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Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere)

Case studies utilising Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere)

30 projects demonstrating adobe creative cloud (photoshop, illustrator, indesign, premiere), ordered for your focus.

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The Drawing Hope Project
Ongoing
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Creative direction · Concept · Photography · Compositing

The Drawing Hope Project

A concept-driven visual storytelling project that translates drawings by children living with life-threatening illness into fully realized photographic worlds.

Founder-led initiative · Global press
St. Joseph's Hospice — Always Together, Even When We're Apart
2020 – 2021
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Campaign · Fundraising · Annual report · Video

St. Joseph's Hospice — Always Together, Even When We're Apart

Repositioned Hospice's flagship Hike for Hospice around a unifying idea during COVID — and doubled the most successful fundraising year in the campaign's history.

St. Joseph's Hospice
Luma Skin Studio
2026
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Brand identity · Creative direction · Retail

Luma Skin Studio

Brand identity and visual system for a modern skin studio — a clean, warm, confident look designed to travel across storefront, packaging, digital and social.

Luma Skin Studio
Ascend Fundraising Solutions - Creative Platform Across a National Nonprofit Roster
2020 - 2023
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Creative direction · Fundraising strategy · Brand systems · Team leadership

Ascend Fundraising Solutions - Creative Platform Across a National Nonprofit Roster

Ran the creative bench at a national fundraising agency, shaping the campaign look, voice and case-for-support systems behind a roster of nonprofit clients whose combined multi-year fundraising is measured in the billions.

Ascend Fundraising Solutions
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2019 - 2022
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Brand strategy · Creative direction · Editorial · Healthcare communications

St. Joseph's Hospice - Rebuilding the Brand Language for a Community-Facing Healthcare Organization

Rebuilt the visible language of a hospice from the inside - brand system, voice, editorial standards and campaign creative - so the organization's public face finally matched the quality of care it was actually delivering.

St. Joseph's Hospice, London
Rainbow Faith & Freedom — Design Direction
2024
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Creative direction · Design · Layout · Campaign

Rainbow Faith & Freedom — Design Direction

An advocacy campaign and communications system for a global nonprofit working at the intersection of faith, human rights and 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion.

Rainbow Faith & Freedom
Walk Off The Earth — Band Photography
2024
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Photography · Art direction · Editing

Walk Off The Earth — Band Photography

Editorial band photography and post-production for one of Canada's most-touring bands — cinematic frames built for press, tour and social use.

Walk Off The Earth
BC Parks — RFP Design & Creative Direction
2024
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Editorial design · Creative direction · Layout

BC Parks — RFP Design & Creative Direction

Editorial-grade RFP design and layout system built to make a complex, high-stakes proposal read as clearly as it competes.

BC Parks proposal
Ivey Business Case — Broadband Access
2022
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Editorial design · Infographics · Layout

Ivey Business Case — Broadband Access

Editorial design and information design for an Ivey business case on rural broadband access — dense material, made scannable.

Ivey Business School
Fanshawe College — Digital Master Class
2015 – Present
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Teaching · Photoshop · Digital art instruction

Fanshawe College — Digital Master Class

Instructor examples from the Fanshawe College Digital Master Class — real-world Photoshop compositing and digital art techniques taught to working designers.

Fanshawe College
Ivey Business Case — Debt Stigmatization
2022
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Editorial design · Layout · Infographics

Ivey Business Case — Debt Stigmatization

Business case design for an Ivey study on debt stigmatization — editorial layout built for clarity and dignity around a difficult topic.

Ivey Business School
Mission Brewing — Comic Con Magazine Spread
2019
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Illustration · Ad design · Editorial

Mission Brewing — Comic Con Magazine Spread

Illustrated magazine ad spread for Mission Brewing at Comic Con — playful, story-driven design for a consumer brand moment.

Mission Brewing
NewCo — Celebrity Alcohol Sales Deck
2023
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Brand identity · Sales deck · Art direction

NewCo — Celebrity Alcohol Sales Deck

Brand identity and celebrity-backed sales deck for a new alcohol venture — polished, premium and ready for the room.

NewCo (celebrity-backed spirits)
Photoshop Composite — Behind the Scenes
2019
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Photoshop · Compositing · Video

Photoshop Composite — Behind the Scenes

A behind-the-scenes timelapse of a single Drawing Hope Project composite — every layer, every blend, from blank canvas to finished photo.

The Drawing Hope Project
Rainbow Faith & Freedom — Infographics & Socials
2024
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Information design · Social · Layout

Rainbow Faith & Freedom — Infographics & Socials

Infographic and social design system for Rainbow Faith & Freedom — turning complex advocacy data into scroll-stopping social assets.

Rainbow Faith & Freedom
Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie — RFP
2024
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Editorial design · Layout · Nonprofit

Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie — RFP

RFP and proposal design for the Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie — editorial layout with a community-first tone.

Rotary Clubs of Grande Prairie
Select Photo Manipulations
Various
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Photography · Photoshop · Compositing

Select Photo Manipulations

A selection of composite photography and digital manipulation work across personal and client projects — proof of the craft under the concept.

Selected personal & client work
Select Wedding Photography
Various
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Photography · Portraits · Editing

Select Wedding Photography

Selected wedding photography — documentary, editorial and portrait frames edited to a consistent cinematic tone.

Wedding clients
St. Joseph's Hospice — Connected Through Cooking
2021
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Video · Story · Nonprofit promo

St. Joseph's Hospice — Connected Through Cooking

Video promo for St. Joseph's Hospice's Connected Through Cooking program — story, edit, motion and logo built as one piece.

St. Joseph's Hospice
St. Joseph's Hospice — Hike for Hospice Promo
2020
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Video · Motion · Copywriting

St. Joseph's Hospice — Hike for Hospice Promo

Promo reel for Hike for Hospice — the video anchor of the fundraising campaign that doubled the program's best year.

St. Joseph's Hospice
St. Joseph's Hospice — Program Infographic
2020
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Information design · Layout · Icons

St. Joseph's Hospice — Program Infographic

Program infographic for St. Joseph's Hospice — clear, warm, human information design for a healthcare audience.

St. Joseph's Hospice
Domestic Chaos — Conceptual Photo Series
2020
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Photography · Photo manipulation · Surrealism

Domestic Chaos — Conceptual Photo Series

A surreal, levitation-based conceptual photo series exploring the emotional weight of everyday domestic life.

Personal work
Port Rupert Port Authority — RFP
2024
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Editorial design · Layout · Brand identity

Port Rupert Port Authority — RFP

RFP and brand-adjacent visual system for the Port of Prince Rupert — clear infographics, considered layout and AI image development.

Port of Prince Rupert proposal
Rainbow Faith & Freedom — Promo Video Reel
2024
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Video editing · Storyboarding · Copywriting

Rainbow Faith & Freedom — Promo Video Reel

A promotional video reel for Rainbow Faith & Freedom — story, edit, motion and copy stitched into one advocacy piece.

Rainbow Faith & Freedom
From The Bridge — Band Promo
2018
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Photography · Photo compositing · Band promo

From The Bridge — Band Promo

Promo photography and composite art for the band From The Bridge — cinematic, moody imagery built for tour and press use.

From The Bridge
Rainbow Faith & Freedom — Brochures
2024
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Brochure design · Layout · Print

Rainbow Faith & Freedom — Brochures

Brochure design and layout for Rainbow Faith & Freedom — print collateral that carries the organization's advocacy voice with clarity.

Rainbow Faith & Freedom
Life in Detox — Book Cover
2021
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Book cover · Typesetting · Copywriting

Life in Detox — Book Cover

Book cover design, typesetting and copy for a memoir on recovery — restraint, warmth and quiet dignity across every touchpoint.

Author-led book
A
2005 - 2009
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Brand extension · Cause-marketing creative · Retail activation

Aprons in Action - Sunbeam's Philanthropic Platform

Extended the Sunbeam brand into a philanthropic platform - Aprons in Action - that tied the household-appliance business to a broader purpose without leaning on the usual cause-marketing shortcuts.

Sunbeam / Jarden Consumer Solutions
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2010 - 2015
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Brand identity · Photography · Small-business creative

Shawn Van Daele Photography - Brand Identity for a Working Photographer

Built the brand for my own photography business from the client's side of the desk - identity, print collateral, website, contracts, social presence - so the business could grow without every new booking starting from scratch.

Shawn Van Daele Photography
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2018 - 2020
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Editorial design · Long-form writing · Book production

After Benny - Long-form Editorial & Book Design

Designed and produced a long-form book project as a companion to the personal editorial and memoir work that also produced Life in Detox - text, image, sequence and physical object all treated as one design problem.

Independent publishing project
Applied in the following roles & initiatives
  1. Marketing & Communications Manager

    2025 - 2026

    Chai Lifeline Canada

    Directed Bike4Chai creative across 500+ coordinated deliverables - signage, environmental graphics, stage/screen, sponsor, digital and print

  2. Creative Director, Marketing & Communications

    2021 - 2023

    Ascend Fundraising Solutions

    Directed creative strategy and execution for seven-figure fundraising campaigns; recommendations influenced investment across TV, digital, direct mail, print and OOH

  3. Founder & Creative Director

    2009 - Present

    Shawn Van Daele Creative / Photography

    Founded and scaled a two-studio creative business to ~$1.5M annual revenue across Toronto/Milton and Cambridge, owning strategy, operations, marketing, sales, talent, customer experience and creative quality

  4. Creative Director, Consumer Brands & CPG

    2005 - 2009

    Jarden Consumer Solutions / Newell Brands

    Led and mentored a 4-6 person in-house creative team responsible for international brand, packaging, retail marketing and product-launch execution across an 18+ brand portfolio

  5. Founder + Executive Creative Lead

    2011 - 2016

    The Drawing Hope Project

    Global media coverage including The Today Show, ABC World News and MTV News (filmed on-site at SickKids over three days)

  6. Advanced Photoshop Instructor

    2018 - 2020

    Fanshawe College

    Developed and taught third-year curriculum in compositing, typography, visual storytelling, critique and professional production practice. Mentored 20-30 emerging designers per term.

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Figma, Adobe Express + Canva and Microsoft 365 + PowerPoint.

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