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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 research, academic, and public impact organizations communicate complex ideas through clear, modern design. We are proud to create meaningful work — the kind that looks great and works beautifully.

Featured Project: Branding for a Canadian Research Report Series

Branding for a research department’s report series with a clear, distinctive visual identity.

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Explore Our Universe of Work

Explore our recent branding, web, and report designs.

The Next Toronto: City of Toronto Report Design

Discover The Next Toronto, a strategic report outlining bold goals for growth, equity, and prosperity for the City of Toronto. This document guides the city’s direction over the coming decade—defining key priorities, performance measures, and design-led implementation strategies.

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.

Future Skills Report Designs

A selection of recent report designs for the Diversity Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University, created in partnership with the Future Skills Centre. Each report follows a cohesive design system that blends both brands’ visual identities for a consistent and professional look.

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.

Environics Institute Research Report Design

Ongoing report design for the Environics Institute, including 20+ annual publications designed for clarity, accessibility, and impact.

Youth Employment Services Annual Report

Creative annual report design for Youth Employment Services featuring custom graphics, infographics, and authentic photography.

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).

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).

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 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.

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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