
Nicola Hamilton RGD
she/her
Art Director & Graphic Designer
Member since
April 14, 2016
Contact
76 Edna Ave
TORONTO
ON
M6P 1B6
CA
Phone:
6479868671
Areas of Specialty
Art Direction, Editorial DesignOther Capabilities
Book Design, Branding, Brand Strategy, Creative Direction, Design Education, Information Design, Strategy, Typography, Web DesignIdentifies as
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Languages Covered
EnglishInterested in Freelance
YesCompany description
Nicola Hamilton (she/her) is an independent creative based in Toronto, Canada.The bulk of Nicola’s work has been focused on editorial design, acting as a graphic designer and art director for a variety of publications. She began her career at the beloved, city-weekly The Grid (2011-2014.) She’s spent time as Chatelaine’s Deputy Art Director (2015-2017) where she helped lead the team through a redesign of both their print and digital properties and establish video and Facebook LIVE platforms. Most recently, she was the Art Director at Studio Wyse (2017-2020) where she helped redesign, reposition and produce publications for clients such as The University of Toronto Magazine, Ryerson University Magazine, The Globe and Mail, and Creative Destruction Lab.
Nicola is a part-time design educator, teaching in the design departments at both Humber College and George Brown College. She's the President of The Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD), a Certified RGD, and an active Board Member. She maintains an artistic practice via The Scaries, an exploration of the emotional realities of being creative and has presented a handful of talks on the topic.
Contributions to RGD
- Current RGD's President- Formerly VP of Communications
- Formerly Chair of the Communications Committee
- DesignThinkers 2018 TO Speed Mentor
- Designers + Drinks + Discussions Contributor
- Top 5 Contributor
- Winter Session Mentor
- Summer Designathon Mentor
- Winter Designathon Mentor
- Provisional RGD Portfolio Evaluator
- Reviewer of Student Portfolios