Hello I’m Nash
I use design, illustration, typography and collage to tell stories that draw eyes and hearts in.
Circle Community Land Trust
Annual Reports + Tenant Newsletters + WebsiteCircle was founded to protect and invest in some of the last affordable family-sized homes in Toronto.
Annual Reports + Tenant Newsletters + Website
Circle was founded to protect and invest in some of the last affordable family-sized homes in Toronto.
Their first ever annual report tells Circle’s origin story - how citizens, government, and
the nonprofit sector came together to save
over 600 affordable homes.
It showcases the commitment of the team, highlighting learnings and honest self-assessments of how Circle can improve for its tenants.
For me, having to leave the city due to lack of affordable housing, this story hit close to home. It felt like a a fresh start, a hope of brighter days ahead.
This vision of a new dawn, led to the colours and graphics that guide the reader through this inspiring story.
Pathways to Education, Kingston
15th Anniversary Magazine
Since 2010, Pathways to Education has been preparing youth in North Kingston for tomorrow; and working to break the cycle of poverty.
15th Anniversary Magazine
Since 2010, Pathways to Education has been preparing youth in North Kingston for tomorrow; and working to break the cycle of poverty.
They offer tutoring, mentoring, financial support, and advocacy to support high school students to successfully transition to post-secondary education, training or meaningful employment.
They kicked off their 15 anniversary celebrations with a collection of stories highlighting the grit, determination, and community resilience that make this innovative program such a success.
Using a handful of cues, we got the Pathways students and staff to fingerpaint. These were scanned and combined to create the cover, and then flow into each of the spreads.
To represent the entire timeline, photographs of students and staff throughout the years were collaged over each other - bringing them together for the party.
The celebration now felt suitably loud, fun, messy, and real.
Compassionate Inquiry
WebsiteCompassionate Inquiry is a psychotherapeutic approach that gently uncovers and releases the layers of childhood trauma, constriction and suppressed emotion embedded in the body, that are at the root of mental and physical illness and addiction.
Website
Compassionate Inquiry is a psychotherapeutic approach that gently uncovers and releases the layers of childhood trauma, constriction and suppressed emotion embedded in the body, that are at the root of mental and physical illness and addiction.
The intention of the program is to teach this approach, created by Dr. Gabor Maté and further developed by Sat Dharam Kaur ND, so that individuals can connect to the truth within themselves in the present moment, become free from self-generated suffering, and gain insight, clarity and choice in their behaviour.
The challenge was to convey all the aspects of the trainings in a way that didn’t feel overwhelming, yet give them an accurate vision of how they would transform.
The pill shapes pop into the pages and bring freshness to layouts that have been crafted to be clean and hold large amounts of information.
The Community Foundation
for Kingston & Area
Community Impact Reports + Fundraising CommunicationsCFKA have been helping connect partners with agencies making a difference on the ground for more than 25 years. Now the time felt ripe to .re-energize their base.
for Kingston & Area
Community Impact Reports + Fundraising Communications
CFKA have been helping connect partners with agencies making a difference on the ground for more than 25 years. Now the time felt ripe to .re-energize their base.
Writer Laura Zarnke and I collaborated with the CFKA team to create a report that told stories of hope, of impact and of coming together to transform challenges into opportunties to thrive.
Vivid colours meet; and varied forms overlap to create new forms that re-iterate our theme: Together We Thrive.
The goal was to
pull audiences in, drawing attention to all the work they had done in the preceeding year, inspiring them to engage in their community.
Thandiswa
WebsiteThandiswa Mazwai builds new worlds through her music.
Website
Thandiswa Mazwai builds new worlds through her music.
Her website is inspired by her lyrics and my email conversations with her - touching on everything she holds dear, all colliding wildly.
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Video2022’s Great Lakes Public Forum holds special significance as it falls on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the U.S. and Canada.
Video
2022’s Great Lakes Public Forum holds special significance as it falls on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the U.S. and Canada.
I art-directed and designed this video in collaboration with Hypenotic for Environment and Climate Change Canada.
We tell the story of the Past, Present and Future by using the timeline as the chief design element. We follow it as it moves from date to date and curves from collage to collage. It connects the collective work done through the years as a source of inspiration and celebration for all.
This video was animated by Rahul Patil.
Lotus Yoga Centre
Branding + Website + SignageLotus Yoga Centre
is Toronto’s home for Kundalini Yoga.
Branding + Website + Signage
Lotus Yoga Centre
is Toronto’s home for Kundalini Yoga.
I re-branded the space, designed their website, their signage and a host of fun articles of interest for community members.
All the while, aiming to stay true to the essence of their practice.
Hogtown Honey
Branding + Packaging
Hogtown Honey is made by bees on a rooftop in Toronto. It is fresh, raw, harvested by hand and flavoured with the nectar from neighbourhood flowers.
Branding + Packaging
Hogtown Honey is made by bees on a rooftop in Toronto. It is fresh, raw, harvested by hand and flavoured with the nectar from neighbourhood flowers.
Sterling Road - the neighbourhood of this beehive, is prominent in this branding. Instead of multiple jar labels, the packaging comes with a detachable illustrated take of the neighbourhood, whacky, busy and local enough to result in heightened interest and deeper engagement.
MammAlive Foundation
Social Media CampaignThe MammAlive Foundation empowers women through preventative and holistic healthcare education and assists them through community support programs.
Social Media Campaign