Strategic vision, creative rigour, full integration, and deep in-house capabilities.

We are a strategic brand and design development studio

We provide Brand advisory, strategic marketing, and creative services. Full integration is core to the strength we bring to the table – strategy, design, production and web development are all done in-house. There is no ‘B’ team – you always get our top talent and resources, so there is never compromise on quality or continuity. We deliver on time and on budget.

Services

Experience in a diverse range of industries

Cyber security, professional services, financial services, healthcare technology and services, real estate, retirement residences, staffing, consumer packaged goods, hospitality, food & beverage, casino gaming, theatre, consumer electronics, fitness products, cosmetics, and more.

Human Infrastructure

A diverse understanding of people, markets and industries is crucial to the task of communicating value.

Our team is rigorous and culturally attuned, with backgrounds ranging from industrial design, UX design, business development, and technology, to literature, material culture, fine art, and choreography.

Our mission is to understand your needs, adapt models and resources to your goals, execute obsessively, and respond with creative courage and process rigour.

Leadership

Oren Katz

Partner, Design

Clients and colleagues know Oren for his calm optimism, hands-on style and obsessive execution. He began his career designing concept vehicles at General Motors, as a store designer with iconic retailer Boutique Jacob, and later developing brand and retail typologies with Bruce Mau Design. Oren is an experienced designer, strategist, art director, and writer; at CEP he leads the delivery of a full suite of integrated services across brand development, creative, digital platforms and assets, campaign development and sales enablement programs. Oren completed a BA at McGill University in Montreal and a Master of Industrial Design at Pratt Institute in New York. He is fluent in English and French.

Adrienne Katz

Partner, Strategy

Clients and colleagues know Adrienne for her unstoppable momentum, uncanny judgement and ability to galvanize a plan into action. She began her career in mobile banking services and then brand management at General Mills. She has led major strategic initiatives with public and private corporations, entrepreneurs, foundations, and not-for-profit organizations. She is an experienced leader in the areas of marketing strategy and planning, and successfully manages brands using an insights-based approach. Adrienne completed her MBA at McGill University in Montreal.

Yan Chu

Senior Designer / Developer

Clients and colleagues know Yan for his ability to enable strategic creative with technology, and for his studied international fashion sensibility. Yan’s abilities reflect our shared belief that integrated capabilities deliver the strongest work and the best results. His abilities are the convergence of creative and technical, and his successes include rich strategic creative, a deep knowledge of best practices across channels and mediums, and rigorous technical expertise. He has extensive experience in the development and operationalization of creative and marketing assets. Yan completed a Bachelor of Computer Science at York University in Toronto. He is fluent in English and Cantonese.

Organizations we’ve helped:

Clients have
called us

“talented and cutting edge,” with “an innate ability to assess a complex business challenge and provide solutions which are not only creative, but strategically sound.” Our design and branding work has been praised for “inspiring instant recognition in the marketplace,” and we have cultivated a reputation for delivering “the best possible result, on time and within the budget… In addition, they are always a pleasure to work with.”