Popular design services
Brand design
We create contemporary, clean, minimal logo and brand design systems with accompanying style guide toolkits and related digital assets and design templates.
Web design
High-performing Wordpress websites that easily evolve over time and that your department can easily update. Google Analytics and SEO ensure your website can be analyzed and found. Also, of course, beautiful modern UX design, accessible and AODA compliant, with multilingual function as needed.
Report design
Research reports, annual reports, academic papers, and research publication designs for U of T and Toronto Metropolitan University, as well as many other Ontario think tanks, non-profit departments and public policy researchers. We create reports with:
- a unique visual identity
- logo + branding creation for report series
- original photography, graphic art, illustrations + infographics whenever possible (see below!)
- AODA-compliant (accessible) designs
Data Visualization, Infographics + Illustrations
Infographics and illustrations are a fantastic way to visualize a concept and make key data immediately communicated to your audience. They can be added to reports or used on social media or as stand alone pieces.
Graphic Design
Our general and main work is in graphic design. The term graphic design applies to pretty much everything required in print and digital communications. Starting with a strong brand design, the visual identity is applied to all assets needed for social, email marketing, web and print promotion material.
Our latest projects
Canadian Caregiving Summit
Website design for a Canadian Caregiving Summit event. Brand development and all accompanying design assets created for the conference.
Borealis Mental Health Care
Borealis Mental Health Care is an online service to connect people to professional mental health care, quickly. Based in Toronto, Ontario, we created the brand design and website for Borealis.
Boann Social Impact
Boann is a social impact fund wholesaler, funded by the Government of Canada, to support Canada's new Social Impact Fund. We created the logo, website and complete brand identity package.
Aardvark Book Club
Branding and logo design and website development for Aardvark Book Club, a book subscription service. The colourful illustrated identity is very versatile and creates a distinct personality for the brand.
Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
Graphic and web design work for the Women's Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, a research department/think tank at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Amanda Clarke, Research Excellence Chair
Brand design and website development for Amanda Clarke, a Public Affairs Research Excellence Chair. Personal portfolio website for Canadian researcher.
"If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail"
– Benjamin Franklin
Our clients
Industries and client types we most commonly work with:
University + Education Support . Think Tanks . Research Departments . Public Policy Departments + Academics . Survey Data Institutes . Non-Profit Organizations . Diversity + Future Skills Departments . Social Capital Groups . Government Departments . Law and Lawyers . Healthcare Centres
We provide full branding, graphic + web design support for:
Conferences + events
Research series
Communication campaigns
Academic portfolios
Interested in a more creative and contemporary branding style?
Check out our sister brand, UNIVERSE CREATIVE for edgier brand designs for a diverse assortment of clients and products.
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Our core values
Strategy
Before we design anything we strategize with you to understand your goals and how we can best communicate them.
Process
We have spent years studying efficient ways to collect and organize information to save you time and make your design project easy.
Simplicity
From websites to brand designs, our minimal aesthetic ensures your messaging is clear and concise.
Flexibility
Accessibility and sustainability are standard in our work. Your designs need to evolve with you over time and allow for all to view them with ease.
Accessibility considered designs
AODA compliance and accessibility best practices are applied to all of our projects, from report design to web design and development. When you have accessibility in mind from the beginning of a design, is not difficult to incorporate effectively. Accessibility is an ethical best practice that UNIVERSE is proud to build into every project we work on.
Ontario branding, graphic, and web design services
logo design
brand design
graphic design
website design
search engine optimization
accessible graphic & web design
report designs
eNewsletter templates
eBlasts campaign designs
promo + media kits
promotional flyers
social media management
social media image design
business cards
illustrations
infographics
conference banners
Word letterhead customization
PowerPoint presentation template design
Ready to get started?
Get in touch if our work speaks to you and we can help with your project.