Wednesday September 14th @ 6:00 pm Hudson’s Bay 2nd Floor Yorkdale Shopping Centre These days, it’s more important than ever to develop your personal brand. But how? According to dynamic coach and founder of Glenwood Consulting Group, Shoana Prasad, you do this by exploring how you want to present yourself to the world, by identifying [...]
DNA Is Growing! Welcome, Daniel!
Daniel Valdes is the newest member of the DNA team and we’re thrilled to have such a talented graphic designer and visual artist working with us! Born and raised in Cuba, Daniel graduated from El Alba, the Professional Academy of Fine Arts in Holguin then continued his studies at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana. [...]
Dusk Dances: Summer Enchantment in the Park
Withrow Park August 1–7 2pm / 7pm Nia Movement Workshops with Martha Randall Music by DoubleTooth 230pm / 730pm Dance Performances Dusk Dances is a lovely non-profit organization that brings dance to the people by performing in public parks throughout the city. This season kicks off at Toronto’s glorious Withrow Park the first week in [...]
We love our work…but winning awards is nice, too!
We’re fortunate here at DNA to do what we love but when we win an award for doing something for a client as amazing as Delisle Youth Services (DYS)… well, that’s just the cherry on the sundae! Winner of the APEX 2016 Award for Publication Excellence! We’ve been fortunate to work with DYS for many [...]
Emmanuel‘s Top 10 Favourite Things
This is the fourth in our new regular blog series, Our Top 10 Favourite Things. Just a little window to help you get to know us better! Remember, we love to hear from you so tell us your favourite things on our social sites! DNA’s Creative Director Emmanuel Papadakis has more than 30 years’ experience [...]
Paper School 101
When it comes to printing, the paper you choose is an important factor in helping you to achieve the results you want. There are various factors to influence your decision as well as many choices to consider. It helps to understand the properties, finishes and paper weight. Recently, we attended Spicers Knowledge Workshop presented by [...]
Why You Need to Use a Creative Brief
“Why are we even doing this?” Have you ever been asked that question by your boss about some communications initiative you’re working on? It’s a lousy feeling because it means the merit of your project is not self-evident. Creative briefs help eliminate this situation because they ask the tough questions right off the top and [...]
Enjoy a “Mini” Break in Beautiful Port Hope
You know when you’re just itching to get out of your head and need to break the old routine of your day to day? The best way to do that is to spend a day outside your normal surroundings. This weekend, I decided to find a cheap and cheerful way to totally unwind so I [...]
We Celebrated #IWD with Our Awesome Client, the Women’s Centre of York Region
Yesterday I attended an event to celebrate International Women’s Day hosted by the Women’s Centre of York Region, which offers programs and services to women from all walks of life at little or no cost. We’re so proud of the branding work we did for the centre last year. Not only was the work itself [...]
CORRECTION: Take Our Valentine’s Day Quiz and You Could Win a Dinner for Two!
No one’s really sure what the roots for Valentine’s Day are but, unlike Thanksgiving and Halloween, it’s a global tradition, with versions celebrated around the world. This year, in Ontario at least, Valentine’s Day falls on the Family Day weekend, which means you might be lucky enough to have Monday off to recover either from [...]
