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It’s a logo party!

March 20, 2018

We have a new section in the Curio portfolio focusing on logo design! Feel free to check it out, we’ve added some more recent logo projects and hope to update it on a semi-regular basis.


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BWDC 2017-18 Season

March 23, 2018

We’ve worked with Brian Webb Dance Company since 2006 on season materials, including posters, brochures, ads, and so on. 12 years! Take a peek at the look we created for the 2017-18 season, themed Forever 39. We’ve incorporated  a blend of geometric and organic handmade shapes.  Thank you to our clients that continue to partner… Take a look


Startup Edmonton “prescription” postcard

January 3, 2018

Getting your start-up off the ground can be a challenge, and Startup Edmonton is here to help. What the client wanted to communicate was that there was not always a straight path from a product’s conception to the time it hits the market. We were tasked with designing a piece that helped show that although… Take a look


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2017 Edmonton International Street Performers Festival

December 12, 2017

One of the largest street performance festivals in the world, The Edmonton International Street Performers Festival happens every summer downtown in the city’s Churchill Square. With this year’s event coinciding with Canada’s 150th anniversary, we thought it would be appropriate to capture the breadth of Canadian culture, and the fun of the Street Performers Festival, with lively, varied illustrations… Take a look


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Theatre Six Pack

November 21, 2017

For the last fifteen years, Theatre Six Pack has been featuring shows from numerous Edmonton theatre groups. With six shows for the price of one, it’s a great deal and an equally great opportunity to see a variety of what the city’s theatre culture has to offer. Tickets sell out fast! For the last few years, the design… Take a look


2017 Edmonton International Jazz Festival

October 31, 2017

The Edmonton International Jazz Festival takes place during July every year, featuring artists from Edmonton, Canada and all over the world. Each year, we’re challenged with including unique imagery from many different musicians who have provided their own photography into a common creative. It’s important for us to tie everything together in a way that… Take a look


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ASEBP 2017/2018 Day Planner

October 10, 2017

The ASEBP day planner is a project we’ve worked on for seven years now, and with each planner it’s interesting to look at how we can bring something new to the project and build upon the brand. The day planner has tips, resources and activities for teachers on how to stay healthy throughout the year,… Take a look


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Harvest Celebration 2016

February 3, 2017

Curio recently has been working on some initial drafts of the 2017 Harvest Celebration Materials, and the illustrations from 2016 worked so we’ll we are using them once again! We created a series of botanical inspired illustration in simple pencil drawing style to work into the event creative. For those of you who are not familiar… Take a look


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Belmont Block Mural

January 24, 2017

We featured some of our favourite projects throughout December, and the Belmont Mural was such a fun one for our team to work on last summer. We spent a week climbing all over scaffolding to complete this large mural in Little Italy, which is a community within the heart of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Between many days… Take a look


Adsotively

January 20, 2017

It’s been over two years since we launched our project Adsotively; a blog dedicated to showcasing vintage ads from Edmonton. We dug up old ads from old Royal Alexandra Hospital yearbook archives dating all the way back to the 1930s! We even wrote a couple articles about our process. Read them on the Edmonton City as… Take a look


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Happy 2017 from Curio!

January 3, 2017

Happy New Year to our clients, friends and collaborators!  This is a nice time of year to appreciate you and each other. We love our studio culture here and we hope that translated through our #24daysofCurio advent calendar. The project was featured a day at a time on our @whatiscurio instagram page, featuring all sorts of visuals and… Take a look


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Friday Curiospirations – Vol. 1

November 24, 2016

The team at Curio likes to share inspiring links throughout the week with each other. We want to share some of the favourites with you! Our favourite books, tools, videos, illustrators, etc. from November 2016.   Amanda In the Company of Women by Grace Bonney Quit Social Media, Your Career May Depend on It Documentary on botanical… Take a look