Recent Work:

Banner Bag project in CA! See our Commercial Drive banner bags project feature in Communication Arts Exhibit!

Work featured in Canadian Geographic! The June, 2009 issue of Canadian Geographic will include a special poster/map insert about wind energy that features several Design HQ illustrations and charts. See how wind energy in Canada stacks up against the rest of the world; just how big these turbines are and how the industry has grown in the last decade.

New addition to Point No Point Resort! This February we just couldn't avoid 4 days of location work at Bridge House — the newest addition to our favourite resort. Visit the new Bridge House website (don't miss their crazy introductory rates!)

See the companion website for the entire resort and the comprehensive branding program for our favourite get-away on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island.

Despite a global economic meltdown, our direct mail fundraiser for UBC alumni generated more than a 31% increase in revenues; over a 22% increase in the amount of the average gift and more than a 15% increase in donors compared to the previous year's campaign.

Oh yeah, and a Bronze for Direct Mail Advertising for Fund Raising in an international competition organized by CASE (Council for the Support and Advancement of Education).

Not a bad response rate in a year characterized as the worst economic crisis since the great depression! read more

What to do with all those old Commercial Drive street banners we've designed over the years? Let's keep them out of the landfill and put them into the hands of Commercial Drive patrons as reusable nylon shopping bags!

Check out the reduction in environmental impacts this program has yielded as well as the amazing support of Commercial Drive retailers who are donating all proceeds to the creation of new public green spaces in the neighbourhood.

New website for a unique North American transport company. Since launching the identity in 1998, we have helped position Western Logistics as the preeminent office furnishings transport company. Their new website has just distanced them from the competition — again. See some of the other work we've done over the past decade.

Lombardo's has made award-winning pizza al forno for 20 years, but until this year, they went out the door in plain white pizza boxes.

Ah, with all due respect, this was not acceptable packaging! Take a look at our rebranding for this great restaurant.