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Accessibility, EDI + belonging

Case studies utilising Accessibility, EDI + belonging

11 projects demonstrating accessibility, edi + belonging, ordered for your focus.

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Streetohome Chosen Family Pods
2026
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Creative direction · Brand strategy · Narrative

Streetohome Chosen Family Pods

Reframed the conversation on homelessness — from surface-level symptoms to root-cause understanding — through a communication system built for clarity, dignity and long-term engagement.

Streetohome · Vancouver
The Drawing Hope Project
Ongoing
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Creative direction · Concept · Photography · Compositing

The Drawing Hope Project

A concept-driven visual storytelling project that translates drawings by children living with life-threatening illness into fully realized photographic worlds.

Founder-led initiative · Global press
C
2016 - 2020
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Creative direction · Nonprofit storytelling · Brand · Fundraising communications

Chai Lifeline Canada - Annual Campaign & Family-Support Storytelling

Built the visual and narrative platform for a national children's-illness charity - annual campaigns, donor materials, program storytelling and event creative - through years where the organization's public voice and fundraising trajectory both had to grow at the same time.

Chai Lifeline Canada
Ivey Business Case — Broadband Access
2022
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Editorial design · Infographics · Layout

Ivey Business Case — Broadband Access

Editorial design and information design for an Ivey business case on rural broadband access — dense material, made scannable.

Ivey Business School
Photoshop Composite — Behind the Scenes
2019
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Photoshop · Compositing · Video

Photoshop Composite — Behind the Scenes

A behind-the-scenes timelapse of a single Drawing Hope Project composite — every layer, every blend, from blank canvas to finished photo.

The Drawing Hope Project
Rainbow Faith & Freedom — Infographics & Socials
2024
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Information design · Social · Layout

Rainbow Faith & Freedom — Infographics & Socials

Infographic and social design system for Rainbow Faith & Freedom — turning complex advocacy data into scroll-stopping social assets.

Rainbow Faith & Freedom
St. Joseph's Hospice — Connected Through Cooking
2021
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Video · Story · Nonprofit promo

St. Joseph's Hospice — Connected Through Cooking

Video promo for St. Joseph's Hospice's Connected Through Cooking program — story, edit, motion and logo built as one piece.

St. Joseph's Hospice
St. Joseph's Hospice — Program Infographic
2020
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Information design · Layout · Icons

St. Joseph's Hospice — Program Infographic

Program infographic for St. Joseph's Hospice — clear, warm, human information design for a healthcare audience.

St. Joseph's Hospice
Domestic Chaos — Conceptual Photo Series
2020
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Photography · Photo manipulation · Surrealism

Domestic Chaos — Conceptual Photo Series

A surreal, levitation-based conceptual photo series exploring the emotional weight of everyday domestic life.

Personal work
Life in Detox — Book Cover
2021
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Book cover · Typesetting · Copywriting

Life in Detox — Book Cover

Book cover design, typesetting and copy for a memoir on recovery — restraint, warmth and quiet dignity across every touchpoint.

Author-led book
B
2013 - 2016
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Nonprofit storytelling · Fundraising creative · Community engagement

Big Brothers Big Sisters - Mentorship Storytelling & Fundraising Creative

Told the story behind mentorship without turning young people into props - fundraising materials, campaign creative and community assets that led with the relationship, not the recruiting funnel.

Big Brothers Big Sisters
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