ryan m.

ryan m.

designer in non-profit in Toronto-ish, he/him

About

Ryan is a, at present, brand designer and creative manager in non-profit. He was a freelance illustrator and group/solo exhibiting fine artist before that and, like grandma's heirloom blanket, he combines all those experiences into a very comfy professional persona.

Contact

Website

Work Experience

2018 — Now
Manager, Creative at Sheridan Student Union
Sheridan College

design, photo, & video direction for entire organization.
managing and mentoring junior designers, photographers, and videographer teams.

2014 — Now
Design at Freelance
The Internet & Beyond

logos, monograms, and general brandwork mostly. I focus mainly on non-profits and small businesses.

2015 — 2018
Senior Designer at Sheridan Student Union
Sheridan College

Managing small team of junior designers creating marketing assets for web and print.

2009 — 2014
Illustration at Freelance
2007 — 2012
Fine Art at Shouty Mouths
Toronto

Projects

Ongoing
Poster Archive

I have to make a lot of posters. Here are some I enjoy.

2022
ID Cards

lil guys to show who you are and what you do (officially)

Side Projects

2019
Ghost for Mayor

One year I ran for mayor as a ghost and made this video to spread the good word. I got 0.0001% of the living vote but happily received 99.9% of the undead vote.

Features

2012
Mountains Magazine Vol.2

Front & Back cover design, inside featured artist/bio.

2011

Oh The Places I'd Go; Postcards From Places I've Never Been - colour illustrations

2011

Illustrating Dreams article - half page colour illustration

2010
Issue 1 - Six Years Later

Contributing Artist

2010

featured artist.

Exhibitions

2012
Tiny Treasures at Graven Feather Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
2011
Toronto, Ontario

One of North America's largest, indoor, art and makers show. Over 800 exhibitors in an 11 day guantlet.

2011
Superheroes by Society6 at D-Structure Gallery
San Francisco, California
2011
Yule Multi-Artist Exhibition at Thyme & Again Studio
Ottawa, ON
2010
Self Titled at The Minotaur
Ottawa, ON