What makes a great boss?

Let's talk about the ones who've lifted us up.

What makes a great magazine cover?

How to "actually" get a design job

The secret formula to design job applications and portfolios

Made by Emblem picks up some wins

Don't take it personally.

There's power in accepting feedback

Journal Entry No. 11

Journal Entry No. 9

RGD Great Canadian Studio Crawl

Journal Entry No. 10

Studio Tour, Art Hunt, NMAs Case Study, Brand Guidelines Galore.

Journal Entry No. 8

Brand New, Whiteboard Podcast, Menu Trends, Pangram Pangram.

Does Black History Month need a rebrand?

The effect of visual identity design on real-world community identities.

New work with CanadaLabs

CanadaLand's latest initiative in leading independent Canadian journalism.

Robots are coming for our jobs. Sort of.

With AI, graphic design will never be the same and I'm ok with that.

Journal Entry No. 7

Website Facelift, World Brand Design, Canadian Magazine History, College Promenade

Journal Entry No. 6

ADCC, Jousting, Alexander Girard, Highlights of the Year.

Journal Entry No. 5

Magazines, Magazine Awards, Font History, Sneak Peek.

Meet the Team: Christina

Designer, Doodler, Surprise Exclaimer

The General Idea Behind the Emblem

Looking Forward at Canada Modern

Journal Entry No. 4

Boats. Billboards. Book covers. Bye, summer.

Journal Entry No. 3

Office Hours. Shields. Hospital Spreads. Press.

Office Hours

Help for students and new creatives.

Journal Entry No. 2

Our new magazine. Board games. The Beer Store. Goal Posters.

Poster Templates

Free Food

Debrief: A love letter to our favourite projects.

I Am Toronto Pearson

Journal Entry No. 1

Branding for Pearson. The NMA's. An office playlist. Cafecito's.

Meet the Team: Joshua

Associate Creative Director, Rum-Runner, Diner-Breakfast Eater

Meet the Team: Marikha

Project Manager, Goth, Book-Lover

Meet the Team: Erik

Creative Director, Optimist, Quadruple-Shot Coffee-Drinker

Meet the Team: Megan

Senior Designer, Baker, Debate-Haver

Station Builder

We made a board game.

The Orange Crush Room

MBE, Microphones, and our new favourite bar.