Patrick Belanger hails from Montreal where he graduated with a Professional Diploma in Graphic Design and took a post graduate course in Illustration and Airbrush Techniques. While he was at school, he did a practicum at a small print shop, which soon noticed his raw talent and employed him! From there he was employed as an assistant production manager by the multinational Grey Healthcare (a division of Ernst & Young) and never looked back. When this company closed, Patrick opened his own Graphic Design business called Atmosphere Graphic Design and travelled the world for 15 years in between assignments, exploring Australia, the Indian sub-continent and Far East. He moved to Vancouver Island and worked at 2 established Nanaimo-based graphic and web design companies as part owner and designer, and manager and creative director respectively, before opening n9ne creative in 2008.

As a design and conception company, Patrick supplies a one on one personal service to come up with a unique, optimal and perfect solution for you whether you want brand and identity development, interactive media and web presence development, print piece creation and production, digital imaging and marketing solutions. With 20 years’ experience in the industry, his vision of synergy and establishing personal relationships with his clients to establish their specific needs is what sets him apart. You are not dealing with a company – you are dealing solely with Patrick. As an accredited Certified Graphic Designer (CGD) from the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada, and a Juno Award nominee, Patrick is a dreamer and will push past the boundaries of mediocrity into the inventive, with creative ideas and novel company and brand marketing solutions. What you envision will be transformed into creative graphical communication for print and for the web. Patrick will develop branding solutions that embody and define your business.
Patrick is a dreamer ... let him dream for you.

Feel free to contact Patrick: northisland.vibc@gdc.net

Trina M’Lot is a graphic designer and second-year student at Vancouver Island University, working towards completing her Graphic Design degree in April of 2013. With the completion of her first year of studies, Trina was awarded a VIU Art and Design Award of Excellence and named to the 2010
VIU Dean’s List. Previous to her graphic design education in Nanaimo, Trina attended the University of Victoria where she studied a year of visual arts.

Greg Dubeau is a 3^rd year graphic design attending Vancouver Island University. Before relocating to British Columbia, Greg graduated from the BA Illustration degree program at Sheridan College in Oakville, ON.

Greg holds conceptual thinking and problem solving as the highest priority for visual communication. This in turn has lead his work to exhibit a wide range of unusual materials such as bottle caps, cigarettes, ketchup and worms.

Currently Greg is experimenting with video documentation, illustrated typography, collage and a time-based study tracking artistic productivity. Upon graduation in 2012, he wishes to pursue a career as a Graphic Designer/Illustrator in a high-density market such as Toronto, New York or Los Angeles.

For more information on Greg Dubeau please visit www.gregdubeau.com