Toronto
Nov 02-03
His remote design firm, ARToverMATTER, is a creative studio that gives a damn and specializes in helping changemakers make a positive impact in their communities. He is also a co-founder of Ripple of Change Magazine. Outside of AOM, you might find Xandr as a guest speaker sharing stories about his immigrant life journey or advocating…
She teaches within the School of Graphic Communications Management (GCM), as well as the Master of Digital Media (MDM) program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Bachelor of Brand Design program at George Brown College where she helps students connect their technical left brains, creative right brains and entrepreneurial hearts for fulfilling careers in creative…
He graduated from The Bournemouth & Poole College in the UK and has worked in Toronto as a designer for more than 25 years. At H&W, Dominic focuses on high-level strategic initiatives with clients such as York University, CaseWare, University of Toronto, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, RTO/ERO and Quadrangle Architects. Currently on faculty at George…
He graduated as a Graphic Designer in the print design world and evolved by self-teaching himself UX, and the rest of Silicon Valley, when the first iPhones came out. Jay was an adjunct professor at CCA in San Francisco and has taught/lectured about design in China for ACG. He’s worked on notable projects such as the…
Leading his team at Harc Creative with equal parts heart, head and humour, Parker’s lived-experience growing up with a speech difference informs his sensitive, clarity-focused creative practice. Pouring everything he has into everything he does, Parker is certainly a ‘more is more’ person, but don’t let that fool you: his quiet approach and tender perspective…
He also founded The Futur, an online education platform that teaches the business of design to creatives. He serves as chairman of the board for the SPJA and as an advisor to Saleshood. Chris has taught Sequential design for over a decade at the Art Center College of Design and has lectured all over the…
He is the CEO and Founder of Rebrand Cities, a company that is redefining how cities, small businesses, people and brands impact the world. Rebrand Cities family of brands includes: Modern Athlete, Brand Camp University and the Rebrand Black Accelerator. Some of his clients include Disney, Nike, Cadillac, AT&T, the Detroit Pistons and the City…
While working toward her MA in Typeface Design from the University of Reading, she developed an interest in the science of reading for the partially sighted. Her research and findings were published in Digital Fonts and Reading by World Scientific. At Dalton Maag, Eleni has worked on projects with brands such as Airbnb, Oracle and…
Previous to this, Forest was the Chief Creative Officer at Wolff Olins. Forest is a Senior Critic in graphic design at the Yale School of Art, where he is also a distinguished MFA alumnus. He is a founding advisor for MillerKnoll’s Diversity in Design collaborative. Forest’s work has been exhibited at MoMA, the ROM, the…
As a social media and interactive marketing strategist and a thought leader in her field, Dorothéa is regularly engaged by groups such as Altamont (Social Media Intelligence Summit 2012), Mashable, iStrategy and Digital Atlanta. She has appeared as a subject-matter expert on CNN Newsroom with Ali Velshi, and serves a long list of notable clients.…
Named “one of the 50 most creative and influential minds” by Creativity magazine, Manuel is a leading voice on information visualization and has spoken at 80+ conferences, universities and festivals across four continents. His talks have been watched by 3M+ people around the world, and he has been featured in various magazines and newspapers, such…
The studio specializes in designing immersive brand and museum environments. The directors are hands-on designers with a wealth of experience gained in the fields of product, interior and architectural design.
