2021 Ultrabold Award Finalists
Zoë Boudreau, Toronto
Zoë is an art director specializing in clever concept-driven designs primarily for identity systems and advertising.
Zoë is passionate about partnering with like-minded people and organizations to create thought-provoking work that creates positive change. When not working for john st., she partners with small businesses and non-profits like the Community Women's Initiative and Access Youth in Vancouver, bringing out their voices through her unique, fun aesthetic and push for accessible design.
Jazmin Lihou, Toronto
Jazmin is a designer and art director with a passion for uplifting brands with strong social values that are actively contributing to their communities.
“The 2021 RGD Ultrabold submissions were filled with top quality work, but one project that stood out was Club Fed by Jazmin Lihou. Graphic design systems can sometimes lose sight of the intent, and follow trends in order to appear successful. Club Fed remained truthful to the palette of Dave’s Killer Bread, while adding a sophisticated design language that effectively conveyed Dave’s history. Jazmin created visually-stunning and logistically-challenging touch points throughout the activation, sharing positive messages with the community”
Karl Chen RGD
About Jazmin
Jazmin's award-winning work has helped bring awareness to those left to get through rehabilitation alone after prison, supported working-class women in Bolivia and reconnected struggling restaurants with their patrons in post-pandemic New York. Jazmin advocates the value of design by building connections with her clients while outlining the importance of accountability to audiences.
Chris Reyes RGD, Edmonton
Chris is a multi-disciplinary designer and art director creating strategic and purposeful designs.
“While beautiful design sometimes sacrifices the needs of its users, Chris' work makes no such compromises. It strikes a skilled balance between fresh and contemporary visual approaches with a sensitivity and tone that is considerate of the audience.”
Bryan Kulba, Designer, Strategist & Educator.
About Chris
Chris’s passion for design is most often displayed through his visual identity systems. He believes brand systems play a pivotal role in how our culture evolves and that design has the capacity to drive organizations forward and change the world for the better. His work has contributed to the Canadian design landscape through both the private and public sector, most recently, leading a rebrand project for one of Alberta’s largest cities.
Skylar Richard, Moncton
Skylar is a multi-disciplinary product designer for an innovative, VC-backed cryptocurrency startup, Iron Fish, focusing on privacy and accessibility by day, and being an internationally-recognized, award-winning freelance designer by night
By being at the centre of change, Skylar advocates for design in crypto technology, working alongside engineers. He is passionate about helping local businesses grow and succeed through strong branding and effective user experience.
Henry Slaughter RGD, Vancouver
Henry is passionate about helping small and medium-sized businesses connect to their customers.
“Every piece Henry submitted was thoughtfully considered and designed. From his use and knowledge of typography to his fresh take on bold imagery and colour, I loved the fact that Henry looked at every piece of communication and collateral as an opportunity to help his clients stand out. And in the most interesting ways possible.”
Kevan Kalyan, Creative Director at Blackiron
About Henry
Henry focuses on graphic design, branding and the customer experience, to help businesses find creative ways to connect with their customer, build and evolve brands for modern landscapes and bring consistency to their digital interactions. Having gained experience at creative agencies in Vancouver and Sydney, today Henry works independently collaborating with freelance copywriters, animators, junior designers and developers to help support his projects.
Xandr Sutjiadi RGD, Calgary
Xandr is an immigrant, non-binary, queer, asian multi-disciplinary agency owner, designer and illustrator, living with a mental illness.
About Xandr
Xandr is the Founder of ArtOverMatter and Ripple of Change. Mel specializes in projects with a focus on equity, inclusion, accessibility, social justice and social impact. Carrying within them the conflicting dialogues between eastern vs western cultural values, direct vs indirect communication styles, minimalist vs non-minimalist design standards, Mel is forever evolving as a designer and an artist.
Claudia Yuen, Toronto
Claudia is an award-winning designer and art director with a diverse background in brand systems, environmental, digital and communication design.
Claudia works internationally with progressive non-profits and purpose-driven businesses. Outside of her full-time position she designs for Pollinator Partnerships Canada and Project Neutral, educating people through design on how daily choices impact climate change. Claudia’s design approach centres on empathy, elevating creativity and designing for social good to build a better world.
