Art director, graphic designer,
creative co-conspirator

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Christian Papist

Art Director I Graphic Designer Creative Co-conspirator

 

A creative by nature, Christian is adventurous, driven & inspired by being a part of great teams, implementing innovative and effective communications campaigns, tools & design solutions for clients.

Christian is a multi-disciplinary graphic designer and art director who serves both agencies and direct clientele spanning the not-for-profit, academic, retail, corporate, and lifestyle sectors. He has a particular proclivity for brand identity and logo design and brings his special talent to corporate communications that allow his clients to stand out and clearly communicate their goals.

With years of experience exercising his superpowers in both the traditional print-based world and the new-media digital landscape, Christian exemplifies quality and professionalism in his work. From his early career as a senior designer with EY Canada to being the in-house creative director of OUTDOORsmart!, and running his own boutique design shops, Christian has proven his ability to evolve masterfully in a myriad of environments, teams, and projects.

 
Regional Geriatric Programs of Ontario - Caregiving Strategies Handbook

Regional Geriatric Programs of Ontario - Caregiving Strategies Handbook

A person in a blue shirt and backpack walking through floodwaters, with a group of people in the background and trees around. The image is part of a Medair campaign about aid work.

A person in a blue shirt and backpack walking through floodwaters, with a group of people in the background and trees around. The image is part of a Medair campaign about aid work.

Palofy Analytics OY - Brand Development

Palofy Analytics OY - Brand Development

Canopy Support Services - Corporate Identity

Canopy Support Services - Corporate Identity

3G Lighting Inc. - Collateral

3G Lighting Inc. - Collateral

BOATsmart! - Explainer Video

BOATsmart! - Explainer Video

3G Lighting Inc - Sales Collateral

3G Lighting Inc - Sales Collateral

Medair - End of Year Campaign

Medair - End of Year Campaign

Some of the work.

  • Palofy Analytics OY

    Palofy Analytics OY

    Brand Development - The smartest sales terminal on the market enables more profits through customer loyalty, marketing, and analytics. MORE

  • A young girl with dark skin wearing a pink headscarf and patterned clothing, looking directly at the camera. The image contains text promoting hope and belief in a better tomorrow.

    Medair.org

    End of Year Fundraising Campaign - Act today. Change tomorrow. Medair provides crucial emergency aid to people living through crisis and conflict around the globe. MORE

  • Child on playground swing with overlay of a white leaf and tree design.

    Canopy Support Services

    Corporate identity, collateral materials - Providing children, youth, and adults in need of support with access to specialized clinical services, supportive resources, & community connections. MORE

  • Advertisement for Trinity College School, a co-ed boarding and day school for grades 9 to 12 in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada, with the question "Ready for More?" in large white script font against a red background, including contact information and social media icons.

    Trinity College School

    Advertising campaign - Founded in 1865, Trinity College School is Canada's energetic, illuminating and complete education for promising students grades 5-12. MORE

  • Regional Geriatric Programs Ontario

    Regional Geriatric Programs Ontario

    Handbook, campaign, collateral materials - Ontario's network of specialized geriatric services works in collaboration with primary care physicians, community health professionals and others. MORE

  • Collage of modern lighting fixtures including recessed ceiling lights, track lights, and a black and white rectangular pendant light in a contemporary interior.

    3G Lighting Inc

    Collateral material, advertising campaign - Designing, developing, delivering award-winning commercial lighting fixtures. MORE

  • Advertisement for Triad Office Interiors showing various office furniture and interior images with text overlay promoting office furniture services, contact information, and location details.

    Triad Office Interiors

    Advertising campaign - Triad is one of Canada’s leading full-service dealers for commercial office furniture management services. MORE

  • Trent University

    Trent University

    Mental Health & Wellness Strategy - One of Canada's top universities, Trent University was founded on the ideal of interactive learning that's personal, purposeful and transformative. MORE

  • Logo with a large gray letter 'E' on a wooden background. The words 'East City Builders' are written below, with 'East City' in gray and 'Builders' in white.

    East City Builders

    Corporate identity, collateral materials - From custom homes to additions & large renovation projects East City Builders is a full-service general contractor serving Peterborough & the Kawarthas. MORE

  • Book titled 'BOATsmart! Pleasure Craft Operator Card Study Guide' with a boat on a lake and a pleasure craft operator card on the cover.

    BOATsmart!

    Study Guide, collateral materials - BOATsmart! is 100% Transport Canada Approved to certify Canadian boaters for their Pleasure Craft Operator Card. MORE

  • Peros

    Peros

    Collateral materials - A Canadian fashion label designed by Mark Peros and made in Toronto, Canada. MORE

  • Close-up of a printed receipt with a circular logo featuring the letters 'MCT' in white on a red and brown striped background.

    McColl Turner LLP

    Corporate identity, collateral materials - McColl Turner LLP provides audit, tax and advisory services to private and public organizations to this growing region of Ontario. MORE

  • A two-page report with the title "Learning to Make a World of Difference" on the cover page, featuring a collage of photos forming an image of the Earth. The inside page discusses Trent University, grading, and education initiatives.

    Trent University

    Annual Report - One of Canada's top universities, Trent University was founded on the ideal of interactive learning that's personal, purposeful and transformative. MORE

  • Cover design for Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario featuring overlapping geometric shapes in shades of blue, green, and gold on a blue background with a subtle pattern.

    Provincial Geriatrics Leadership

    Corporate identity, collateral materials - Ontario's network of specialized geriatric services works in collaboration with primary care physicians, community health professionals, and others. MORE

  • Group of people sitting around a campfire at night with trees in the background, celebrating Labor Day weekend with the text 'Labor Day Wknd! Best for Last.'

    OUTDOORsmart!

    Email Campaign - BOATsmart! is the easiest & fastest way to get your Pleasure Craft Operator Card online today! MORE

  • Digital graphic promoting arts week with a large green circle at the bottom center, containing the words 'arts week' in purple and red. Black lines are extending upward from the circle, connecting to numbered black circles and colorful asterisks on a red background.

    Arts Week

    Campaign creative - Artsweek is Peterborough Ontario’s biennial festival of the arts, a 10-day, multi-disciplinary showcase of creativity. MORE

  • Two musicians with sunglasses, one holding an electric guitar, standing outdoors with a Halloween-style background and tree silhouettes, with text that reads "It's all about music & mud."

    Extreme Mudfest

    Corporate Identity, campaign, collateral material - Extreme Mudfest is a 4-day mudding and live music festival located in Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada. MORE

  • Black and white photo of a boxer in a fighting stance, with geometric blue overlays and a stylized letter W in the bottom left corner.

    The Whiteboard Project

    Corporate Identity, campaign, collateral material - The Whiteboard Project explores the topic of human potential and the people who’ve broken through barriers to achieve their goals despite obstacles. MORE

We work with some pretty amazing people.

 
Regional Geriatrics Leadership Ontario
 
McColl Turner Chartered Accountants
 
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Arising Collective
 
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Kubo Lounge
Canopy Support Services
 
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GE Assembly
New Stages Theatre Company
 
Protoplast Inc.
 
Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce

“Some people may run faster than me, but… I actually don’t care.”

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