❶ ABOUT
Olivia Rohner is an award-winning Senior Designer based in Toronto, Canada. She formulates, implements, and activates brands through considered and strategic applications. Her expertise lies in creating engaging and authentic experiences while capturing and enhancing the brand’s voice. Olivia’s work explores the intersection of design and innovative media, leveraging emerging technologies to create unique and immersive solutions.
Olivia works across brand strategy and identity, print and editorial design, wayfinding and environmental design, digital and web design, and motion design. She approaches each project through a strategic lens, integrating design thinking and research to develop cohesive brand identity systems. Olivia bridges concept and execution by combining creative insight with rigorous attention to detail, ensuring every application delivers clarity and impact.
Olivia’s portfolio spans retail, real estate, hospitality, tourism, corporate, technology, culture, and non-profit sectors. She has received accolades from international juried competitions, including Applied Arts, Communication Arts, Pentawards, Marketing Awards by Strategy Online, and the Advertising and Design Club of Canada. Her work has been published by global digital resources including Awwwards, The Brand Identity, Creative Boom, Visual Journal, and Klikkenthéke, and in print publications Victionary: From Type to Logo, Taschen: The Packaging Design Book 6, Visuelle: Edition 6, and Bounty Hunters: Archive Vol. 0.
For inquiries or to view Olivia’s full portfolio, please get in touch at oliviarohner1@gmail.com.
❷ EXPERIENCE
INDEPENDENT, TORONTO
Freelance Designer,
2018 to Present
VANDERBRAND, TORONTO
Senior Designer,
April 2023 to June 2025
VANDERBRAND, TORONTO
Designer,
April 2019 to March 2023
VANDERBRAND, TORONTO
Freelance Designer,
September 2018 to March 2019
VANDERBRAND, TORONTO
Design Intern,
April 2018 to August 2018
❸ TALKS
YORK UNIVERSITY, TORONTO
2023 DESN Grad Show,
Guest Speaker
YSDN to DESN: From Then to Now, with Julie Vander Herberg
YORK UNIVERSITY AND SHERIDAN COLLEGE, TORONTO
2021 YSDN Design Placement,
Guest Speaker
❹ EDUCATION
YORK UNIVERSITY AND SHERIDAN COLLEGE, TORONTO
Bachelor of Design,
Honours
Magna Cum Laude
YORK INTERNATIONAL AT YORK UNIVERSITY, ROME
Art History,
Summer Abroad
SHERIDAN COLLEGE, OAKVILLE
Art Fundamentals Certificate
Award of Excellence Nominee in 2D Design and 3D Design,
Sybil Goldstein Painting Award Nominee
❺ CONTACT
DIRECT
ONLINE
❻ ACCOLADES
MARKETING AWARDS BY STRATEGY ONLINE
1 Merit
Merit, Procurian: Logo (2025)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Designer
COMMUNICATION ARTS DESIGN COMPETITION
3 Winners, 7 Shortlist,
1 Student Shortlist
Shortlist, On the Bench: Brand Program (2025)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Designer
Winner, Corktown: Brochure (2024)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Designer
Shortlist, Resident: Brand Program (2024)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Designer
Winner, Alba: Brochure (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Winner, Langara Construction: Brand Program (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Shortlist, Alba: Brand Program (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Shortlist, Bidmii: Brand Program (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Shortlist, Langara Construction: Trademark (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Shortlist, Westport: Brochure (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Shortlist, Sapsucker: Brand Program (2020)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Designer
Student Shortlist, Between Nothing and Everything (2020)
Awarded to: Olivia Rohner
APPLIED ARTS DESIGN AWARDS
6 Winners,
1 Student Winner
Winner, Burnaby Lake: Design Program (2025)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Senior Designer
Winner, Alba: Editorial Design (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Winner, Alba: Website (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Winner, Westport: Brochure (2021)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Winner, Sapsucker: Logo Applications (2020)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Designer
Student Winner, Between Nothing and Everything: Editorial Design (2020)
Awarded to: Olivia Rohner
Winner, The Winslow: Environmental Signage (2019)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Designer
ADVERTISING AND DESIGN CLUB OF CANADA
3 Silver, 10 Bronze,
Rising Star Finalist, Design
Bronze, Park Road: Brand Identity – New Brand (2024)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director
Finalist, Rising Star: Design (2023)
Awarded to: Olivia Rohner
Silver, Alba: Brochure (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Silver, Langara Construction: Stationery (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Bronze, Alba: Brand Identity – New Brand (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Bronze, Bidmii: Design Program (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director, Designer, and Animator
Bronze, Heartland: Brand Identity – Rebrand (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Animator
Bronze, Heartland: Design Program (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Animator
Bronze, Langara Construction: Logo (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Bronze, Langara Construction: Brand Identity – New Brand (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Bronze, Langara Construction: Design Program (2022)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Silver, Sapsucker: Brand Identity – Rebrand (2021)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Bronze, Junction House: Brand Identity – New Brand (2019)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Designer
Bronze, Junction House: Environmental Signage (2019)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Designer
RGD BRANDING AWARDS
1 Integrated Award,
3 Element Awards,
1 Sector Award
Integrated Award, One Delisle: Brand Identity (2023)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Designer
Element Award, Alba: Print (2023)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Element Award, Heartland: Print (2023)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director
Element Award, Sapsucker: Packaging (2023)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Art Director and Designer
Sector Award, Vanderbrand: Small Creative Agency (2023)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Senior Designer
PENTAWARDS
1 Silver
Silver, Sapsucker: Functional Beverages (2020)
Awarded to: Vanderbrand, Role: Designer
© Olivia Rohner (2025)
Accolades Cont.