Work That Speaks for Itself
We’re a graphic and web design studio that turns creativity into clarity. From bold brand identities to seamless websites and polished reports, our work blends strategy, design, and function in equal measure. At Universe Design Studio, we help nonprofits, academic institutions, and public organizations bring their ideas to life through clear, modern, and meaningful design — the kind that looks great and works beautifully.
Featured Project: Impact Report Design for Weizmann Canada
Magazine style report design with high visual impact.
Explore Our Universe of Work
Explore our recent branding, web, and report designs.
Black Canadians in Electoral Politics
A project documenting Black Canadians’ participation and inclusion in Canadian politics, supported by the University of Toronto and SSHRC. We created a contemporary and professional brand design, a research findings report, a podcast sub brand, and a Wordpress website.
Social Capital Partners
Branding and website design for Social Capital Partners, a Canadian nonprofit with a focus on social impact initiatives and policies.
Collaborative Centre for Climate, Health & Sustainable Care
An initiative of four University of Toronto faculties focused on health, climate, and sustainability. We created a logo and visual identity that unites their specializations through colour, form, and cohesive design.
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.
First Policy Response
Website and brand design for a Toronto Metropolitan University COVID-19 policy news website, First Policy Response.
Wendy Wong
Logo and brand design for a Canadian Professor of Political Science + Principal’s Research Chair.
U of T Centre for the Study of Pain
Branding and website design and development project for The University of Toronto's Centre for the Study of Pain (UTCSP).
The Diversity Institute
The Diversity Institute is a Toronto Metropolitan University think tank. We created a complete contemporary brand system which can evolve over time and work across their many sub-departments and marketing initiatives.
Financial Accountability Office of Ontario
We created a bauhaus-inspired brand design for the new Ontario Government's financial accountability office.
Markus Goertzen Family Law
Branding and website design and development for Toronto family law practice Markus Goertzen Family Law. The modern logo and identity give the office a unique brand identity in a competitive market.
Measuring Main Streets
A project by the Canadian Urban Institute, funded by the Government of Canada, this project is a website of comprehensive data on Canada’s main streets. We created a CUI-related brand design for the website (not the website itself).
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.
Research Digest Podcast
Brand design for New Horizon's research podcast, an Ontario think tank. The geometric abstract art communicates futurism and science in a minimal way and will give the podcast immediate visual recognition.
The Social Finance Fund Hub
Brand, logo, and website design for Canada's Social Finance Fund Hub. This project includes a minimal, accessible, bilingual Wordpress website and a modern logo design.
Erin Tolley, Canada Diversity Research Chair
Brand design and development of research portfolio style website for Canadian gender, race, and inclusive politics researcher.
Looking for something a little more creative or edgy?
View our creative (non-academic) branding and design projects.
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