I am Anthony Campea, Principal of aftermodern.lab inc., a Toronto-based studio where I lead typography, brand communication, editorial systems, experiential design, and presentation-driven materials. With 20+ years of experience across corporate, cultural, educational, healthcare, and institutional clients, I translate complex ideas into clear, persuasive visual systems and scalable production workflows. In addition to studio practice, I teach design and typography at OCAD University since 2008, focusing on visual hierarchy, critique, and craft leadership. This combination of professional production and design pedagogy informs my highly detail-oriented, systems-based approach to design, ensuring visual consistency across touchpoints and producing compelling narrative-driven communication.…

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I am Anthony Campea, Principal of aftermodern.lab inc., a Toronto-based studio where I lead typography, brand communication, editorial systems, experiential design, and presentation-driven materials. With 20+ years of experience across corporate, cultural, educational, healthcare, and institutional clients, I translate complex ideas into clear, persuasive visual systems and scalable production workflows. In addition to studio practice, I teach design and typography at OCAD University since 2008, focusing on visual hierarchy, critique, and craft leadership. This combination of professional production and design pedagogy informs my highly detail-oriented, systems-based approach to design, ensuring visual consistency across touchpoints and producing compelling narrative-driven communication.…

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I am Anthony Campea, Principal of aftermodern.lab inc., a Toronto-based studio where I lead typography, brand communication, editorial systems, experiential design, and presentation-driven materials. With 20+ years of experience across corporate, cultural, educational, healthcare, and institutional clients, I translate complex ideas into clear, persuasive visual systems and scalable production workflows.

In addition to studio practice, I teach design and typography at OCAD University since 2008, focusing on visual hierarchy, critique, and craft leadership. This combination of professional production and design pedagogy informs my highly detail-oriented, systems-based approach to design, ensuring visual consistency across touchpoints and producing compelling narrative-driven communication.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Beginner

Work Experience

Principal / Creative Director / Designer at aftermodern.lab inc.
January 1, 2009 - Present
Lead an award-winning multidisciplinary studio producing brand systems, editorial materials, presentation assets, campaign visuals, and cross-platform communication systems for corporate, cultural, educational, healthcare and institutional clients. Translate complex ideas into clear visual systems through typography, hierarchy, editorial structure, and visual storytelling. Support agencies and internal teams as embedded partner delivering high-fidelity campaign, presentation, print, and stakeholder materials under tight production timelines. Direct and review work for craft quality, consistency, production accuracy, visual fidelity, and communication effectiveness across print and digital formats.
Freelance Art Director at Creative Circle
January 1, 2022 - Present
Provide brand communication, campaign design, and presentation support for agency and enterprise clients across fast-moving production environments. Adapt quickly to established brand systems, stakeholder expectations, and production workflows while refining layouts, sales materials, and executive-facing assets for clarity, hierarchy, consistency, and visual polish.
President at defind Media Inc.
January 1, 2001 - Present
Founded and operated a design-production studio delivering communication design, print collateral, campaign materials, and production-ready deliverables for commercial, healthcare, publishing, and cultural clients.
Artistic Lead at XMG Studio
December 31, 2008 - December 30, 2012
Directed and created visual development for mobile and augmented reality projects, including the award-winning AR game Pandemica, with a focus on interface clarity, clean illustration, visual systems, and production consistency.
Production Assistant & Animator at C.O.R.E. Feature Animation
December 31, 2001 - December 30, 2003
Supported animation and production workflows for film and commercial projects.

Education

Bachelor of Design (Graphic Design) at OCAD University
January 11, 2030 - May 26, 2026
Certification: Animated Arts at Seneca College
September 4, 2001 - June 1, 2001

Qualifications

TCPS 2: CORE 2022
October 1, 2022 - May 26, 2026
Certification of Teaching Art & Design Online
January 11, 2030 - May 26, 2026
Certification: Animated Arts
June 1, 2020 - May 26, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Healthcare, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization
    paper Full Project Portfolio
    This portfolio presents a multidisciplinary body of work spanning brand identity, editorial design, presentation systems, experiential environments, publication design, motion graphics, and enterprise communication across cultural, corporate, institutional, and commercial sectors. Rooted in modernist principles and typographic rigour, the work emphasizes clarity, narrative structure, visual systems, and production excellence. Projects range from global presentation and event systems for brands such as Intuit, Dell Technologies, Volvo Cars, Moneris, and Interac, to large-scale cultural and exhibition work for TIFF, DesignTO, Polaris Music Prize, the Andy Warhol Museum, and the Canadian Art Foundation. The portfolio demonstrates a strong ability to translate complex information into highly refined communication systems across digital, print, spatial, and motion-based formats. Work includes enterprise presentations, campaign identities, experiential graphics, editorial publications, environmental design, packaging, web design, and integrated marketing collateral. Many projects involve long-term embedded collaboration with agencies, executive teams, cultural organizations, and internal stakeholders under fast-moving production timelines. A recurring focus throughout the portfolio is the development of cohesive visual languages that can scale across multiple touchpoints while maintaining typographic consistency, strategic clarity, and strong conceptual foundations. The work balances contemporary visual expression with disciplined systems thinking, combining high-level creative direction with hands-on execution and production expertise. The portfolio also reflects extensive experience operating as an embedded creative partner or “ghost studio,” supporting organizations behind the scenes on confidential initiatives, enterprise communication, live events, sales presentations, and brand evolution projects where discretion, adaptability, and precision are essential. Across more than two decades of practice, the work has received multiple international design awards and has been developed for clients across North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia, demonstrating versatility across industries while maintaining a consistent commitment to thoughtful, accomplished visual communication.…
    paper EV & Charging Expo 2026

    The EV & Charging Expo™ is Canada’s largest electrification event bringing together business and government leaders, fleet operators, municipalities, real estate developers, logistics professionals and retailers to explore electric vehicles and charging solutions for fleets, buildings and commercial sites.

    paper Polaris Music Prize & Festival

    Polaris Prize is a Canadian charitable arts organization that honours the year’s most artistically significant album and song via a jury of 200+ critics and curators. The jury produces Album/Song Long and Short Lists, with winners revealed each September in Toronto at the Polaris Concert & Award Ceremony. We also award the Heritage Prize, run the Polaris Festival, commission posters, and host an open Music Submissions Portal.