Luke Despatie is an award-winning designer/art director/illustrator with over 20 years of experience in multiple spaces – including agency, in-house, and solo practice. His approach is simple: do good work for good people.

Press

Awards

  • Communication Arts – Winner, Illustration–Advertising
  • Applied Arts Community Awards – Winner, packaging
  • Applied Arts – Winner, packaging
  • Advertising & Design Club of Canada – Packaging
  • Advertising & Design Club of Canada – Packaging 
  • Advertising & Design Club of Canada – Packaging 
  • Advertising & Design Club of Canada – Packaging
  • Advertising & Design Club of Canada – Logos
  • Advertising & Design Club of Canada – Logos
  • Advertising & Design Club of Canada – Logos
  • Advertising & Design Club of Canada – Logos
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Winner, Best in Region
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Winner, Best in region
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Winner, Best in Category, Packaging
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Winner, Best in Category, Packaging
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Winner, Best in Category, Packaging
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Winner, Best in Category, Packaging
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Finalist, Packaging
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Finalist, Packaging
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Finalist, Packaging
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Finalist, Packaging 
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Finalist, Packaging 
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Finalist, Campaigns
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Finalist, Campaigns
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Winner, Best in Category, Misc.
  • Redgee Canadian Regional Design Awards – Finalist, Identity application
  • RGD In-House Awards – Award of Distinction
  • RGD Social Good Awards
  • RGD Design at work
  • Packaging Association of Canada – Gold
  • Libris Awards – Finalist
  • Port Hope Fall Fair – 1st Place – Pickles, Dill

Publications

  • Unexpected Packaging! (Japan)
  • Design: Logo
  • Low-Tech Print – Feature
  • Best of Business Card Design 8
  • Letterhead and Logo Design 11
  • Letterhead and Logo Design 12: Judges’ selection – Best in category
  • Logolounge Master Library: Initial & Crest Logos
  • LogoLounge Master Library: Shape & Symbol Logos
  • LogoLounge Master Library: Typography & Enclosures
  • LogoLounge Vol. 5
  • LogoLounge Vol. 6
  • LogoLounge Vol. 7
  • LogoLounge Vol. 8
  • LogoLounge Vol. 9
  • LogoLounge Vol. 10
  • LogoLounge Vol. 11
  • RGD Logo Agenda

Clients

Over the years we’ve worked with a diverse cross-section of clients,
including small retailers and restaurants, wineries, large manufacturers
and rock stars, including:

  • William Street Beer Co.
  • Wafu
  • Lake of Bays Brewing Company
  • Harper Collins
  • Westben Festival Theatre
  • The United Way
  • Chatelaine
  • Survivorman Les Stroud
  • Barlow Publishing
  • Premier Digital Publishing
  • The Burlington Performing Arts Centre
  • Critical Mass
  • Oak Heights Estate Winery
  • Watershed Magazine
  • Sara Angel/Angel Editions
  • Northumberland Soapworks
  • Cream Productions
  • Fleming College
  • The Northern Pikes
  • Art Canada Institute
  • Tealish
  • Dana McCauley
  • Dr. Anna Tucka
  • Yahoo!
  • PEN Canada
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