Graphic Design
At our Toronto-based design studio, we specialize in high-impact graphic design that elevates brands across both print and digital platforms. From developing a strong and cohesive brand identity to applying it consistently across all visual assets, we ensure your business looks professional and memorable at every touchpoint. Whether it’s social media content, email marketing graphics, website visuals, or print collateral, our design solutions are crafted to connect and convert.
Our most popular graphic design services:
- brand design
- website design
- logo design
- report designs
- annual reports
- social media images
- one-pagers + infosheets
- Canva template designs
- business cards
- postcards + flyers
- illustrations + infographics
- conference banners
- eBlasts + eNewsletters
- Mailchimp templates
- poster design
- Word letterhead customization
- PowerPoint presentation template design
Our collection of design templates include ready-to-use layouts for presentations, social media graphics, enewsletters, reports, and brand guides—all crafted with accessible scaling, clean typography, and flexible formats.
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Digital Strategy for Nonprofits and Purpose-Led Brands
Is your digital presence aligned with your mission? Universe Design Studio offers strategy-focused consulting to help nonprofits and impact-driven organizations communicate effectively across the web—from your website to your content, tools, and platforms.
What Is Digital Strategy?
Digital strategy is about seeing the big picture—then aligning every piece of your online presence to support your mission. We help you connect the dots between your website, brand, audience, and goals so that everything works together seamlessly.
Consulting Services We Offer
- Strategic review of brand design and all assets
- Website and content audits
- Accessibility and compliance support
- Brand and user experience review + perception
- Digital tool/platform recommendations
- Content planning and structure
Who It’s For
Our consulting services are ideal for:
- Nonprofits planning a website redesign
- Organizations unsure how to prioritize digital investments
- Teams seeking to improve accessibility and user experience
- Communicators looking to sharpen their digital storytelling
- Startups and initiatives defining their online presence
- Organizations who are due for a rebrand and not sure where to begin
How It Works
- Discovery Session – We learn about your mission, audience, and goals
- Audit & Analysis – We assess your current digital ecosystem
- Strategy Report – We deliver clear recommendations and priorities
- Optional Ongoing Support – We guide you through implementation
- Digital Assets Design – Let us create templates and designs that are accessible, functional, and that perform
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Infosheet Designs
Clear, compelling, and on-brand — everything your audience needs to know, at a glance. We specialize in designing one-pagers and infosheets that distill your message into a sharp, professional format. Whether you’re summarizing a program, pitching a service, or outlining key findings, our designs help you cut through the noise and deliver your value with clarity and confidence.
What Is an InfoSheet (or One-Pager)?
An info sheet (often called a one-pager) is a single-page communication tool used to highlight essential information in a quick, digestible format. These are especially effective for:
- Service or program summaries
- Research snapshots
- Key stats or findings
- Grant or funding overviews
- Policy or issue briefs
- Conference handouts
Infosheets by Universe
Some excellent examples where we allowed the content to lead the design to beautiful, engaging results. Click on the thumbnails to view the full PDF design.
Why Professionally Designed Info Sheets Matter
Your one-pager might be the first (or only) thing someone reads. A professional design ensures it’s not just informative—it’s credible, engaging, and reflects your brand identity.
We work with a wide range of clients—nonprofits, universities, research institutes, and public sector teams—to make their information visually powerful and easy to understand. Our designs use layout, hierarchy, colour, and graphics to lead the reader and support key messages.
Our One-Pager Design Process
We’ve refined our approach over 15+ years of working with information-heavy content and tight turnaround times.
- Content Review
We assess your draft content for volume, structure, clarity, and hierarchy. - Design Strategy
We plan a layout based on your goals, audience, and brand guidelines. - Custom Design
We design a one-pager in InDesign, using your brand fonts and colours. - Proofing & Feedback
You receive a first draft to review and provide edits via comments in the PDF. - Final Files
We deliver accessible, web-optimized PDFs, ready to print or email.
What’s Included
We combine graphic design expertise with a deep understanding of academic, nonprofit and advocacy communications. That means your presentations don’t just look good—they work. Our designs are always:
- One–four pages, fully designed PDF
- Typography and layout tailored to your brand
- Iconography or light illustrations (if needed)
- Two rounds of revisions
- Final files optimized for web and/or print
- Optional accessibility formatting (AODA/WCAG-compliant)
- Multilingual designs are also a very popular request (a set of matching Canadian English and French PDFs)
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Branding for Nonprofits
Tell your story with clarity and purpose. At Universe Design Studio, we help nonprofits, community organizations, and social enterprises craft branding that reflects their values, inspires trust, and drives engagement.
Why Branding Matters for Nonprofits
Your brand is more than your logo—it’s how people remember, recognize, and relate to your mission. A strong, consistent brand builds credibility, increases visibility, and helps you stand out in a crowded nonprofit landscape. We partner with organizations like yours to create branding that is both beautiful and strategic.
What’s Included in Our Nonprofit Branding Services
- Branding audits, digital assets evaluation
- Strategy and campaign design consultation
- Messaging, tone of voice, and storytelling support
- Copywriting, copy refining services
- Branding visual identity systems: logos colours, typography, and style guides
- Design of digital branding assets
- Accessible designs + template designs (reports, websites, presentations) all AODA compliant
Featured Work
Our Approach to Ethical, Inclusive Design
We believe branding should be inclusive, accessible, and aligned with your mission. From language to visuals, every element is crafted with care and intention—always putting your audience and community at the centre. Our work with nonprofits and educational institutions has equipped us with specialized expertise in navigating political sensitivities and implementing accessible best practices.
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Professional Presentation Design
Make your message memorable. Whether you’re pitching to funders, presenting annual results, or leading a community workshop, Universe Design Studio helps you communicate with clarity, confidence, and design that truly connects.
Why Good Presentation Design Matters
Your slides are more than decoration—they’re part of your storytelling. Clean, accessible, and impactful presentation design helps your audience stay engaged, understand your message, and take action. We design slide decks that are aligned with your brand and tailored to your audience.
Presentation Services We Offer
- Custom PowerPoint templates with branding integrated
- Powerpoint presentations
- Keynote presentation design
- Indesign presentations and/or proposals
- Accessible slide formatting and alt text
- Infographics and data visualizations
- Report-style presentations and visual templates
Types of Presentations We Design
We’ve created decks for nonprofits, community organizations, and consultants across Canada. Common types of decks include:
- Grant and funding proposals
- Annual general meetings, annual, and impact reports
- Conference keynotes and workshop presentations
- Internal training materials
- Board reports and pitch decks
What Makes Our Decks Different
We combine graphic design expertise with a deep understanding of academic, nonprofit and advocacy communications. That means your presentations don’t just look good—they work. Our designs are always:
- On-brand
- Accessible (AODA/WCAG compliant)
- Clear and compelling
- Designed for real-world use and easy sharing and updating
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Accessible Graphic & Web Design
We build beautiful, inclusive designs that everyone can access and also work with. From accessible websites to AODA considered branding and document designs, Universe Design Studio creates digital experiences that are accessible, compliant, and impactful.
Why Accessibility Matters
Accessibility isn’t just a checkbox—it’s a commitment to inclusive communication. Whether you’re designing a website, report, or social media graphic, accessible design ensures your message reaches all users, including people with disabilities of all levels. We specialize in creating AODA- and WCAG-compliant designs that are functional, engaging, and equitable.
What We Offer
- Accessibility-first UX/UI and graphic design
- AODA and WCAG 2.1 compliance (web & digital documents)
- Inclusive branding and visual identity systems
- Accessible PDFs, presentation templates, reports, and social media graphics
- Contrast, typography, and readability optimization
- Website audits, remediation, and ongoing support
Our Process
We work collaboratively, with a design process grounded in inclusion, strategy, and experience—no matter the format:
- Discovery & Accessibility Audit – Assess your current visual materials and digital presence
- Strategic Planning – Define your goals, users, and content needs
- Design & Build – Create accessible, beautiful designs for web, print, or presentations
- Review & Refine – Test against accessibility guidelines and make refinements
- Launch + Support – Deliver files and guidance for sustainable accessibility
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Infographic Design Services
Turn complex ideas into clear, compelling, on-brand visuals. At Universe, we design infographics for nonprofits, academic institutions, and public sector teams. Whether you’re sharing research, impact, or policy insights, a well-designed infographic makes your message easier to understand and more engaging. We transform your content into accessible, visually striking graphics—designed for both print and digital formats.
Featured examples
These 11×17 landscape infographics are our current favourite format, which allow for clear viewing and the easy adaption of select data points into social media images.
What We Design
- Research, data, or key points turned into infographics
- Program or initiative overviews and results
- One-pagers and issue briefs
- Impact stats or annual highlights
- Maps, timelines, and processes
- Social media images adapted from the larger infographic
Whether you’re building a single infographic or a full set, we design for clarity, consistency, and communication.
Why Work With Universe?
- 15+ years of experience designing for academic, nonprofit & public audiences
- Strong focus on accessibility (AODA/WCAG) and clarity
- Flexible formats: PDFs, vector exports, slide decks, or web-ready graphics
- Visual storytelling rooted in strategy, not just style
- Designs that align with your existing brand guidelines
Our Process
- Content Review
You send your data, outline, or rough draft - Design Strategy
We structure the visual flow and choose a format - Custom Design
We create a polished, branded infographic - Revisions
You provide any minimal edits (significant changes will affect the entire layout) - Final Files
We deliver print-ready and digital-optimized files (with alt text or tagging on request)
Need your infographic formatted for Instagram, PDF, or a slide deck? We’ve got you.
Timeline & Pricing
- Most infographics are delivered in 1–2 weeks
- Pricing starts at $300 CAD and scales based on complexity and format
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Illustrations
Bring clarity and personality to your communications with original, purposeful illustrations.
At Universe, we create custom illustrations that elevate your message—whether you’re designing a report, launching a campaign, or publishing a research brief. Our illustrations are crafted to feel human, thoughtful, and aligned with your brand.
We offer both hand-drawn illustrations and AI-assisted visuals, depending on your goals, style, and timeline. Whichever approach you choose, the result is always bespoke and strategic.
AI Generated Illustrations
Contemporary, bold, and customized with experience.
A new services we offer is AI-generated illustrations. These are curated and custom-designed with our experience in Ai-rendering software. This approach allows us to explore new and complex visual directions in a more imaginative way.
Handy for:
- Background designs (ie: report cover art)
- Isometric illustrations
- Creative ideas
Custom Drawn Illustrations
Custom illustrations are a powerful way to communicate a message on-brand. They give your communications a distinct, memorable look that feels tailored, intentional, and human.
Unlike stock images or generic icons, custom illustrations:
- Visually reinforce your brand’s tone, values, and identity
- Make complex or abstract ideas more engaging and understandable
- Set your organization apart with visuals no one else has
Related reading
Infographic Design Services
Custom infographic design services for nonprofits, universities, and public sector teams. Make complex ideas clear and engaging with accessible, branded visuals.
Example of a perfect report design and digital assets needed to share it
We have extensive experience creating accessible report designs, working with many Toronto and Canadian policy researchers, think tanks, and universities. In this blog post we outline the ideal package of design. assets for releasing a report online.
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