On Saturday, February 22 and 29, 38 emerging designers and 9 seasoned design professionals gathered in 5 cities across the country to participate in RGD's sixth Designathon.
A 12-hour event where design students and recent grads, led by a senior professional, work on real-life design projects for non-profit organizations, the Designathon is an opportunity for participants to connect, network and get real-world experience while using their expertise to contribute to a meaningful cause.
Participating cities and host studios included McKenzie College (Moncton), Digitalist (Vancouver), Design de Plume (Sudbury), Hambly & Woolley (Toronto) and Forge Media + Design (Toronto) for hosting.
Below are the projects created by the Designathon teams.
Assaulted Women’s Helpline (AWHL)
Team: Elyssa Biringer Student RGD; Rayhaneh Haghgoo Provisional RGD; Lucy Laughland Student RGD; Brandon Normoyle Provisional RGD
Mentor: Stüssy Tschudin RGD
Location: Forge Media + Design, Toronto
Brief: Identity design to target elderly men and women who have experienced or are experiencing abuse.
Results:
Parachute
Team: Sidra Bokhari Student RGD; Vicky Gibson Provisional RGD; Agnieszka Kowalska Student RGD; Renata Nascimento Student RGD
Mentor: John Furneaux RGD
Location: Forge Media + Design, Toronto
Brief: Graphic / illustrative messaging for teen driver safety to be shared during National Teen Driver Safety Week.
Results:
Arab Community Center
Team: Jack Henry Student RGD; Nicole Hart Provisional RGD; Cristiane Kaneko Provisional RGD
Mentor: Paul van Dongen RGD
Location: Forge Media + Design, Toronto
Brief: Digital presentation design for newcomers and educating visitors about their services and programs.
Results:
Friends of High Park Zoo
Team: Athul Alexander Student RGD; Benjamin Ginzberg Provisional RGD; Karilyn Xu Junior Affiliate Member
Mentor: Dominic Ayre RGD
Location: Hambly & Woolley, Toronto
Brief: Brochure for attracting tourist to visit.
Results: In progress
Jane Goodall Institute of Canada
Team: Patricia Beader Student RGD; Iman Ghader Provisional RGD; Hossai Girowal Provisional RGD
Mentor: Nicola Hamilton RGD
Location: Hambly & Woolley, Toronto
Brief: eCards as sustainable gift options that create impact; donating to a meaningful cause in honour of a loved one or a day of celebration.
Results:
Anishnawbe Health Foundation
Team: Michael Campbell Provisional RGD; Hailey Nguyen Student RGD
Mentor: Gilbert Li RGD
Location: Hambly & Woolley, Toronto
Brief: Identity Design to target Indigenous Two-Spirit and Trans Clients
Results:
Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival
Team: Davide Dorigo Student RGD; Madison Madison Lemieux Student RGD
Mentor: Mélissa Deschênes RGD
Location: Design de Plume, Sudbury
Brief: Festival 2020 promotional materials
Results:
Small Stage/Movement Enterprise Society
Team: Maria Alleanna Chanel Barrera Student RGD; Mark Calulo Student RGD; Evenlyn Chua Student RGD; Bhavya Grover Student RGD; Andie Kim Student RGD
Mentor: Yasemin Cenberoglu
Location: Digitalist, Vancouver
Brief: Digital presentation design for the sponsors of winter series
Results:
Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa
Team: Ekaterina Castellanos Student RGD; Alina Demidova Student RGD; Yuko Fujioka Student RGD; Kylie Woo Student RGD
Mentor: Claudio Afonso
Location: Digitalist, Vancouver
Brief: Identity design to target employees of major companies and businesses in Ottawa particularly in the construction, legal, financial and tech sectors
Results:
New Brunswick Youth Orchestra, Inc.
Location: McKenzie College, Moncton
Brief: Logo, splash screens and main character to target new audiences
Results:
United Way GenNext
Location: McKenzie College, Moncton
Brief: Identity design to target the young working professionals within the Greater Moncton Area
Results:
Team Codiac Soccer
Mentor: Rich Gould
Well done, designers!
Interested in seeing more? Click to see the results from our first Designathon, our second Designathon our third Designathon, our fourth Designathon and our fifth Designathon