Howard Poon RGD
DDB Canada
he/him
VP Design
Member since
April 13, 2021
Contact
1900, 10025 - 102A Avenue
Edmonton
AB
T5J 2Z2
Phone:
780 917 6617
Areas of Specialty
Art Direction, Branding, Design Management
Other Capabilities
Advertising, Brand Strategy, Creative Direction, Exhibit Design, Marketing, Packaging, Signage/Wayfinding, UI Design, Web Design
Languages Covered
English
Why am I an RGD?
Professional development and resources. World-class events. Giving back to the design community on a national level.
Why am I a designer?
My high school Visual Communications teacher, Paul Lucas taught me to freehand the alphabet and numbers in Helvetica and Times. It was my first exposure to typography. I was hooked.
Contributions to RGD
member, RGD Design Committee • DDB Canada is the creative partner for Design Thinkers 2022 • panelist, UltraBold Awards Info Session, June 2021 • panelist, Creative Directions – Hope in Uncertainty Panel, May 2021 • reviewer/mentor, student portfolios, Creative Directions, May 2021 • presenter, Webinar: What Design Directors Know, January 2021 • judge, RGD UltraBold Awards 2020