100% Fresh & Funky Since 2005.
My name is Corey Philippides; I am a Graphic Designer, Web Designer, Illustrator, Painter, and Photographer. These are my passions, however, my love is for art itself. I try to use as many styles as possible and explore as many mediums as possible to further understand my relationship with art, and to gain from it as much as humanly possible.
The name "Ink and Timber" is a reference to the root of where my love for art began. My intensely beautiful connection and relationship with art all stemmed from a 3-year-old boy picking up a red ballpoint pen and a yellow legal pad after returning from the zoo with my family. Ink and Timber, is literally where my love for art started, and where my relationship with art in all its forms began in my life.
That first day with Ink and Timber changed my life forever, and my parents recognized that. Once I was finished my drawing I gave it to them; it was a drawing of an elephant from the zoo we had just visited. My parents ended up framing that first drawing, and to this day I have it hanging above my desk in my office to remind myself of the purity of those beginnings. Since that day I have carried a pen and paper with me almost everywhere I have gone.
This website is not just an online portfolio representing me as a Graphic Designer and artist, but is a culmination of all those years, all those drawings, all those memories and the result of what the love for art has gifted me in this life.
Welcome to my world. Welcome to Ink and Timber.
I am currently open for commissions so if you have a project in need of a creative and talented mind hit me up and let's connect to create something fresh and dynamic.
FEATURED CLIENTS:
Project: An engaging and shareable infographic designed for social media, outlining the dangers of plastics to our oceans and the viable alternatives that we can use to help curb the impact on our environment.
Project: Logo and customized typeface designed and created for the AGA AZRA decor business in Toronto, Ontario. This one-of-a-kind font is used exclusively with the company who holds the only existing license.
Project: 4-page design created for the Chimpanzee Guardian Sponsorship campaign package featuring "Mbebo", the beloved chimpanzee from the Tchimpounga sanctuary in the Congo.
Project: Responsive website design and WordPress build for Regal Assets, an international alternative assets company specializing in precious metals and cryptocurrency.
Website: RegalAssets.com
Project: A fact sheet designed for UNICEF U-Report Bangladesh, a leaflet designed to show how people can become a 'U-Reporter' and aligns with both UNICEF’s and U-Report branding guidelines.
Project: Infographic cover page designed for Facebook, outlining the step-by-step process on how to join and become a U-Reporter on social media. (designed in both English & Bangla).
Project: A tri-fold brochure design to promote employee benefits packages from RIS, which offers a versatile way of building benefits plans.
Project: Clean and professional rounded die-cut business card design created for UNICEF Côte d'Ivoire
Project: Control Panel Touch Screen UI designed for the upcoming Surgically Clean Air Purifier Unit 'Crystal Series' set to be released for the N. American, European & Asian Market in 2019.
Project: A full-page Infographic designed for Surgically Clean Air, printed in a dental publication (Dental Technology Today) highlighting the effects poor air quality has on our health.
Project: Responsive website design and WordPress build for AYM (African Youth Movement), a not-for-profit organization focusing on empowering the youth of Africa.
Website: AYM-inc.org
Project: A tri-fold brochure designed for the City of Toronto’s Community Safety and Wellbeing Unit for the Youth Violence Prevention Program to help youth affected by threats of violence.
Project: NBA Logo Redesign Proposal for the Toronto Raptors Franchise using their old team name from 1946. A limited edition promotional run of t-shirts were printed with the primary graphic in 2018.
Project: An old-school skateboard design concept made for Vision Skateboards featuring their iconic board shape named the 'gator'. This concept graphic features a Tibetan skull vector illustration created in 2017.
Project: Responsive website design and WordPress build for Dubuc Motors, a luxury electric sports car company based out of Quebec, Canada.
Website: DubucMotors.com
Project: Logo designed for a cryptocurrency website which publishes the latest news on various cryptocurrencies and the current marketplace.
Project: Logo designed for website based out of Dubai, UAE which provides vital investor information and opportunities available in the area.
Project: Logo created to promote a yoga event held at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta.
Growing up in Toronto's East Chinatown I was surrounded with many diverse cultural influences at a very young age, each of which have shaped and molded my artistic style. Having artists on both sides of the family I found myself with a pencil in hand since I can remember. My background was strongly based in illustration when I was growing up. I carried a sketchbook wherever I went for years and whenever a moment of spare time arose I had my head buried in my sketchbook getting lost in my drawings. In addition to illustration, I had been painting and playing with different mediums for a number of years which has helped to expand my scope at a very young age.
I knew I wanted to pursue art but I did not know in what capacity, so I decided to enroll in Centennial College for the Art Fundamentals course to help me figure it out. We covered every area of art that year but from the moment I sat down in front of a computer, it became evident what my next path of artistic endeavours would be. I immersed myself in all areas of art while enrolled within that course but spent most of my time figuring out the Adobe design programs and adapting my style to a digitized format. I graduated from my course and immediately enrolled in the Graphic Design program at George Brown College in downtown Toronto, ON.
I had some of the best years of my life within the Graphic Design program, exploring new areas of design and fortifying old areas with new techniques. I graduated from George Brown College, finishing my studies with a 3.86 GPA and receiving my diploma with a major in Graphic Design and a minor in Web Design and Advertising. Soon after leaving college I started my design career and have been now working within the graphic design industry for over a decade. I have studied and have considerable experience in all aspects of design including within the field of illustration, web design and the 3D animation industry.
I moved to Vancouver and joined the team at Nitrogen Studios to work on the Thomas & Friends animated TV show. I taught myself the software used on the show (E-on Vue) and was hired to create textures and 3D landscapes for 19 episodes and 2 international DVD releases. In addition to my design experience I have seven years experience within the search engine optimization and marketing field which gives me a detailed understanding of online marketing practices and strategies. I have gained an array of experience in multiple areas which makes my overall skill-set that much stronger but my true passion lies within the graphic design industry.
Since returning to Toronto and over my time in the industry I have worked for design agencies and as an independent freelance designer working on a wide range of materials for print and online applications. I love illustration, designing textile graphics, creating website design templates, designing magazine layouts, logos, posters, and promotional materials. However, I am always expanding my knowledge into new avenues, and am dedicated to continuously evolving my skill-set in order to create a better professional version of myself time-and-time again.
To that effect, over the last couple of years I have been working and honing my craft in both areas of print and web design. Through the sharpening of my blade, I have added another tool to the belt by adding the expertise of advanced WordPress site-building, custom WordPress theme design and development, UI & UX design, and advanced CSS style sheet coding.
I love to challenge myself in design and bring my best to everything I do in life. This ever expanding and evolving mindset is why I like to think I am a "Human Swiss Army Knife", equipped with the tools to get any design job done... and done with style!
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Streetwear design, skateboard graphics, logos, illustration and painting celebrating the 6ix and the mightily misunderstood pigeon.
COMING SOON...
Client: Surgically Clean Air (SCA)
Client: AGA AZRA
