I'M
SYLVIE TREMBLAY.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
ST
I am a Graphic Designer with over 20 years of experience creating compelling visual communications across advertising, publishing, media, and marketing.
With a strong eye for detail, composition, typography, and colour, I strive to create designs that are not only visually engaging but also communicate my clients' messages clearly and effectively. Every project is approached with creativity, precision, and a commitment to delivering high-quality results.
Throughout my career, I have worked on a wide range of print and digital projects, including magazines, newspapers, marketing materials, promotional products, trade show displays, signage, social media graphics, websites, and more. I enjoy collaborating with clients to bring their ideas to life and create designs that leave a lasting impression.
01 EXPERIENCE
2020 - PRESENT
The FORT ERIE OBSERVER and
the PORT COLBORNE OBSERVER
Oct. 2020 - Nov. 2025
GRANDERIE HOME HARDWARE BUILDING CENTRE
Graphic Designer/Marketing Assistant
I worked at the GrandErie Home Hardware Building Centre for over a 5 years. I was a Marketing Assistant with the main responsibility of Graphic Designer.
I work on a PC platform with Adobe Creative Cloud. Designed flyers, ads, promotional pieces, posters, billboards, business cards, and much more all in keeping with the Home Hardware brand.
I did product shots, brainstorming new creative ideas with my team, participating in staff meetings and working on presentations.
With the marketing responsibility of three store locations, our department was always busy and meeting tight deadlines was essential.
Assisted in the planning of store events to get the communities involved and raise funds for local charities. (Ladies' Days and Communities that Care, Tim Horton 'Smile Cookie' and more)
My interactions included the in-house Marketing team, owners, retail staff, ad representatives for newspapers and magazines, local and digital printers and of course our Home Hardware customers.
Graphic Designer
Create ads and design story layouts with pagination for community newspaper. Collaborating with the publisher, sales representative and printer. Meet deadlines with strong attention to detail and review proofs for accuracy.
2007 - PRESENT
FREELANCE
Graphic Designer
I also do freelance design work from home. I design logos, brochures, catalogues, booklets, posters and much more. I've done work for DiCAN Inc, OCNA, Human Society of Niagara, Political Candidate, Real Estate agent, a Legal Firm and more.
2003 - 2019
METROLAND MEDIA GROUP/
Niagara this Week
Graphic Designer/Production Coordinator
I started at the Grimsby Lincoln News in 2003 as a Graphic Designer and was promoted to Production Co-ordinator three month later.
As a Graphic Designer for Niagara this Week, a community newspaper, I have had the opportunity to work on many products such as: magazines layouts; ads and logo designs; flyers; brochures
and much more. As Production Coordinator, I was responsible for creating the newspaper layouts and magazine "dummies", pagination, sending
products to press, working with the Sales,
Editorial and Circulation departments
to meet tight deadlines.
1996 - 2003
TRAJAN PUBLISHING CORP.
Graphic Designer
Designed ads and page layouts for collector magazines and newspapers. Also created posters, brochures and display products. Also did typesetting and proofing.
02 PORTFOLIO
MY WORK.
LOGOS
This logo, I created for the Employment Help Centre. It was the winning logo for a new logo competition launched a few years back.
This was a t-shirt design I did for a friend of mine who was organizing a fundraiser to help raise money for the victims of Haiti after the 2010 disaster.
I designed this logo for a freelance company a friend of mine and I decided to venture in to.
One of the logos I designed for my partner and his band.
BUSINESS CARDS, PROGRAMS & BROCHURES
Engima logo and business card design I created for my freelance graphic design business with a partner some years ago.
Business card design for a friend trying to get into the music/entertainment field.
Map cover design for a 2007 Grimsby map, done through the Grimsby Lincoln News.
"Bear with Me"...theatre production program front cover design for Lyndesfarne Theatre Projects, done in 2010
Lyndesfarne Theatre Projects 2009 Season Program cover design and layout.
PACKAGING, FLYERS, POSTERS, REAL ESTATE ADS and more
DW Howard half page real estate ad
C21 Real Estate aed
CATALOGUES & MAGAZINE LAYOUTS
Cover design for Metroland's West Niagara Life Magazine for December's Holiday 2016 edition.
Cover design for the Fall 2016 edition of Metroland's Niagara Life Magazine
