Design & creative thinking for meaningful work.

I love diving in with great people to deliver creative that communicates.

 
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Small but mighty, the focus is on functional creative and genuine connections.

I work with individuals, small businesses, community groups, educators, and creative collaborators, designing thoughtful and useful materials that help people share what they do. Using design, illustration, and smart communication (and lots of what’s known as knowledge translation) to connect good work to the people who it’s meant for. I look forward to hearing more about your projects.

 
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Illustrations for the SKIP Implementation Guide supporting ideas in the Pediatric Pain Management health standard (CAN/HSO 13200:2023

Branding (and naming) created in collaboration with youth partners for the Power over Pain portal

Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (CPBF) Education sheets for parents in NICU. Collaborated with family partners and experts to create one-page information sharables

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Initial creative approach and tag line creation for national program (Children’s Healthcare Canada, CIHR)

Presence Study Toolkit Family-Centered Care Taskforce, IWK Health/Sanford University: overall communication approach, document structure, navigation system, visual tools, and chapter illustrations, transforming a large collection of content into a cohesive and accessible resource

PEPR branding, look & feel, and companion elements

Canadian Premature Babies Foundation (CPBF) Development of Position Paper: interpreting initial data, creating content, key points selection, editing, presentation, and creative with feedback applied from study experts

CACHE Biennial Report design concept, management of flow and presentation of ideas, layout and editing

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Project creating illustrated stickers for Retinoblasphoma patients at SICKKIDS, faciliated an in-person brainstorming session with the children, listened to their comments,, sketched ideas and created icons to respresent their ideas.

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Taylor Made Strategies: created branding and presentation project visually supporting DEI concepts and content fostering inclusive leadership and workplace cultures

Developed a visual plan to define the complicated program stream and then visually present it as an infographic. Center for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE), UHN)

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C4T The Canadian Collaborative for Childhood Cannabinoid Therapy, updated branding, custom illustrations based on team members

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My work brings together graphic design, illustration, communication, and creative thinking. Some projects start simple and others we just dive into! Whether it’s a toolkit, annual report, learning resource, campaign, signage, or something entirely different. The work changes which is creative and interesting. The process of understanding what is needed, who it is for, and how it can connect with people stays the same.

Much of my work happens in research and healthcare, where communication often involves complex information, multiple audiences, and real-world implementation. Knowledge translation is a natural part of my work, but the same ideas of good communication extends to community organizations, educators, businesses, corporate teams, and independent organizations.

Services include illustration, graphic design, research communication, knowledge translation, messaging, content development, websites, annual reports, infographics, campaigns, social media, learning resources, signage, trade and display, print and packaging, creative direction, and project management.

 

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