About History & Awards
"For most designers, design is a way of life and a way of thinking, not just a job" -Meredith Davis
Manon Gosselin is a bilingual Toronto-based Illustrator and Designer with over fifteen years of experience in Communications. She established PhenoManon Illustration, Design & Multimedia in 1994. Since then, she has worked on magazines, annual reports, advertisements, brochures, billboards, multimedia presentations, animations, websites, packaging, product designs, and
a variety of illustration projects. The work she has created (as part of a Design Team, Studio,
or as a solo freelance Designer and Art Director) has earned several Illustration, Design, and Multimedia Awards.
For a more detailed work history, please select the Download Resume button.
To download samples of a variety of work, please select the Tare Sheets PDF button.
EDUCATION
In 1988, Manon was awarded the "Hamille Textile Scholarship Award" to attend Ryerson University's Fashion Design and Marketing Program. The following year, she was accepted
as an advanced standing student into the Communication
and Design Program at the Ontario College of Art and Design
(O.C.A.D).
As an Honours Graduate, she was selected to represent her department in the “Medals Competition”, and was awarded
the "Faculty Association Award".
After a brief computer-studies program at the University of Toronto, she established her freelance agency PhenoManon,
and has since worked as an Illustrator, Designer, and Art
Director on a variety of projects.
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
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International Design Yearbook II
China Madison Organization
Selected as a contributor for excellence in Design and Illustration
CCAE (Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education), Prix d’Excellence, Gold
Best Institutional Annual Report, Lakehead University
Art Director and Designer, McLellan Group
CCAE, Prix d’Excellence, Bronze
Best Audio, Video or Multimedia Presentation, Lakehead University
Senior Designer, McLellan Group
CCAE, Prix d’Excellence, Silver
Best Institutional Homepage on the World Wide Web, Lakehead University
Design Team, McLellan Group
CCAE, Prix d’Excellence, Bronze
Public Service Announcement/Ad Campaign, Lakehead University
Design Team, McLellan Group
31st Annual ITVA Award, Sales and Marketing Category, Gold Medal
“The Ratchet Fund”, Royal Bank of Canada, Global Private Banking, Guernsey
Creative Director, storyboard artist, and background artist, McLellan Group
31st Annual ITVA Award, Public Service Announcement Category, Bronze Medal
Experience Canada
Storyboard artist, McLellan Group
Studio Magazine Awards
Editorial Illustration Award
Ontario College of Art and Design
Faculty Association Award, Communication and Design Department
Ontario College of Art and Design
Medals finalist, Communication and Design Department
Ryerson University, Hamille Textiles Award
Scholarship Award, Fashion Design and Marketing Program
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Special thanks to Nathalie Gosselin for her captivating photography. These images are copyrighted and are for viewing purposes only. They may not be reproduced or used in any way without permission. All images are the property of PhenoManon and/or of the respective owners. All rights reserved.
