Avril Pundzius is a graphic designer and illustrator from Montréal, a graduate from the Illustration program at Dawson College and the Graphic Design program at OCAD University. She specializes in portrait illustration and print publication. She works mainly using digital techniques, but loves creating and working with analog textures and materials to transpose them into a digital space. Inspired by retro poster and advertising art, she seeks to combine her background in illustration into her graphic design work. Her love for posters has also lead her to a love of type and type design, which she wishes to explore further in her practice. Ever the curious cat, she is always eager to experiment with new media and expand her creative arsenal. See more of her work here: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

Avril Pundzius

Avril Pundzius is a graphic designer and illustrator from Montréal, a graduate from the Illustration program at Dawson College and the Graphic Design program at OCAD University. She specializes in portrait illustration and print publication. She works mainly using digital techniques, but loves creating and working with analog textures and materials to transpose them into a digital space. Inspired by retro poster and advertising art, she seeks to combine her background in illustration into her graphic design work. Her love for posters has also lead her to a love of type and type design, which she wishes to explore further in her practice. Ever the curious cat, she is always eager to experiment with new media and expand her creative arsenal. See more of her work here: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_…

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Avril Pundzius is a graphic designer and illustrator from Montréal, a graduate from the Illustration program at Dawson College and the Graphic Design program at OCAD University. She specializes in portrait illustration and print publication. She works mainly using digital techniques, but loves creating and working with analog textures and materials to transpose them into a digital space. Inspired by retro poster and advertising art, she seeks to combine her background in illustration into her graphic design work. Her love for posters has also lead her to a love of type and type design, which she wishes to explore further in her practice. Ever the curious cat, she is always eager to experiment with new media and expand her creative arsenal.

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French
Fluent
English
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Education

Bachelor of Design at OCAD University
September 1, 2022 - May 15, 2025
Graphic Design program
Diploma of College Studies at Dawson College
September 1, 2018 - May 15, 2021
Illustration program

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Retail, Other
    uniE621 Tarantula Hawk zine
    2025 Poster form: 11"x14" Zine form: 3.5"x5" My project on the tarantula hawk wasp was about portraying insects, specifically stinging hymenoptera (bees, wasps, ants), in a more empathetic and positive light. An area of debate of this topic that interested me was how insects are generally perceived and treated by people; I wanted to explore and challenge negative versus positive conceptions of these animals compared to others. The goal of this project was to challenge the usually negative knee-jerk reaction towards insects and to instead foster a different kind of relationship towards them, whether it be fascination, respect, neutrality or other, to lead towards an understanding of their importance in our natural world. My initial project concept was a series of posters depicting various insects from the Schmidt pain index accompanied by the descriptions of their stings from the index and illustrative visual representations of these colourful descriptions, but I pivoted my outcome to accomplish my goal through a series of informational, explorational zines that can fold out into larger decorative posters. This zine is the first of a planned series of 9, each focusing on a different insect from the Schmidt index. graphicdesigner illustrator zine…
    paper 70 Days of Typography

    2025
    5.5" x 5.5"
    76 pages

    70 Days of Typography was a project in which I designed 70 different versions of the ampersand character as an exercise in type design and exploration. I chose to limit myself to designing these using only pencil and paper as a way to incorporate my personal sketching process and style, but also to push my design skills without the help of digital tools. I tried to balance both designs that were more illustrative and abstract, as well as some that could later be expanded into a full typeface. I also used this project as a personal exercise in bookbinding; I used coptic binding and adhesive and chose to leave my book spineless to showcase the stitching.