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GDC Elects Mark Rutledge CGD as National President

Mark Rutledge CGD™ elected as GDC's 34th National President
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Case study: Designing an inclusive Playwrights Theatre Centre website

Sustainability is rarely considered beyond the environmental context. In this case study, we focus on social sustainability, highlighting human-centred and accessible design for the Web.

Design Canada Film

GDC is pleased to announce the launch of Design Canada, a documentary film about celebrating the golden era of Canadian graphic design.

Events

15 Nov

Brave the Woods: Workshop+Talk

Brad will break down what it takes to make a full time living doing your dream job (and finding the time to do it.)
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22 Nov

A NIGHT OF TYPE, TRUTH & DESIGN

Join us for an eventful night of type, social good and community design awards.

19 Oct

Design Week SK 2019 - Save the date

Design Week SK is a week-long celebration held in conjunction with the Premier's Awards of Excellence in Design which recognizes the great design work being done in Saskatchewan.

Community + Advocacy

20 Questions: Brad Woodard

Get to know more about Brad Woodard from Brave the Woods!
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The 2018/19 Canadian CreativeEarners Survey is open!

RGD, Creative Niche and GDC have launched Creative Earners 2018/2019, the national survey of salaries and billing practices in the Canadian communication design industry.

Suzanne Moore Lecture and Workshops

St. Mary’s University is hosting renowned lettering artist, printmaker and artist - Suzanne Moore in a series of Lectures and Workshops.

Design Canada Film: Vancouver Island Tour

Design Canada is coming to Victoria, Nanaimo & Courtenay in early November!

GDC Student Feature: Kía Valdez Bettcher

Here’s our QnA with Kía Valdez Bettcher, a MacEwan Design Studies student who turned a GDC Student Mentorship at Ribbon Rouge into a working client!

The 12th Annual Associations BBQ

Free burgers and hotdogs? Bocce and croquet? Let's get together and have fun.

GDC Drawing Night 3.0

Come out for doodles and fun.

Design Canada Documentary Recap

Big thanks to everyone who made it out to the Design Canada screening at the Garneau! The screening, presented in association with the GDC and hosted by director Greg Durrell with special guests from the film, was attended by over 200 people!

DesignThinkers Toronto 2018

DesignThinkers is a must-attend for forward-thinking communications and design professionals.

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