Current Issue

An Advocacy Tax on Indigenous Designers? Jennifer Taback examines the unexpected workload on Indigenous designers who must go above and beyond their everyday roles to ensure their work hits the mark. Jennifer Taback is an Anishnawbe-kwe from Shawanaga First Nation, and Co-CEO of Design de Plume Inc.

Respect by Design Paul Tétrault is a citizen of the Red River Métis Nation and a fellow of DesCan (Design Professionals of Canada). Based in Winnipeg, Paul and his partner Andrea are the principals of TÉTRO Design. He discusses visual storytelling and the importance of responsible representation in Indigenous design.

Every Logo Tells a Story Shaun Vincent is a proud Métis from St. Laurent, Manitoba. He is founder and director of brand and creative strategy at Vincent Design Inc. Shaun contributes to his learnings from a young designer on the meaning of designing for indigenous and why it's different in Every logo tells a story.

PLUS be ready to feast your eyes—and your imagination—on more than 150 pages of jaw-dropping visuals from the 2025 Photography, Illustration, and Design Awards competition! The Summer Annual is bursting at the seams with colour, creativity, and clever ideas, guaranteed to spark your next big project. Photography Judge and Lionel Michée, ACD at Cossette Montreal, said when asked where he thinks the industry will be in 10 years: "Wow, that's a tough one. Everything is changing so quickly, but what I believe is that we'll need originality and uniqueness more than ever." And that's what we have; check out this year's award winners. It's a creative buffet you won't want to miss!

On the cover: Sandy Nicholson, photographer, Toronto, ON, for client Fall for the North.