People.

They are people behind our work and whilst we often collaborate with external suppliers, we have a solid core team in the studio.

Isabelle Swiderski

Founder & Creative Director

Isabelle has been helping develop memorable brands for close to twenty years working in Paris, London, Ottawa and Vancouver in large and small design studios. Her work has been recognised in several international publications. She also works as an independent filmmaker with a short currently on the festival circuit, another in pre-production and a feature in development.

Isabelle is a sessional lecturer at Emily Carr University and a professional member of the Graphic Designers of Canada (GDC), the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and Women in Film & TV (WIFTV).

  • MA, Communication Design, Royal College of Art, London U.K.
  • B. Design, Emily Carr University, Vancouver

Jaime Barrett

Associate Creative Director—Portland

Jaime is an award-winning researcher & designer with over a decade of experience at major design agencies working for clients like Microsoft, Proctor & Gamble, Li Ning, Cirque du Soleil, Sugoi and Nike. She is also a sessional lecturer at the Pacific Northwest College of Art.

  • MA, Communication Design, Emily Carr University, Vancouver
  • BA, Communication Design, Western Washington University, Bellingham U.S.A.

Setareh Shamdani

Senior Designer

Setareh comes to us from Toronto where she worked for various boutique studios. She is an award-winning illustrator and designer as well as an avid photographer. She also contributes to several art magazines outside the studio.

  • B. Design (Honours), York University/Sheridan Institute, Toronto

Skyler Richter

Lead Developer

Skyler is a lover of hand-written code. Pixel-perfect on the front end, bespoke systems on the backend, Skyler ensures our web and mobile applications are as user-friendly as they are functional.

  • School of Performing and Visual Arts, Digital Media—Edmonton

Carla Olson

Director of Video Production

Carla has spent over a decade working as video producer for Vancouver's most reputable advertising agencies and clients such as HSBC, A&W, BC Hydro and Vancity. Most recently she showed her considerable leadership skills and expertise as Head of Video Production for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Carla is as efficient as she is easy going and at ease managing projects of any size.

  • B. Media Arts, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver

Careers

If you’re the best at what you do, get in touch. We’re always keen to hear from like-minded people.

Current positions

  • We're all set at the moment.