is an artist & graphic designer based between Montréal and Toronto. Her work includes experimenting with analog forms of image-making D, glyph & type design I , archival projects M, and multidisciplinary collaborations U .
Select Clients:
GANNI, Houndstooth Label, Inter/Access, LUMINE & NEWoMan, Northwestern University, Ploeg Arts, re:arc institute, Tyler McGillivary, University of Toronto
Collaborators:
Hinako Omori, Michelle Kuan, My Monkey Gallery, Nik Arthur, Rebecca Wilkinson, Studio Basic, Whippersnapper Gallery
Education:
- 2020 BDes Graphic Design, OCAD University (Honours)
- 2018 Visual Communication, Royal Danish Academy
Latest Trails:
- Organic animation collaboration with Nik Arthur
- Photobook design for Luca Bailey
- Publication design for Lan “Florence” Yee, with Michelle Kuan
- Ongoing glyph design & organic material exploration
- "Our Future Garden" publication design with Eric Francisco/Reflex Editions
- Digital archive that reimagines and recontextualizes The Asianadian (1978-1985), the first pan-Asian Canadian social justice magazine, with Michelle Kuan
Last updated July 25, 2024.
Exhibitions & Events:
- 2023-2024 KAZÉ·風, My monkey gallery, Nancy, FR
- 2022 Where Grape Leaves Grow, Book Launch & Reading, Polyester Studios, 100% SILK Shop + Gallery, Toronto, CA
- 2022 here-there listening room, Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto, CA
- 2021 Capsule, DesignTO, Window Installation, Toronto, CA
- 2020 GradEx 105, OCAD University, Online
- 2016 Secret 7" Exhibition, Sonos Studio, London, UK
- 2016 Brilliant (Colour Show), OCAD University, Toronto, CA
- 2015 Drawing at First Sight, OCAD University, Toronto, CA
- 2014 Secret 7" Exhibition, Mother London, London, UK
Talks & Workshops:
- 2023 OCAD University, Design Research Methods
- 2023 Rhode Island School of Design, Typography Elective
- 2022 Cyanotype Workshop, EQ Bank
- 2021 Variable Axes & Superglyph, Collisions Workshop, studio basic
- 2021 Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Visual Communication, Offshore Studio
- 2020 OCAD University, Graphic Design Workshop
- 2020 Launchpad SUMMIT, Frontier Panel Discussion & Workshop, Artscape Daniels Launchpad
- 2019 OCAD University, Graphic Design Workshop
Awards, Grants & Distinctions:
- 2023 Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create
- 2022 Ontario Arts Council, Artist-Presenter Collab. Projects
- 2021 Toronto Arts Council, Creative Communities Grant
- 2021 Canada Council for the Arts, Digital Now
- 2021 The Malee Scholarship, Women of Typographic Excellence
- 2020 OCAD University Medal in Graphic Design
- 2020 Nora E. Vaughan Award
- 2019 RGD Student Awards, Typography, Honourable Mention
- 2019 ADCC Student Competition, Graphic Design, Silver Winner
- 2018 Mariah’s Fund Scholarship
- 2018 Joubin-Selig Bursary
- 2016 Jan van Kampen Scholarship
Colophon:
- Site Typefaces: Times Dot & Suisse Int'l
- Site Design: Emi Takahashi
© 2024 Emi Takahashi. All Rights Reserved.
is an artist & graphic designer based between Montréal and Toronto. Her work includes experimenting with analog forms of image-making D, glyph & type design I , archival projects M, and multidisciplinary collaborations U .
Select Clients:
GANNI, Houndstooth Label, Inter/Access, LUMINE & NEWoMan, Northwestern University, Ploeg Arts, re:arc institute, Tyler McGillivary, University of Toronto
Collaborators:
Hinako Omori, Michelle Kuan, My Monkey Gallery, Nik Arthur, Rebecca Wilkinson, Studio Basic, Whippersnapper Gallery
Education:
- 2020 BDes Graphic Design, OCAD University (Honours)
- 2018 Visual Communication, Royal Danish Academy
Latest Trails:
- Organic animation collaboration with Nik Arthur
- Photobook design for Luca Bailey
- Publication design for Lan “Florence” Yee, with Michelle Kuan
- Ongoing glyph design & organic material exploration
- "Our Future Garden" publication design with Eric Francisco/Reflex Editions
- Digital archive that reimagines and recontextualizes The Asianadian (1978-1985), the first pan-Asian Canadian social justice magazine, with Michelle Kuan
Last updated July 25, 2024.
Exhibitions & Events:
- 2023-2024 KAZÉ·風, My monkey gallery, Nancy, FR
- 2022 Where Grape Leaves Grow, Book Launch & Reading, Polyester Studios, 100% SILK Shop + Gallery, Toronto, CA
- 2022 here-there listening room, Whippersnapper Gallery, Toronto, CA
- 2021 Capsule, DesignTO, Window Installation, Toronto, CA
- 2020 GradEx 105, OCAD University, Online
- 2016 Secret 7" Exhibition, Sonos Studio, London, UK
- 2016 Brilliant (Colour Show), OCAD University, Toronto, CA
- 2015 Drawing at First Sight, OCAD University, Toronto, CA
- 2014 Secret 7" Exhibition, Mother London, London, UK
Talks & Workshops:
- 2023 OCAD University, Design Research Methods
- 2023 Rhode Island School of Design, Typography Elective
- 2022 Cyanotype Workshop, EQ Bank
- 2021 Variable Axes & Superglyph, Collisions Workshop, studio basic
- 2021 Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Visual Communication, Offshore Studio
- 2020 OCAD University, Graphic Design Workshop
- 2020 Launchpad SUMMIT, Frontier Panel Discussion & Workshop, Artscape Daniels Launchpad
- 2019 OCAD University, Graphic Design Workshop
Awards, Grants & Distinctions:
- 2023 Canada Council for the Arts, Explore and Create
- 2022 Ontario Arts Council, Artist-Presenter Collab. Projects
- 2021 Toronto Arts Council, Creative Communities Grant
- 2021 Canada Council for the Arts, Digital Now
- 2021 The Malee Scholarship, Women of Typographic Excellence
- 2020 OCAD University Medal in Graphic Design
- 2020 Nora E. Vaughan Award
- 2019 RGD Student Awards, Typography, Honourable Mention
- 2019 ADCC Student Competition, Graphic Design, Silver Winner
- 2018 Mariah’s Fund Scholarship
- 2018 Joubin-Selig Bursary
- 2016 Jan van Kampen Scholarship
Colophon:
- Site Typefaces: Times Dot & Suisse Int'l
- Site Design: Emi Takahashi
© 2024 Emi Takahashi. All Rights Reserved.