About Sam
Sam has a penchant for entomology, birding, and collecting vintage oddities. She has lived in nine cities across four countries and developed a strong appetite for adventure and new experiences along the way! She’s also guaranteed to have the most confusing Spotify mix in the studio.
Selected Client List
YouTube/Google Canada, CIBC, RBC, Simplii, GoDaddy, Tropicana, Anheuser-Busch, 7up, Lipton, PepsiCo (including Pepsi, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Bubly, and more), Hershey, Knix Wear, TFO/Télévision française de l’Ontario, Vancity, Triennale di Milano, Merck, U of T, UBC
Accolades
Sam has racked up wins at Cannes, the ADCC, the Effies, One Show, D&AD, Applied Arts, Adobe, Graphis, The Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD), Design Edge, and more.
Selected Client List
YouTube/Google, CIBC, RBC, Simplii, GoDaddy, Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, 7up, Lipton, PepsiCo, Hershey, Knix Wear, TFO/Télévision française de l’Ontario, Vancity, Triennale di Milano, Merck, U of T, UBC
Accolades
Sam has racked up wins at Cannes, the ADCC, the Effies, One Show, D&AD, Applied Arts, Adobe, Graphis, The Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD), Design Edge, and more.
Graphis New Talent: Silver
Graphis
2015
Dr. Vulture’s Organ Tonic
ADCC Merit Award
The Advertising & Design Club of Canada Student Competition
2015
Dr. Vulture’s Organ Tonic
Honourable Mention: Digital Marketing
RGD Student Awards 2015
June 2015
UnderCover Safer-Sex System
Semifinalist: Social Impact Design
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
July 2015
UnderCover Safer-Sex System
Semifinalist: Packaging
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
July 2015
Dr. Vulture’s Organ Tonic
Semifinalist: Print Media
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
May 2014
Mae West Type Book
Semifinalist: Illustration
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
May 2014
LATAPA Brand Illustrations
Redgee Finalist for Student Work
Design Edge
April 2015
Just Plain Cosmetics
Semifinalist: Packaging
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
July 2015
Dr. Vulture’s Organ Tonic
Semifinalist: Print Media
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
May 2014
Mae West Type Book
Semifinalist: Illustration
Adobe Design Achievement Awards
May 2014
LATAPA Brand Illustrations
Redgee Finalist for Student Work
Design Edge
April 2015
Just Plain Cosmetics
JHM Awards: First Place for Layout Design
Canadian University Press
January 2014
War & Conflict: A Torontonian Perspective
JHM Awards: Runner-up for Best Front Page
Canadian University Press
January 2014
JHM Awards: Runner-up for Comics
Canadian University Press
January 2014
Second Year Poster Show Winner
School of Design, George Brown College
November 2013
Latapa Restaurant Branding
Director’s Competition Third Place
School of Design, George Brown College
May 2014
WASH Canada Design Materials
President’s Entrance Scholarship
University of British Columbia
2008
The Source Cover Competition Second Place
Student Association, George Brown College
April 2013
Employee of the Year
The Dialog
April 2014