The installation of this project was led by Lana DeCosimo, CEO of Display Attic, who brings over 25 years of expertise in retail design. Her team specializes in creating innovative window displays, visual merchandising, and event setups that not only elevate brand presence but also drive sales growth.

Capella Design is a Vancouver-based company specializing in stylish, assistive home products that blend modern aesthetics with functional design to enhance home mobility. Their offerings, such as the Lotic Shower Seat and Corbel Adjustable Side Table, are crafted from sustainable materials in North America, aiming to provide elegant and practical solutions for individuals seeking accessible living spaces.

Vandal Goods, founded in 2014, is a fashion and wellness brand redefining design for everyday health. Led by Ronald Tam, the brand redesigned the Zoll® Life Vest, creating a more comfortable, secure, and aesthetically pleasing version to support users with heart conditions in daily life. 

The S-Bench and Prairie Garden project reimagines a public seating area designed specifically to enhance accessibility, promote social engagement, and integrate ecological sustainability. The project aims to provide a multifunctional space where older adults and other members of the community can gather, rest, and interact with nature while promoting well-being and enhancing the urban landscape.

Achievements: Refreshed the organization’s brand and identity through a collaborative design process resulting in a new logo and cohesive branding package. Introduced the tagline ‘Impact by Design’ to clearly reflect our mission and values. 

What if, instead of spending hundreds of millions to tear down the Scarborough Rapid Transit (SRT) infrastructure, we transformed it into a vibrant and iconic community space that fosters local arts and culture, promotes sustainable mobility, provides healthy recreational options and supports inclusive local economies?

We live and breathe design, and instinctively know its value. In a resource focused economy like Canada’s, how do we make sure that the sector gets the recognition and support it needs? How can we better represent design in Ontario? Hear from DIAC’s Strategic Director and a panel of experts about the work done so far, plans for the future, and how a bold new graphic identity has been developed to help the mission.

The Design Industry Advisory Committee (DIAC) is seeking to rebrand the current wordmark of DIAC. DIAC is calling for interested design companies or individuals in Ontario, with a strong knowledge of branding and visual identity design, to design the new visual identity/wordmark for DIAC and develop basic visual identity guidelines/standards.

DIAC is partnering with Seneca Polytechnic “Design for Social Change” course in the Graphic Design program to develop strategies and recommendations to engage stakeholders, especially policymakers and businesses while showcasing the vital role of the Design Industry Advisory Committee (DIAC) in promoting the value of design. 

The Design Industry Advisory Committee (DIAC), in its 22nd year, continued to seek to bring an integrated design perspective to industry and public sector initiatives to improve economic, social, and environmental outcomes. The Committee works to enable other industries to utilize the problem-solving skills of our local design workforce to improve business results.