Announcements

Janice Van Eck RGD launched a new website

Cathy Ledden RGD and her team at Ledden Design iT launched a new website

 

Career Moves

Grant Ivens RGD is now Professor of Graphic Design, Marketing Strategies at Seneca College (partial studies) 

Cameron Arksey Prov RGD is now Instructor at Western University Continuing Studies for “Design for Public Relations”: a course encouraging the use of design thinking to create innovative visual solutions applicable to the communications industry.  

Michael But Prov RGD is now Interactive Designer at SOS Design

Chantal Cronk Prov RGD is now Junior Graphic Designer at Habitat for Humanity GTA

Vivan Lai Prov RGD is now Freelance Graphic Designer at The Epoch Times TR

Anda Lupascu Prov RGD is now Freelance Graphic Designer at andadesign.net 

Marlene Silveira Prov RGD is now Freelance Designer, Illustrator and Designer at marlenesilveira.ca

 

Awards

Jeremy Linskill RGD, Marko Zonta RGD and the team at Zync honoured among Best Sports Websites in 18th Annual Webby Awards for Olympic.ca (view a Case Study of this project here) 

 

Canadian Regional Design Awards (The Redgees) 

BC/Yukon

Mary Binsted RGD was Finalist in the Logo Category for Yukon First Nations Culture & Tourism Association

 

Alberta/NWT

Caroline Bruckner RGD and the team at TMX Equicom received Best of Region, Finalist (Print) and Best in Category (Typography) for Gran Tierra Annual Report

 

Ontario

Ron Beltrame RGD received Best in Category (Typography) for aboutface and Finalist (Logo) for CHEFX

Ben Hagon RGD and the team at Intent received Best in Category (Campaigns) for Fill the Fridge, Best of Region (Ontario) and Best in Category (Print) for St. Mary’s General Hospital Foundation Report to the Community, Finalist (Identity Application) for PUBLIC KITCHEN & BAR, Finalist (Print)  for Mood Disorders Association of Ontario Corporate Sponsorship Brochure, and Finalist (Web) for Perimeter Development Website

Robin Honey RGD and the team at Honey Design received Honourable Mention for Best in Region and Best in Category (Web) for Forked River Microbrewery Website, Best in Category (Packaging) for Everspring Sprouted Grains, Finalist (Logo) for Maple & Moose logo, Finalist (Logo) for Quantum Group Logo, Finalist (Identity Application) for Forked River Microbrewery Brand Identity, Finalist (Print) for The Bee Brand Manifesto, Finalist (Web) for Arctos Anthracite Project Website, Finalist (Web) for Contrans Group Website

Gareth Lind RGD, Lind Design, was Finalist (Logo) for Thomas Video 

Carl Poirier RGD and Luc Bergeron RGD and the team at Cayenne Creative were Finalist (Identity Application) for Kirk Law Office

Jason Recker RGD, Jesse Gibb RGD and the team at Carve Design received Best in Category (Identity Application) for The Spectacle Company

Kathleen Scott RGD and the team at Bruce Power were Finalist (Print) for Bruce Power: Making Our Site Safer & Stronger

Michael Zavacky RGD and the team at McMillan received Best in Category (Misc) for FIFTYMEN Owl Poster, Finalist (Logo) for PrimRose Donkey Sanctuary logo, Finalist (Misc) for Ad Agency WOES drink coasters, Finalist (Misc) for McMillan Christmas Cards 

Frank Flitton Student RGD received Best in Category (Student Work) for Type & Glyph

 

Ontario Horseshoe

Ric Riordon RGD, Shirley Riordon RGD and the team at Riordon Design received Best in Category (Print) for TENacious

Daniel Tojeira RGD and the team at Spin Design Solutions Inc. received Finalist (Logo) for Anova Energy, Finalist (Logo) for Dead Jack Pine, Finalist (Web) for Why We Walk – Light The Night – Microsite

 

Toronto

Caroline Bruckner RGD and the team at TMX Equicom were Finalist in the Web Design Category for Gaining Ground 2012 Annual Report 

Claire Dawson RGD, Fidel Pena RGD and the team at Underline received Best in Category (Packaging) for 'Holiday Beer Packaging'*, Finalist (Editorial) for Prefix Photo 27, Finalist (Editorial) for Prefix Photo 28, Finalist (Print) for Catapult Journal, Finalist (Misc) for Spring & Arnaud

John Furneaux RGD and the team at Projektor received Finalist (Logo) for Planet Kid Identity, Finalist (Identity Application) for Switchback Cyclery Brand Identity Program

Carey George RGD and the team at Goods & Services received Best in Category (Packaging) for Goods & Services Holiday Gift*, Finalist (Logo) for Goods & Services Logo, Finalist (Logo) for Krcmar Logo, Finalist (Editorial) for Wayward Arts Magazine, Finalist (Print) for Wayward Arts Magazine, Finalist (Packaging) for Flash Reproductions Holiday Gift

Bob Hambly RGD, Barb Woolley RGD and the team at Hambly and Woolley received Best of Region (Toronto) and Best in Category (Print) for 'BEES'

Diti Katona RGD and the team at Concrete Design Communications received Best in Category (Identity) for 'Art with Heart', Best in Category (Advertising Design: Print) for 'Mountain Equipment Co-op Print Advertising Campaign', Best in Category (Advertising Design: Outdoor) for 'Mountain Equipment Co-op Advertising Posters/Billboards Transit Campaign, Best in Category (Editorial) for 'Lida Baday Spring 2013 brochure', Finalist (Identity Application) for Art Canada Institute – Institut de l’art Canadien Identity, Finalist (Identity Application) for King of Denmark Identity, Finalist (Identity Applicatio)  Mountain Equipment Co-op Corporate Identity, Finalist (Editorial) for Art with Heart Catalogue, Finalist (Editorial)  for Art With Heart 20th Anniversary Commemorative Brochure , Finalist (Print) for Marimekko With Love, Finalist (Environmental) for Tangerine Interior Design, Finalist (Packaging) for Bite Beauty Cuvee Collection, Finalist (Packaging) for Bite Beauty – 15 Shades of Sephora

Andrew Kuzyk RGD and the team at Entro were Finalist in the Environmental Category for SickKids Peter Gilgan Research and Learning Centre

Norm Lourenco RGD and the team at K9 Design were Finalist (Logo) for Canadian Cover Awards Identity Design

Jim Ryce RGD received Finalist (Print) for Is this the new normal in Canada? and Finalist (Print) for We’re here to help

Tim Smith RGD, Vince Galante RGD and the team at The Pixel Shop were Finalist in the Web Design Category for the RGD DesignThinkers website

Stussy Tschudin RGD and the team at Forge Media + Design received Best in Category (Environmental) for 'Connexion Point', Finalist (Web) for Red Canoe Online Store, Finalist (Environmental) for 222 Jarvis St

Marko Zonta RGD, Jeremy Linskill RGD and the team at Zync were Finalist in the Web Design Category for Canadian Olympic Team website

Antonio Lennert Prov RGD and the team at ALSO Collective received Best in Category (Web) for 'SickKids Orthopaedic Fellowship Website, Finalist (Web) for Kayapo.org Website

*tied for Best in Category award 

 

Quebec

Mario Mercier DGA and the team at Orangetango received Best of Region (Quebec) and Best in Category (Campaigns) for 'DesignThinkers 2013'

 

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