The Court Reporting Academy of Québec is the brainchild of two veteran court reporters responding to a severe shortage in their field. Fast, accessible and flexible, their expedited online program gets you out of school and into a dynamic career of court reporting in as little as six months.
For over 50 years, Toyota has invested in Canada, creating thousands of jobs, generating significant economic impact, building stronger communities, and benefiting Canadians from coast to coast. To illustrate Toyota’s commitment to Canada, we worked together to create a story that puts Canadians at the centre. The booklet’s modular format with a series of inserts provides Toyota with the opportunity to customize their message depending on their audience.
Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. As the agency for the Canadian law firm Ogilvy Renault, we were on the ground floor for a complex strategic marketing effort that extended through multiple mergers over several years. Each campaign was developed for a range of vehicles, including newspapers and magazines, online, in airports and stadiums, and through internal communications.
Lerners Llp is one of Ontario’s largest law firms. With multiple offices in various locations, each with a variety of communication needs, it was critical to establish branding standards that would guide staff and suppliers. We evolved the Lerners brand by finetuning their existing logo and defined parameters across mediums.
Ogilvy Renault (now Norton Rose Fulbright) was a leading Canadian law firm with international depth and reach. We collaborated on a wide range of communications initiatives, from advertising to annual reports to editorial.
Advertising campaign using the suitcase as the brand icon for Ogilvy Renault’s cross-border legal expertise.
Quarterly magazine design developed as a template for the company’s in-house agency.
Annual Report.
As a leader in the automobile insurance industry the Progressive Corporation prides itself on its ability to find imaginative solutions to the ever-changing demands of their customers. As a natural extension, their annual report is an expression of the company’s inventive persona, a diverse assembly of artwork and strategic messaging that transcends the traditional presentation of business facts and figures. Every year an artist is selected to address the chosen theme in his or her own voice and their work is incorporated into the annual report; the following are the results of this collaboration.
Progressive’s commitment to full disclosure, self-examination, timely reporting and, above all, honesty led us to the theme of transparency. In parallel, John Coplans honest and unflinching photographs of his aging body explore the idea of self-examination.
Progressive celebrates diversity through their inclusive work environment, embracing individuality and encouraging different ways of looking at the world and their business. In this year’s annual report Carter Custera’s paintings offer a collage of colourful identities while employee and customer statements provide context.
Artist Robert ParkeHarrison is the inventor, painter, set designer, producer and model of his photographic situations depicting Progressive’s exceptional service.
Much about Progressive fits the statement “That’s not what you’d expect from an insurance company.” In Gregory Crewdson’s evocative and elaborately staged photographs of everyday scenes expectations are upended and the status quo is reexamined.
Art inspires. Inspiration kindles invention. Invention fuels change, and change ignites progress. The Progressive Corporation has continually rejected convention and reinvented its collection, promoting emerging talent, showcasing some of the world’s foremost creative thinkers, and amassing one of the most vital collections in the world. A representative cross section of nearly 300 works, have been selected for this book; more mission than catalogue. The art on these pages is not mere food for thought, but fuel for fire.
Canadian stamps are recognized as being among the finest in the world. We’ve had the privilege to work with Canada Post on developing and designing several that have become Canadian classics.
Stamps and first-day covers designed to commemorate Canadian Olympic heroes.
Pablum was one in a series of stamps created to pay tribute to landmark Canadian inventions.
Stamp design proposal to mark the occasion of the newly created territory of Nunavut.
Stamps and first-day covers designed to honour teachers.
This ad campaign showcasing Norton Rose Fulbright’s client-centric service was rolled out in magazines, newspapers, online and in airports.
One of the top liberal arts colleges in the United States, each year Vassar aims to recruit a freshman class made up of the most talented, interesting and diverse students. Their admission materials are often a prospective student’s first glimpse. We worked closely with Vassar to develop a system of dynamic graphics, engaging stories and powerful images that bring the student experience to life.
The Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) is an independent college of art and design where each year students from across the globe explore their vision through a five-year, combined studio and liberal arts curriculum. We worked with CIA over a number of years to create admissions materials that give a prospective student a sense of the unique opportunities available.
Nanite Tech Advisors want to change your relationship with technology. And to underscore their mission, we helped evolve their brand name, created the “Love your technology.” tagline, and developed a playful brand system that works across multiple mediums.
J+B Engineering is an integrated engineering firm that provides consulting and project management services to major industrial, commercial and government clients. We developed new branding program that was implemented across a range of marketing materials.
A. Gilson Landscapes is a Boston based landscape design firm. The logo, inspired by a simple stone shape, is a reference to the coastal landscape and the client’s strolls on the beach at low tide.
Dré Dee is a content director, editor and writer with a long list of publications to her credit both in print and online. The logo, inspired by the @ symbol, was redrawn to create an upper and a lower case “D”.
Skin by Design is a bespoke skincare clinic. Up untill Known Associates’ involvment the owners had personally cobbled together their own branding and marketing. Not surprisingly, this DIY approach had failed them. We were asked to reimagine SBD’s branding and help with an ongoing marketing effort that helped to differentiate them in a highly competitive market.
Triple E is an independent consultancy to the polymers and plastics industry. Inspired by the chemistry of polymers, we designed the logo as shorthand for the company’s name and developed a like-minded brand vocabulary that was incorporated throughout, from identity system to promotional materials.
Eden Robbins has shot everything from cars and food to celebrities and landscapes. Always looking for new creative opportunities, we’ve collaborated over many years on brand identity, marketing materials and interactive design.
Promotional portfolio of limited edition prints.
Business papers.
A series of promotional materials.
Title sequence/credits for Ghost Story, a music video created by Eden Robbins for the band Skyscraper.
Since 2005, Allergic Living magazine has been a unique resource for people living with allergies, celiac, and asthma. Upon joining the team, we embarked upon a refresh of the brand. From the new logotype to a complete editorial redesign and ongoing art direction, our collective goal is to continue to engage and inform readers in the most accessible way.
A Canadian institution, Saturday Night magazine had a long history of invention and reinvention. This redesign – with its highly readable typography and page layout, and its playful art direction – created a warm, human quality with broad audience appeal.
Known for buildings of exceptional quality in design and materials, Teeple Architects were looking for an identity that reflected their work. An extensive rebranding effort included renaming the firm and creating a design vocabulary that pairs translucency with clean modern typography.
InSeason asked us to create a brand image for their year-round retail store. The brand was developed across business papers, signage and in-store elements such as hang tags and other point-of-purchase materials.
RKLA’s landscape design services shape the way people live, learn, work, and play. We helped create the firm’s online presence, evolving its brand vocabulary through the use of still and motion images that speak to its unique aesthetic.
Imax Corporation Typographic treatment for various marketing materials and poster for Imax Dome Technology.
MD Godbey Branding for an Americana singer/songwriter and package design for his self-titled album.
The Advertising and Design Club of Canada Members Handbook and Reference Guide.
National Magazine Awards Program and t-shirt for the annual awards show.
Z Contemporary Cuisine
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Calendar, t-shirt and logo designed for the grand opening.
Pamela Jeffery Search Advertising campaign for the launch of a new executive search company that helps organizations find female candidates for their board of directors.
Hero | Redrover Integrated branding and advertising for affiliated live action and animation studios emphasizing the ongoing creative dialogue between the two.
Garden Envy Branding and package design for a Canadian garden decor company with a signature line of metal garden silhouettes.
AfterImage An exhibition of photography by Jeffrey Berman. The photographs of shadow and light that comprised the solo show were showcased in a book of the same title along with exhibition materials.
