Graphic Design

Natalia is a multidisciplinary creative specializing in the digital and print advertising industry. She is a full-time art director for a digital advertising agency and has worked with many highly honoured clients in Toronto and internationally. Natalia has worked in various roles and industries, incorporating art direction, visual design and print marketing skills in her creative endeavours. With a passion for fusing digital and print advertising applications, Natalia continues to implement instruction with both mediums in mind. Her previous experiences have been a key foundation in her creative journey. Natalia’s teaching encourages students to explore creative strategies and how theories can be applied in our daily lives through impactful reflection. She strives for students to embrace their creative expression through purposeful and dynamic creations.

My name is Kevin Brandon and I have taught in the Humber Graphic Design program since 2008. My industry design experience started with the print industry and transitioned into web design. This allowed me to fuse front-end coding with a strong graphic design sensibility.

Courses I have taught include digital design, UI/UX, front-end web design, branding, strategy and portfolio.

I hold a Master of Arts in Professional Communication from Royal Roads University.

I am also an active member of the Adobe Educator Leaders group, which is an international team of educators who are engaged in the latest digital design tools from Adobe, focusing not just on the tools but the design potential and collaboration.

Diploma in Media Communications (Humber College)
BAA in Media Studies Visual Communications (University of Guelph-Humber)
MA in Media Production (Toronto Metropolitan University)

Dylan’s background in academic advising and career counselling at Humber College made student advocacy natural for him. Paired with his education in multimedia design and communications, becoming a UX/UI designer, social media community manager, and post-secondary educator was the perfect career that crossed creativity, advocacy, and mixed methods research.

He pursued research centred on cognitive behaviours in digital environments and wrote Putting Your Best Face Forward, a thesis about dating apps and more importantly, one that lives as a form of accessible academia, fosters a public-facing perspective and is a living entity of its research.

After completing graduate studies, Dylan continued his career at Humber College as a professor for the Graphic Design, Multimedia Design and Development, Bachelor of Design - User Experience, and User Experience Design programs teaching the Info Design, Digital Technology, User Empathy, and UI Design courses.

Yves Rannou is a highly accomplished professional with a diverse and impressive educational background. Holding a Bachelor of Science with a minor in psychology, a Master of Education and Curriculum, and an MBA in Business Management, Yves possesses a unique blend of academic expertise and practical experience that he now brings to his role at Humber College.

CJ is a freelance motion designer and educator, focused on creating compelling animations to assist brands, with an immersive human-centered experience in mind. As a creative, CJ has collaborated with major financial corporations, agencies, independent clients, and start-ups that range from Canada, the US, and Australia. With a diverse background in motion design, he works with a variety of mediums from social media and live web channels, to digital signage and live events. CJ's client roster includes but is not limited to Capital One Canada, Sportsnet, Cineplex, Scotiabank, LG2, Klick, Melbourne Fashion Hub, and more. In addition to his five-plus years of industry experience, CJ has been teaching at Humber College since 2020 and at University of Guelph-Humber since 2023. His teaching philosophy involves creating a collaborative, engaging hands-on experience and open learning environment both in and outside the classroom. CJ encourages his students to be open minded, learn something new every day, all while having fun with it. As a lifelong learner, CJ strives to use his knowledge and creative skill set to give back to the community in ways that creatively solve problems and push boundaries. He is currently involved with Holland Bloorview, a teaching hospital and children's rehabilitation centre, to create an immersive, sensory-filled open-world environment by tapping into the minds of children with disabilities to create and show a world of possibility without barriers.

Cynthia Young is a highly experienced professional with over 25 years of experience in progressively senior roles in publishing, media, marketing, and advertising. She has a focus on deeply understanding the audience/customer using analytical and organizational design frameworks and has experience in brand marketing, media strategy, executive strategy, and product user experience design. Prior to becoming a professor at Humber College, she led the transformation and innovation at the Globe & Mail as their head of audience, moving over 6 million Canadians from paper news to digital news and teaching over 200 journalists the value of listening to their audience. She holds a Master of Business Administration in Creative Leadership from the Berlin School of Creative Leadership, a Teaching Excellence Program and Inclusive Curricular Design Certificate from Humber College, and a Reconciliation Education Certificate from Humber College and First Nations University. She is currently a professor and curriculum lead for Ontario’s first and only post-graduate certificate in Content Strategy at Humber College. She is also a professor in Humber’s three-year Graphic Design program, fostering designs that are embedded with audience-first strategies.