Documents designed properly are easier to read, easier to follow and far more likely to hold attention. Strong editorial design and visual hierarchy help make complex information easier to navigate, understand and retain.
Editorial design is not decoration. It is control.
A trained editorial designer understands how typography, leading, kerning, hierarchy, contrast, spacing and pacing guide the reader through a document. Done properly, the layout does not fight the content — it makes the content easier to enter, follow and remember.
At Graphic a la Design, our work is unique. Books, brochures, catalogues, reports and resource documents are designed with clear hierarchy, readable typography, strong structure and sector-specific communication in mind.
This portfolio features a small selection of editorial design projects created for businesses, corporations, authors and organizations across the province, country and beyond.
Important content deserves design that holds attention and keeps people wanting more.
Design of a 12-page welcome and recruiting corporate booklet using RE/MAX and RE/MAX Rouge branding guidelines, including approved font styles and colours. Created in an accessible format compliant with Clear Print Guidelines and Universal Design principles.
Design of a 16-page Buying and Selling document for broker Cory Chiaramida, following RE/MAX branding guidelines. Created with a clean, minimal layout designed for flexibility in future editions and updates, in an accessible format compliant with Clear Print Guidelines and Universal Design principles.
Ontario Ministry of Education 332-page resource book featuring Grades 1 to 8 Big Ideas across all Ontario curriculum areas, excluding mathematics. Designed in compliance with Clear Print Guidelines and Universal Design principles.
Editorial design and pre-press for a 32-page children’s book, created in an accessible format compliant with Clear Print Guidelines and Universal Design principles. Content written by Brad, creator of MaxStax, with illustrations by Nate Fakes, storyboard artist, commercial illustrator, cartoonist and book author.
Editorial redesign of the Lake Ridge Health donor report and insert in an accessible format compliant with Clear Print Guidelines and Universal Design principles.
Design of the Durham District School Board 12-page Accessibility Guide and 128-page Planning Student Achievement Companion in an accessible format compliant with Clear Print Guidelines and Universal Design principles.
Design of the Durham District School Board 52-page School Community Council Handbook, including custom section icons, graphics and QR codes, in an accessible format compliant with Clear Print Guidelines and Universal Design principles.
Editorial design of six book covers and promotional materials, including notepads and bookmarks, for Canadian author Sandra Benns.
Merithian Products Corp. editorial design, including corporate catalogues, icons, product packaging, presentation folders, advertisements, sales sheets, flyers, pop-up banners and trade show signage.
Corporate branding, email campaigns, corporate brochures, hard- and soft-cover catalogues, sales sheets, custom wall and desk calendars, holiday cards, employee certificates, trade show booths and signage, pens, Frisbees, business cards and stationery, templates for business applications, and on-premise product photography.
Branding, corporate overviews, annual reports, stationery, press releases, website copy, marketing materials and various advertisements for trade magazines.
At Graphic a la Design, books, brochures, catalogues, reports and resource documents are designed with traditional typography, accessibility, clear structure and sector-specific communication built into every page.
This is the difference between filling space on a page and designing information people want to keep reading.
Editorial and publication projects we create:
© Portfolio samples shown throughout this website represent a small selection of Lori Thompson’s graphic design, website design and branding work through Graphic a la Design. Due to contractual restrictions with some corporate and trade clients, not all projects may be publicly displayed. Additional work samples may be viewed on Graphic a la Design’s social media platforms or in person by appointment. Please respect Canadian Intellectual Property and Copyright Laws by not reproducing, copying or using the work of Graphic a la Design without written permission from Lori Thompson.
