In the spring, we had the pleasure of designing and and illustrating the annual report for the Glenrose Hospital Foundation. It features beautiful and heartbreaking patient stories about their rehabilitation. Reading the stories and poems, we interpreted them with a blend of traditional pencil and digital techniques. It is such a pleasure to work on projects that… Take a look
It seems strange to be talking about a summer festival in the cold of February, but we are gearing up for developing creative for Streetfest 2016, and thought we’d share images from the work we created for the 2015 Festival. The original concept of dogs dressed up as people was conceived by Kristin and Rachel… Take a look
Curio is gearing up to produce the second issue of the University of Alberta Pharmacy Magazine. UA Pharmacy is a new client for the studio and we were happy to develop a look for the magazine and produce the very first issue, officially published last Fall. Many of the photos taken throughout this issue were shot by the lovely Christy… Take a look
The Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan Day Planner is a project we’ve been working on for quite a few years now. Each month of the day planner has a feature illustration with tips on how to stay healthy through eating, exercise and maintaining good mental health. We took a bit of a different approach to the… Take a look
We had the pleasure of creating a brand for Deepika Mittra. Deepika is a Therapist, stress expert, and self-care advocate. She’s done amazing work to raise awareness around the importance of self-care. You can check out her TEDX talk online to learn more about what it means to incorporate self-care into a lifestyle. Deepika came to… Take a look
We completed an Edmonton focused brand book for the EEDC (Edmonton Economic Development Corporation) in August, and finally able to share this amazing project with you! The idea behind this piece was to introduce the Dubai market to Edmonton, in terms of its location, competitive economic advantage, and values of education, healthcare and quality of life. The… Take a look
Happy Monday! We created a series of inky robot illustrations for Startup Edmonton’s Startup week. You can download them all in poster format on their blog. You can also check out some of the unused sketch concepts, too!
Check out the new season brochure for the Brian Webb Dance Company 2015-16 Season! We wanted the creative for this year to be a continuation from last year, which you can see in our online portfolio. Last year, we used ink to create an expressive typographic system. This year, we used the ink blotches to… Take a look
The Harvest Celebration is a fundraiser for the Lois Hole Hospital. We’ve developed print materials for this fundraiser for many years, and the 2015 gala is happening in a few weeks. This year, the event is raising funds specifically for MIS (Minimally Invasive Surgery) Program. Curio had the fortunate opportunity to really explore with the… Take a look
Curio Studio was hired to illustrate and provide design consultation on the overall creative look for the 2015-16 Arden Theatre Season. Check out the main illustration (we call her Ms. Arden), spot illustrations and some other sketch concepts we presented to the client. As far as design consult, Curio provided recommendations for typography, initial layouts for covers and program guide, colour palette… Take a look
We recently completed a brand for Fuge Fine Meat, A local cured meat maker. Steven Furgiuele is the head chef at Culina Millcreek but he also makes these beautiful meats that are lovingly crafted and cured. You can try the product on the charcuterie taster platter they serve at the Culina. This dish was recently featured in Avenue… Take a look
We had the pleasure of working on our first project for StartUp Edmonton, we designed a clean and simple notecard highlighting their branding. The awesome highlight of the project was finally getting the opportunity to work with local letterpress fella, Fort Heavy. The entire process was great, we highly recommend working with Mike on a project if you want to execute… Take a look