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This episode of the DesignThinkers Podcast features Valentina D'Efilippo, an information designer, creative director and author known for translating dense, unwieldy datasets into visual stories that move people—flowers standing in for a century of wars, a dandelion holding the shape of the #MeToo discourse on Twitter.

This September, we thank Bianca Jozwiak RGD for her contribution to the RGD community. How long have you been volunteering with the RGD, and in what capacity? Since 2015, which is actually crazy considering that was over a decade ago. I started as a Student Committee Member back when I was just figuring out what this industry even was. From there, I joined the Provisional RGD Committee (now the Associate RGD Committee) and, in 2023–2024, I supported the RGD Book Club.

Multi-sensory design is about multiple points of entry, multiple senses interacting simultaneously, where content is not confined to a single medium. The experience approach creates an emotional connection, serving as a bridge or orchestrator between nostalgia and future recollections, shaping concepts and developing innovative and accessible products. While technology and design trends continue to evolve, our fundamental desire for transformative experiences remains constant.

Joining the roster of esteemed firms that have developed branding for the RGD's DesignThinkers conferences over the past 26 years, Caserne shares its process, challenges and sources of inspiration for the 2027 branding. DesignThinkers 2027 will be held at the Vancouver Playhouse on May 4–5, and in Toronto on October 21-22, both with options for live streaming. Why did you and your team want to take on the 2027 DesignThinkers branding as a project?

For more than 20 years, Niskamoon Corporation has worked alongside Cree land users and beneficiaries to address the impacts of hydroelectric development across the nine Cree communities of Eeyou Istchee. Through its programs, resources and initiatives, Niskamoon supports traditional ways of life while fostering partnerships that strengthen community well-being. As the organization grew, its website became increasingly difficult for the Niskamoon team to manage and update.

Adele Bisaillon RGD's Sticker design will be distributed to Certified RGD Members to be added to their RGD Certificates upon payment of their dues in 2027, representing another year of commitment to professional standards, ethical conduct and industry best practices. “Being selected to design the 2027 RGD Certification Sticker is such an honour.

This episode of the DesignThinkers Podcast features Edel Rodriguez, a Cuban-American illustrator, painter and author whose confrontational magazine covers—for TIME and Der Spiegel—have made him one of the most recognizable political artists working today. In conversation with the RGD's Past-President, Nicola Hamilton RGD, Edel traces his path from a childhood in Cuba to becoming, by his own rough count, the illustrator of some three or four hundred pieces of art about a single American president.

Project fees have always been the backbone of a design firm's revenue—but backbones can be brittle when a single client pauses a program, a sector slows down or a pitch cycle runs long. Increasingly, RGD firm owners are treating financial resilience as something to be designed, not left to chance: building income streams that don't rise and fall with any one project, client or season.

Design shapes how young people learn, play, heal and belong. This month's feature gathers projects by RGD Members that put children and youth at the centre of the brief. The projects featured here span brand identity, exhibit design, event experience, web design, social media and print toolkits, for clients ranging from children's museums and school infrastructure nonprofits to grief-support foundations, STEM equity organizations, public health initiatives and outdoor apparel brands.

RGD’s Slack community brings together more than 1,800 Certified, Associate and Affiliate Members across channels covering everything from accessibility to AI to branding. It’s easy to describe a community as “active”—but the real proof is in what happens when someone reaches out for help. Here’s a look at a few recent conversations that demonstrate the value of RGD Membership and the support available through the RGD community.