Ryan Crouchman

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About Ryan Crouchman

Toronto-based Creative Director with over twenty years' experience building brands, from local startups and cultural institutions to Fortune 500 corporations. My main areas of focus are branding and visual identities, packaging, editorial, motion and interactive design. Over the course of my career I've held design and leadership positions at some of Canada's most awarded agencies. In 2018 I founded the Branding and Design department of LG2 Toronto, helping to grow Canada's largest independent creative agency which has been named Canadian Design Agency of the Year by the ADCC for the past two years in a row. Aside from my work at the agency, I sit on the board of the Advertising and Design Club of Canada, the nation's oldest organization devoted to promoting excellence within the creative industry. As the club's Vice President I'm actively involved with community outreach, sponsorship and fundraising, and ensuring the continuation of the club's mission. I have also had the pleasure of sitting on a range of national and international design juries, including Cannes Lions, London International Awards, Communication Arts, Dieline, Applied Arts, Marketing, The National Magazine Awards, Concours Idéa, The Anvils, and ADCC. Sectors of experience: cultural, financial, retail, fashion, cosmetics, food & beverage, real estate, telecom, hospitality, transportation, energy and government. Work awarded internationally by: D & AD, Cannes Lions, the One Show, Clios, London International Awards, Type Directors Club, the Advertising & Design Club of Canada, the New York Society of Publication Designers, the National Magazine Awards, The Andys, Graphis, Communication Arts, Gestalten, Applied Arts, Marketing Magazine, the Chicago Athenaeum. Clients include: Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, Hudson’s Bay Company, UNIQLO, Holt Renfrew, Under Armour, Casper, LCBO, OCS, Zellers, Northcrest, Ivanhoe Cambridge, Royal Ontario Museum, GE, Mastermind Toys, National Bank, Tangerine, TD, Bell, Telus, L'Oréal, Target, Bulk Barn, Azure Magazine, Art Directors Club NY, McDonald's, Thompson Hotels, SLATE, Metrolinx, Ratehub, Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra, California. Masters in Communication Design, Central Saint Martins, London UK Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concordia University, Montreal