was dedicated to one art medium, and for the entire month, I immersed myself in the new medium, and created as many typographic pieces as I could. Here are the results; check out the entire process on my blog.
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Love letters
This is some custom lettering I did for a Ligatures Valentine's event in February 2014. More about Ligatures in the Personal Projects section.
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2015 holiday cards
These are the holiday cards I designed for my Winter 2015 collection. These festive A2-size greeting cards were hand-lettered with Tombow brush pens, scanned, and screen printed with the assistance of friend and illustrator, Paul Dotey.
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Be kind
This was a limited edition gold lino print I created for my Winter 2013 collection. Check out the making of the print here. Press Quipsologies
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2014 holiday cards
These are the holiday cards I designed for my Winter 2014 collection. These festive A2-size greeting cards were hand-lettered with Tombow brush pens, scanned, and screen printed with the assistance of friend and illustrator, Paul Dotey. Check out the making of the cards here.
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Two-word truths
Each month for 2014, I created one new limited edition lino print based on a short inspirational quote. Read more about the project's inception here, follow the progress here, or pick up a print in my shop.
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2013 holiday cards
These are the holiday cards I designed for my Winter 2013 collection. These festive A2-size greeting cards were hand-lettered with Pentel brush pens, scanned, and screen printed with care by Kid Icarus. Check out the making of the cards here.
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Inside Out
This was a hand-lettered chalkboard concept presented to Inside Out film festival in 2014.
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Thank You cards
These are the Thank You cards I designed for my Winter 2013 collection. These festive A2-size greeting cards were hand-lettered with Pentel brush pens, scanned, and lino printed by yours truly in gold and silver. Check out the making of the cards here. Purchase a set of these cards in my shop.
Type & Alphabets
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Letter by letter
This is some animated lettering I created as an instructor for the Ligatures brush pen workshop. More about Ligatures in the Personal Projects section.
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Emoji alphabet project
Here are all 26 letters I created for my #emojialphabetproject Instagram project in February 2015. Each day, I created a new letter in my iPhone's Notes app, using emoji as pixels. Each letter is composed of emojis starting with that letter. "The Definitive Emoji Alphabet" -Paste Magazine Selected press Quipsologies Fast Company Design Taxi Available as prints in my shop.
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Deco Nouveau typeface
This is a new headline font, inspired by Art Deco & Art Nouveau styles with a modern twist. Purchase this vector alphabet for personal use here.
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Lego letters
Here are all 26 letters I created for my Lego Letters Instagram project. To purchase this print, please contact me.
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Razorblade typeface
This is a display typeface inspired by shapes (circle, square, equilateral triangle) and their derivatives (no linear elements). It also has the potential for overlay and transparency with its two complimentary shapes faces. More background on its development on my blog. Available as prints in my shop. Purchase this vector alphabet for personal use here.
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Food alphabet
Here are all 26 letters I created for my food month during my 12 Months of Type Instagram project. More about 12 Months of Type in the Hand-lettering section.
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Geometrica typeface
This is a typeface I have been developing since early 2010, inspired by geometric forms and antique lettering guides. It currently has 3 faces (hairline, medium and bold) and oodles of alternates and ligatures. More background on its development on my blog. Available as prints in my shop. Purchase this vector alphabet for personal use here
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Alphabet 100
Alphabet 100 was my 2012 lettering project. Each week, I drew 100 versions of one glyph, picked the most interesting one, and rendered it in Illustrator. You can see all the results on my blog here or download the free lettering template here. To purchase this print, please contact me. Press Quipsologies
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Staple alphabet
This is a staple alphabet I created for Uppercase Magazine's Office Letters project. Using only staples and as few bends as possible, I created a tiny, metallic modular alphabet. Featured in Issue #19 of Uppercase Magazine.
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Alphabet Print #1
This is an interlocking alphabet, created in November 2011. Purchase your copy in my shop.
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Numbers Print #1
This is an interlocking set of numerals (0-9), created in March 2012. Purchase your copy in my shop.
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Isometric alphabet
This is a work-in-progress of a tiled isometric alphabet.
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Rouleau numerals
This set of numerals (0-9) was created as part of my 12 in '13 for '14 calendar lettering project, and used as the primary typeface on my 2014 calendar. Each digit was hand-lettered with Pentel brush pens, refined in Illustrator, and compiled in FontLab. Check out some process work here. Purchase these vector numerals for personal use in my shop.
Custom Chalkboards
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Wonder Pens
This is the fun, summery chalkboard I created for Wonder Pens fine calligraphy and stationery store. Check it out at 250 Carlaw Ave, Suite 105in Toronto. More process work on my blog.
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Flock
I recently had the privilege to revamp the HUGE chalkboard at Flock, Toronto's best rotisserie chicken and greens. Here's a peak at the new 5' x 25' board. To get the full effect – and to enjoy a great lunch – stop by their restaurant at 330 Adelaide St. W. in Toronto. More process work on my blog.
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12 Months of Type chalkboards
Here are some of my favourite chalkboards I created in June 2014 for my 12 Months of Type lettering project. More about 12 Months of Type in the Hand-lettering section.
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The Body Shop
Here is a permanent chalkboard I created for The Body Shop, located at 528 Church Street in Toronto. Please stop by sometime to take a closer look. More process work on my blog.
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Loaded Pierogi
These are four huge chalkboards for a brand new restaurant in Toronto called Loaded Pierogi, located at 9 1/2 Church St. (Toronto). The largest chalkboard measures over 15 feet wide! Please stop by, grab a delicious gourmet pierogi, a flight of premium vodkas, and check out the new chalkboards. More process work on my blog. UPDATE: Check out the chalkboards at the second Loaded Pierogi, located at 1044 Gerrard Street East. More photos on my blog.
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Hank's
These are a selection of chalkboards I've created for Hanks Cafe at 9 1/2 Church St. Toronto. More shots and process work on my blog.
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RedLab Digital
These are three special chalkboards I just wrapped up at RedLab Digital , a post-production shop that works with ad agencies and film & TV producers. Included is the the 2' x 6' kitchen menu chalkboard, and two large 5' x 7' chalkboards in the meeting rooms. More process work on my blog.
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Church Street Espresso
Here's some chalkboard work I recently completed for Church Street Espresso, located at 585 Church St. Toronto (at Isabella). Stop by for a delicious affogato, or enjoy some fresh gelato! More process work on my blog.
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Garage Sandwich Co.
These are 2 chalkboard I whipped up for Pusateri Fruit Market, which has been providing the finest foods in Toronto's Church-Wellesley Village since 1966. More process work on my blog.
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Welcome home Christie
This is a special chalkboard I created for Christie.
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Postcard printing station
This is a special chalkboard I created for Snap + Tumble.
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Welcome
These are two special chalkboards I created for Mike & Kelly.
Art & Commissioned Work
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Non riesco a soppatore
This is some recent commissioned work.
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Homo sweet homo
These two limited edition paintings were created specifically for the Buddies in Bad Times annual Art Attack auction, which helps raise money to support Canada's most exciting LGBT theatre. House 11 1/4” x 15 1/4” (unframed) 15 1/2” x 19 1/2” (framed) Deer 11 3/8” x 15 3/8" (unframed) 15 1/4” x 19 1/4” (framed) Purchase a limited edition giclee print in my shop.
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This too shall pass
This is some recent commissioned work.
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You are my joy
This is a birthday commission I created for a friend in Calgary. Lots more process work on my blog.
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Alex & Jeremy
This is a commissioned work I created for newlyweds Alex and Jeremy. The inspiration was classic architecture, clean lines, with a hint of Art Deco flavour.
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Andrea & Matthew
This is a wedding gift created for newlyweds Andrea and Matthew.
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A well-tied tie
This is some recent commissioned work.
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Myles & Melissa
These are two Ms I created to commemorate the anniversary of Myles & Melissa. Each 6" x 6" letter is hand painted with acrylic on pre-mounted balsa wood canvas.
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Razorblade Origami Alphabet
Through the methods of incision and paper folding, this sculptural alphabet explores the underlying form and structure of letters, based on their geometry and inherent lines of symmetry. Check out some process work here. This piece was featured in Creative Type Five, an annual curated exhibition of typographic artwork from Toronto illustrators, artists and graphic designers.
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Meera Sethi
This is a Sanskrit-inspired piece I created for Meera.
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Monograms
These are some custom monograms created for some very special folks.
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Lincoln
These are two prints I created for a little lad named Lincoln.
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Gavin Semple
These was a recent commission I did for a professor (and friend) at the University of Calgary. Read more about it on my blog.
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Sketched portraits
These are a collection of recent portraits of people – and bulldogs – I've created in graphite. Please contact me about special commissions.
Print & Identity
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Jane100
Jane100 is a year-long celebration of the life and legacy of Jane Jacobs, the inspiring urban theorist, author and citizen activist who made Toronto her home for nearly 40 years. To mark the occasion of what would have been her 100th year, you’re invited to organize or attend an event that brings Jane’s ideas to life – be it a book club, a block party, a film screening, or a day of community design. More information about this project on my blog blog.
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Erik Blood
This is some branding materials I lettered for Erik Blood, a Seattle-based musician. He just released a new full length album called Lost in Slow Motion, available in digital, vinyl – and cassette tape! All three mediums feature his new custom wordmark, title and track listing, courtesy of yours truly. Check out his music and videos on his website, and purchase the album here.
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Quest Theatre
This is the recent campaign I designed for Quest Theatre, Calgary's best theatre for young audiences. The campaign, featuring my custom hand-lettering, was featured in bus stops around Calgary, posters around the city, as well as social media and digital marketing..
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Beet on a Bun
This is some branding materials I illustrated and hand-lettered for Beet on a Bun, a new Calgary-based holistic food blog.
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Shakespeare Toronto
This is an identity and series of season posters & web graphics I designed for Shakespeare Toronto, a series of evening performances presented by Classical Theatre Project in Spring 2011 aimed at bringing the dynamic world of Shakespeare to Toronto. The Macbeth poster is published in Presenting Shakespeare: 1,100 Posters from Around the World, written by by Mirko Ilic and Steven Heller, foreward by Julie Taymor. The book is published by Princeton Architectural Press, and contains around 1,100 posters from 56 countries around the world. It is available for purchase here.
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Music in the Barns
This is a recent brochure I created for Music in the Barns.
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Pocket Concerts
This is an identity I created Pocket Concerts, which offers the finest private chamber orchestra concerts in your home.
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NDstrings
This is an identity I created NDstrings, an online service for naturopathic doctors and students to collect, organize and share their medical knowledge. Tidbits of medical treatments are often referred to as "clinical pearls" (as in pearls of wisdom), so the site allows users to creates "strings" of information (as in strings of pearls). The site is administered by Chris Roberts, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine.
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I ♥ Kensington
This is some branding materials I created for I ♥ Kensington, a upcoming neighbourhood appreciation blog in Calgary.
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Biluany Water & Literacy Project
This is a logo and stationery set that I created for BWLP, a not-for-profit organization in Calgary, AB which coordinates the necessary logistics for the drilling of water wells and the building of schools in South Sudan.
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The Shakespeare Company
This is a logo and selected event posters I designed for The Shakespeare Company, a theatre troupe from Calgary, Alberta, from 2006 to 2011.
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Shuffle Concerts
This is an identity I created for Shuffle Concerts, a series of curated performances at the Toronto Summer Music Festival July 16-August 3, 2013.
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Glyphic Visual Information Inc.
This is a series of infographic prototypes I created for Glyphic Visual Information Inc. in 2013. View the larger versions on my blog.
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32 Blades
This is a hand-lettered wordmark and web banner I created for 32blades, an online forum for synchronized skating.
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Audio Cine Films
These are a series of promotional pieces I created for Audio Cine Films, a film licensing company based in Montreal which issues copyright licenses for organizations to screen films for fundraisers.
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Mandy Glinsbockel
This is an identity I created for Mandy Glinsbockel, an award-winning documentary and commercial photographer based out of Calgary, Alberta.
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Cinerama: The Music of Nicole Lizee
This is some recent promotional materials for Music in the Barns' production of Cinerama: The Music of Nicole Lizee.
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Pride Toronto
This is the graphic I created for Pride Toronto.'s official 2012 theme: "Celebrate & Demonstrate". The graphic was used primarily on the web and social media, but also throughout the festival - on volunteer tshirts, signage, and the banner at the front of the Pride Parade.
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Wrecked Upon This Shore
Wrecked Upon This Shore is the second novel by Peterborough novelist Kate Story, released by Killick Press. Purchase your copy here.
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Toronto Star
This is an infographic I created for Toronto Star's microsite 'The Network' about the CBC and public broadcasting. Check out a larger version here.
Personal Projects
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Ligatures
I am one of the proud co-founders of Ligatures, a typography club in Toronto. We meet monthly to discuss typographic topics and share our work. Here is the logo and a handful of event posters I have created since our launch in October 2013. Read more about the club's inception here.
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Toronto Etiquette Project
This is a set of cards I created help improve public etiquette in Toronto. Read the project rationale here, the progress / development here, or download your own cards here. The project recently expanded to become the Urban Etiquette Project in French and Portuguese. Read more on my blog here and here, or check out the site here. Selected press Swiss Miss Quipsologies Flare Magazine CTV National News Toronto Star
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Yes, Let's! Sheets
This is a set of free productivity and task management sheets I created to make less desirable tasks (meal planning, working out, saving money, and weekly chores) more fun! Read more about them on my blog, or download your own sheets here. Featured in the January issue of Depict Magazine.
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The Official Gay Card
This is a promotional website and print piece I created for Toronto Pride 2012. Read more about its inception, progession, and statistics, or take the quiz.
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#wearenotford
I took it upon myself to come up with a creative solution for Torontonians and Canadians to reclaim our tarnished reputation, and provide a bit of levity to the entire Rob Ford fiasco. More about the project here. Download and share the images here. Selected press Global National CityNews
