Learn how to spot the fading painted ads that linger on Toronto’s streets — remnants of early Canadian marketing that used imagery, typography, and emotion to shape a national identity. Discover what these disappearing signs can tell us about Toronto’s past, and sharpen your eye for the hidden history still visible above our streets.
Spend some time with a curated menu of colourful art materials. Join us on Sunday the 18th for a relaxing, self-directed art session. You may bring your own sketchbook, papers, tools and dry media, in addition to what is provided.
Join us at The Combine as we celebrate the launch of Homemade Magazine's fourth issue and the 2026 DesignThinkers Toronto Conference! This night marks the start of a week of world-class design thinking and the release of Homemade Magazines 4th issue, 'Love Letters'. Experience installations from contributing artists and shop this year's Homemade collection.
Find 30+ sessions on design process, strategy, leadership, creativity and more at Canada’s premier design conference. Connect with other designers, gain new perspectives and leave feeling inspired to take on your next design project.
Closing the Loop is a journalling and conversation session that invites you to pause the noise, reconnect with your inner artist, and spark new creativity.
Get creative with alternative structures and materials for self-publishing! Experiment with content and bindings, found materials and found poetry. Learn how to make map folds, flexagons, and more, then explore unique ways to fill them.
Freelance Designer Directory
Connecting Toronto designers with the businesses that need them.
Originally built to connect graphic designers with local agencies. Now used to stay up to date on the industry, hire agencies, discover talent, and support Toronto design.
We acknowledge the land we are meeting on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.