TESTIMONIALS
“We selected Cheryl because of her diverse, playful design style which felt like a fit for this project and our brand in general. Cheryl is extremely well organized and had the scope and process clearly defined in her contract. She listened closely to my input and directions during all stages and paraphrased the requests back in emails and calls to ensure we were all on the same page.
I was impressed how attentive Cheryl was at incorporating all of our requests into a fun, creative piece. Additionally, it was very easy to work with her because she was so well organized.
Feedback was overwhelmingly positive on the design both internally from staff and externally from donors. Given the difficult year in 2020, we wanted to make sure that we hit the right tone with a card that represented community, connection despite distance, warmth, diversity, and inclusion.”
Lindsey Ridgway
Manager, Digital Communications Strategy
Vancouver Foundation
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“I hired Cheryl to design The Circuit, a comprehensive sexual health education program for secondary students. She was an absolute gem to work with. She is professional, clear, and timely with all her deliveries. It was a joy to see her digest my vision to visually create a Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Curriculum and transform it into a beautiful and cohesive package. I really appreciated how she guided the design process with leadership and ease. I felt taken care of and was confident that she would create a final product that would be eye catching and engaging for students.
I cannot wait to work with Cheryl again. I will continue to hire her for future projects. Any business would be lucky to work with her.”
Jessy Wollen
Founder and Director, Shift Education
“We have worked with Cheryl on various occasions to help us develop social media graphics, infographics for both print and the website, and other marketing materials. When we provided her with project information to work with, Cheryl takes her time to absorb the materials to find the best way to convey the information. This was made obvious by the questions that she asked from the start, which really helped increase efficiency and reduced the need for much revision in her work.
We've worked with Cheryl on multiple projects and on many occasions, we receive notes from our stakeholders commenting on good work. For some of our social media graphics, her graphics work was associated with our top-performing social posts based on engagement.
When Cheryl puts together a project timeline, she sticks to it and always delivers. She's transparent with what she is able to achieve, so you can always trust her timelines. There are times when we may require more time internally, and she is always understanding and sends through an updated schedule based on new dates.
The breadth of the design and illustration skills were impressive. Also, the thoughtfulness and care that she takes in her work.”
Nancy Chan
Marketing and Digital Communications Advisor
Port of Vancouver | Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
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“We were looking for someone with talent in graphic design to help convey the impact of our most recent fund, Renewal4.
We were looking to communicate our impact in a way that was easily digestible for anyone reading the report, while ensuring that key elements and important metrics were captured.
The entire process was streamlined and efficient. Cheryl communicated her schedule with plenty of notice, and she was able to complete the project under a very tight timeline and with minimal back-and-forth.
Cheryl's obvious talent and knowledge of design was incredibly impressive. She also provided thoughtful input in the presentation of certain graphics to better convey the messaging. Importantly, she is a lovely and very pleasant person in general. It was a treat to work with her from start to finish.”
Emily Danaher
Senior Operations Associate + Sustainability Coordinator
Renewal Funds
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“Cheryl is a phenomenal designer and is one of the loveliest people on the planet to work with. She is creative, organized and intuitive and has knocked it out of the park on a number of projects we worked on together over the years!”
Kate Storey
Partner, Food & Nutrition Fund
SEMCAP
“Cheryl really listens; she does a great job of understanding what we want to convey and then translating that. Cheryl did a phenomenal job of helping us design marketing and sales materials that fit our brand identity. She found photography that evoked the right sentiments and was able to help us leverage our color scheme in fresh new ways. I would highly recommend Cheryl to anyone looking to elevate their brand. Cheryl was highly responsive and was able to do a "rush" job for us. Impressively, I did not feel that the quality suffered one bit due to this rush request.”
Lindsey Watson
Managing Director, Portfolio Impact
SEMCAP
“I would highly recommend working with Cheryl. She not only quickly grasped the need and developed a fantastic design, but also created a sensible project plan, communicated clearly throughout the design process, and responded effectively to changes.”
Stuart Hill
Associate Director of Marketing
St. John’s School
“Cheryl is very easy to work with and a great communicator.
There is something about Cheryl's ability to translate text from a creative brief into an illustration or infographic that accurately captures what it is we are trying to accomplish. I'm always amazed at how she can take content that some might consider boring and turn it into something creative and engaging.
I would (and have) recommend Cheryl to anyone looking for a superstar designer.”
Stacey McGregor
Creative Communications Specialist
Port of Vancouver | Vancouver Fraser Port Authority
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“Cheryl has proven herself to be very thoughtful and efficient in her workflow. She jumped right in without fear (to a fairly large and challenging project as her first with us) and, right away, I knew she was a good fit. She brings her critical eye, calm presence and creative approach to her graphic design + illustration work. She's a joy to collaborate with! I look forward to lots more work together.”
Lisa Hemingway
Co-owner, Creative Consultant and Designer
iilo Creative Alliance
“I'm so grateful to have Cheryl as a member of our communication design team at iilo! She's a super talented and collaborative designer who always delivers polished, beautiful work. Complex design challenges don't faze her, and I've been impressed with her strategic thinking and creative ideas. Her attention to detail is stellar, and her soft-spoken nature and professionalism make her a true pleasure to work with. Once you hire Cheryl, you'll be asking yourself how you ever solved your design challenges without her!”
Madelen Ortega
Co-owner, Director of People & Operations
iilo Creative Alliance
“Cheryl was able to bring our vision with accuracy and incredible design. The process of working has been clear from the beginning of the project to the end. Cheryl meets deadlines and understands feedback.”
Erdene Batzorig
Digital Campaigner
Stand.earth
“Cheryl demonstrated a strong intuition and ability to showcase the idea of community while also modeling the need to stay physically distanced—a real asset in a designer during these times! I love how she’s brought to life the community-oriented life of Neighbourhood Small Grants and helped us come up with design solutions to reinforce our messaging. I highly recommend working with her for your next illustration project.”
Esther Tung
Manager, Content & Creative
Vancouver Foundation
“I really appreciated how communicative and organized you were, with so many deliverables ongoing at the same time. It made all the difference in the project – and your design skills and attention to detail were the icing on the cake!
I've gotten great feedback with how happy our internal team is with the quality of the design work. Would recommend working with Cheryl in a heartbeat.”
Jen Cook
Creative Director
Science World
“Cheryl is an amazing designer and provides high-quality design work. She takes the time to understand the project to ensure the content is well represented. I enjoy working with Cheryl and would recommend her without hesitation!”
Mandy Tang
Marketing Operations Manager
MailChannels
“Working with Cheryl has reminded me of how important it is to find a graphic designer that ‘gets it.’ Cheryl is organized, on-task, and a great communicator. Her designs are thoughtful solutions to the directions we provide her. She is adept at understanding and conveying technical information in an easy-to-consume way. Our CEO once proclaimed, “Absolutely wonderful! I have needed graphics like this forever.””
Desmond Liao
Director of Marketing
MailChannels
“I first worked with Cheryl when I was the research director for the social and interactive media centre at Emily Carr University, and we ran a project with Vision Critical in a graphic design class. Cheryl’s design work in the class was absolutely outstanding, and led to Vision Critical hiring her to create an infographic that ran with a story I wrote for the Harvard Business Review. Cheryl subsequently became our go-to illustrator and designer, working with us on several major content marketing reports, and creating what remain among the most effective and inventive data visualizations I’ve ever seen.”
Alexandra Samuel
Tech writer & data journalist for Wall Street Journal
(Previously Vice President of Social Media at Vision Critical and Director of Social + Interactive Media Centre at Emily Carr University)